Blog5th Mar 2018How Tolerant is Your Business to Fraud?As a fraud investigator for over 25 years, I’m aware that most, if not all, businesses will often tell you that they have zero tolerance to fraud. It will say this in most company’s policies and ticks a corporate governance…View more
Blog2nd Mar 2018Attracting and Retaining TalentThe Chestnut that remains un-cracked – or is it? How organisations attract and retain talent is the hot topic that never seems to cool. There are a number of influencing factors in our lives in respect of our employment,…View more
Blog19th Feb 2018How to Prevent Fraud in Small BusinessesThe most cost effective way to limit fraud losses is to prevent fraud from occurring in the first place. Easier said than done of course. Small businesses have significantly fewer anti-fraud controls than large organisations. This gap in fraud prevention…View more
Blog16th Feb 2018How to Improve Safeguarding in the Charity SectorThe recent media reports of abuses associated with charities working in the international aid sector has brought into sharp focus how charities deal with concerns raised in their industry relating to safeguarding failures and other forms of wrongdoing. Issues such as…View more
Blog13th Feb 2018The Benefits of Using an External Fraud InvestigatorSuspicions of fraud that arise in the workplace almost always triggers the need for a fraud investigation. Allegations such as fraud, theft, bribery and corruption are just some of the situations that may arise in an organisation which require investigating.…View more
Blog7th Feb 2018Social Media – Friend or Foe?From my Employee Relations background and some High level Cases at Tribunal, Social Media is now becoming a minefield in Employee Relations with higher percentages of Dismissal Cases being associated to this every year. These cases are often complex and…View more
Blog23rd Nov 2017The Value of OutplacementPROTECTING YOUR BRAND SUPPORTING YOUR EMPLOYEES Redundancy is an unfortunate feature of modern working life. It’s now commonplace and something that increasing numbers of employees can expect to experience as businesses continually change and adapt. That said, the impact…View more
Blog25th Oct 2017Re-organisations and Redundancies: A Five Point Guide to Getting it RightRedundancy: not part of the plan Redundancy, in simple terms, is a lawful dismissal that occurs when an employer needs to reduce the size of its workforce. According to the Employment Rights (NI) Order 1996, an employee may lawfully be…View more
Blog25th Oct 2017Bullying and HarassmentBullying and Harassment in the workplace is a sensitive issue and one that can cause huge problems for employers, if mishandled. With an ACAS study revealing that bullying and harassment complaints have been steadily increasing throughout the UK since 1998,…View more
Blog25th Oct 2017Creating a Sales Culture within an Organisation“To me, job titles don’t matter. Everyone is in sales. It’s the only way we stay in business.” – Harvey Mackay A number of months ago I arrived at a hotel after a long early morning journey, through fog…View more
Blog25th Oct 2017Please Mind the Gap: Gender Pay Reporting, What NI Businesses Need to KnowIf you have heard something about Gender Pay Gap Reporting but unsure how and when it will apply then read on! In GB, there is an imminent requirement, following a revision of the Equality Act (2010), to carry out…View more
Blog25th Oct 2017Mental Well-being at WorkJust about getting by or purposefully getting somewhere… which of these two options best describes how the employees in your organisation feel on a daily, weekly or monthly basis? Do you have the necessary information to answer? If so, how…View more