Blog26th Jun 2024 Whistleblowing – Let’s get the communication right! Employers are beginning to understand the many benefits that come with implementing a whistle-blower hotline. If used properly it reduces risk, improves health and safety in the workplace and saves money. However, what good is a whistle-blower hotline if no… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 How VAT works in the Food Industry – all you need to know The landscape of the leisure and hospitality industry has faced tremendous challenges over the past number of years, compelling many business owners to adapt and innovate in order to survive. As restaurants have pivoted from traditional dining experiences to offering… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Protecting Public Safety During the COVID-19 Crisis The COVID-19 pandemic has placed unprecedented demands on workers within key sectors globally, some of which has resulted in staff stating that they feel as though they have to compromise their own personal safety or risk losing their jobs. Since… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Bringing Workers Back Off Furlough Many businesses now are in the planning stages of how to get their current furloughed staff back into the workplace safely, whilst also thinking of ensuring their businesses survive the effects caused from the COVID-19 crisis. It seems very probable… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Harnessing Positive Psychology in Times of Change What do you see when you think of psychology? Do you view psychology as a scientific approach to mental health issues? If so, you’re missing a large, crucial part of psychology – Positive Psychology, described by Peterson as “the scientific… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 #Timesup for bullying in the workplace Movements such as #metoo and #timesup have highlighted a fundamental shift in culture resulting in people, who are subject to various forms of mistreatment in the workplace, being no longer prepared to suffer in silence. As such, businesses must increasingly… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 What is Occupational Fraud and why must we take it seriously? Occupational fraud refers to a fraud committed by an employee, against his or her employer. It is defined as the use of one’s occupation for personal enrichment through the deliberate misuse or misapplication of the employing organisations resources or assets.… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 COVID-19: FAQs for Employers As the situation surrounding COVID-19 continues to develop, we have been receiving a wide range of questions from our clients. We have compiled our most frequently asked questions into a quick reference guide which you can download below. Download *… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Gagging Order changes to enhance protection for Whistle-blowers Non-disclosure agreements (NDA’s) can be used to prevent the spreading of anything likely to damage an organisation’s reputation or can apply to sensitive commercial information or trade secrets. In new guidance on NDA’s,Susan Clews, the chief executive of ACAS, said: “NDAs can be used legitimately… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Coronavirus (COVID-19) In light of the current situation with regards to COVID-19 we would like to provide the assurance that we are closely monitoring the situation. We are taking measures to protect the health and safety of our team and if required,… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Coronavirus in the Workplace: Guide for Employers & Employees We have been receiving a lot of questions from our clients about handling coronavirus in the workplace, so we have compiled our answers into a guide for employers and employees. If you have any questions that are not covered in… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 The Next Viral Trend… Problems with Employees! By Philip Moody, Senior HR Consultant Throughout my time in HR, I have noticed that there is one problem that every single one of my clients have faced: People Problems. Whether it is an employee who is going through a… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Bracing for Brexit: Employment & Immigration Guide The United Kingdom has now left the European Union, and has entered a Implementation Period (or Transition Period), which will continue until 31 December 2020. So, what is legally required of you and your EU/EEA/Swiss citizen employees during this Implementation… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Psychology & Neuroscience – Improving Learning Programmes By Florenz Geraghty, Senior Learning and Development Consultant for Think People Consulting In the last 20 years there have been staggering advances in the field of neuroscience (the scientific study of the brain). The surge in knowledge has been enabled… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 The Changing Role of the Sales Function in 2020 Not long ago, the successful salesperson was a product expert, a features master and, if she or he was a real winner, would have known their competitors’ products in as much detail as their own. Relationship was king; with sales… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 An Employee Voice – Eliminating the ‘Them & Us’ Culture With managers under growing pressure to increase productivity and look after profit margins it is all too easy to overlook one of the most important areas within an organisation, the staff culture itself. Culture can be difficult to define and… By Caroline Murphy View more