Blog26th Jun 2024 The Pitfalls of the Working Time Directive More and more issues are being raised by employees regarding the working time regulations and it can be a minefield for employers to navigate and ensure they are compliant in this area. This article provides an overview for employers and… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Employment Status: Independent Contractor, Worker or Employee? Due to the increasing complexity of the legal system, there is a blurred line between what constitutes an employee and what constitutes an independent contractor or worker. The traditional employer/employee relationship can now be highly complex in light of modern… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Building Psychological Capital by Developing your HEROs This month brought with it positive news on the levels of unemployment in Northern Ireland. As of May 2018 the unemployment rate had fallen to its lowest ever level of 3.1%. This compared favourably with the UK rate of 4.2%… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Employee Engagement – The Basics, The Benefits and Beyond Holding onto and really engaging your best talent is becoming a more and more difficult challenge in an ever competitive market. Employers can get complacent in thinking their talent will always have the same passion for their business as them… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Decoding the Complexities of Dismissal Dismissal is a taboo topic within the employment realm and has been since the introduction of employment legislation like the Employment Rights Act 1996. As a HR Consultancy, the topic of dismissal is never too far from the workload at… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Does the UK’s anti-corruption strategy go far enough? Does the Governments anti-corruption strategy go far enough or is it a missed opportunity? In recent years, the UK government has made some important strides in its attempts to fight corruption. The Bribery Act 2010 and the Criminal Finances Act… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Are You Really Geared Up To Tackle Fraud? While many businesses believe they are doing all they can to counter fraudulent activity, they often lack the latest data analytics, and that could prove costly. Many companies still rely on old-fashioned human intervention to spot potential fraud, but in… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 How 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… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Attracting and Retaining Talent The 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,… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 How to Prevent Fraud in Small Businesses The 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… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 How to Improve Safeguarding in the Charity Sector The 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… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 The Benefits of Using an External Fraud Investigator Suspicions 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.… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Social 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… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 The Value of Outplacement PROTECTING 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… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Re-organisations and Redundancies – Guide to Getting it Right Redundancy: 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… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Bullying and Harassment Bullying 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,… By Caroline Murphy View more