Grievances

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By janetl

Are all your employees happy? What a lovely thought! Unfortunately even the best managers cannot keep all their people happy all the time. From time to time we all have a gripe about something at work. We may feel unfairly treated, overworked, underpaid. Anything really. And some of these grievances may be real or just [...]

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By janetl

Earlier this year our Newsletter contained an article about Managing Grievances. And what happened? We have been inundated with questions such as “what constitutes a grievance?”, “when does a problem become a grievance and when must we take formal action?” and “what happens if an employee misbehaves during a grievance procedure – do we have [...]

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By janetl

The major recent change in employment law is that any new employees you take on must acquire two years of service before they can claim unfair dismissal. However this increases the likelihood that, if dismissed, they will find some other grounds for a claim that require no service qualification, for example a breach of the [...]

Handling Grievances

By janetl

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow. Indeed major conflicts can grow quickly from small grievances, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the workplace. The law provides a process for managing grievances, but this is quite mechanistic and in any case requires that the issue first be explored less formally so that the grievance [...]

The Learn Centre Payroll, HR and Managing People Conference

By janetl

The setting was truly beautiful – the lovely, spacious and welcoming Menzies Welcombe Spa and Golf Club in Stratford-upon-Avon.  Plus, the sun came out for us, so as well as interesting workshops and plenary sessions; we could wander the grounds and soak up the sun as well! As you can imagine, there was plenty to [...]

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