02 Oct, 2024 When is a Swiss Army knife not the right tool? By Christopher Frankling Recent whistleblowers have reported an alarming history of patients being injured during surgery at University Hospitals Sussex NHS...
06 Jun, 2024 Labour's workforce plans - The headlines you need to know By Matthew Wort Further to our blog following the announcement of an election, we now have some more direction from the Labour Party should they win...
21 May, 2024 A conversation about sushi – small talk, or harassment? By Jackie Morris In the case of Sato-Rossberg -v- SOAS University of London, an employment judge has dismissed claims by a Japanese professor that she was...
11 Sep, 2023 Taking all reasonable steps to avoid discrimination: How far do you go? By Matthew Wort 'Banter' and insults whether intentional or not are the bane of most HR professionals’ lives! We all want to work in a relaxed...
21 Sep, 2022 New apprenticeship opportunities for prisoners By Anthony Collins On 30 September 2022, new Regulations will come into force which will allow prisoners to undertake apprenticeships without the need for...
21 Sep, 2022 Long Covid - a disability? By Jackie Morris It has already been established that people suffering from long Covid can be classified as disabled for the purposes of section 6 of the...
06 Sep, 2022 Back to school... and back to the drawing board for employers? By Anthony Collins I am very supportive of the Government's decision to issue new statutory guidance to reduce school uniform costs. Whilst the guidance...
02 Sep, 2022 Don't ignore the Pensions Ombudsman! By Carl Latham The Pensions Ombudsman has upheld a complaint against a member’s employer for various errors made in relation to pension contributions....
01 Sep, 2022 Social Mobility Commission launches employer consultation By Anthony Collins The Social Mobility Commission is launching a cross-sector employer consultation on social mobility within the workplace. The aim of the...
11 Aug, 2022 Building the baseline: Socio-economic diversity at senior levels By Anthony Collins Earlier in the year, I was delighted to have the opportunity to contribute to research carried out by the City of London Corporation's...
28 Apr, 2022 Does the voluntary sector have a class problem? By Anthony Collins I was very interested to read this article in Third Sector Magazine last week about the extent of the social mobility challenge in the...
30 Mar, 2022 Neurodiversity week - Reflections on supporting neurodivergent employees By Molly Quinney You might have seen that last week was Neurodiversity Celebration Week – a week to celebrate those with brains that think, learn, process...