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A powerful and accessible method for bringing your workforce back into their roles

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

The new working normal will pose challenges for your managers and teams. Your employees are facing new leadership demands, team dynamics and communication difficulties.

Coaching Through Covid-19 Crisis

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

It is probably fair to say that most organisations didn’t predict the pandemic, or if they did, they probably weren’t expecting it in early 2020 (it being considered to be a ‘possible but not likely’ scenario) and either way hadn’t written their business plans and prepared accordingly.

Positive discrimination | Can employers prioritise black, female or disabled applicants?

Thursday, November 7, 2019

Most of us can agree that treating somebody unfairly on the basis of their sex, race or disability isn’t acceptable – but when it comes to giving marginalised groups a leg up, opinion is often divided.

Can flexible working reduce your gender pay gap?

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Your gender pay gap tells you that your organisation probably has fewer women in better paid, more senior roles; more in less well paid, more junior roles; and probably more women than men in part-time roles.

Employment discrimination is it ever justified?

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Establishing a legal defense | Is employment discrimination ever justified?

Time to say goodbye?

Monday, September 30, 2019

Julia Gray looks at how settlement agreements can be used effectively by employers.

Holiday pay | Court bans pro-rating entitlement for zero-hour and casual workers

Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Few things give employers a headache quite like trying to get to grips with holiday pay rules.

Birtenshaw - Spotlight

Tuesday, August 6, 2019

‘Brighten Lives and Build Futures’ by ensuring that Special Educational Needs and Disability pupils receive the same learning and social opportunities as other children.

Employee claims rise for the second year running

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

The latest round of Employment Tribunal statistics has now been released – giving employers a full year picture to compare against the year prior.

Hidden value of intuition

Thursday, May 9, 2019

A new report, ‘The Intuition Index: The Critical Role of Intuition in International Business,’ has been released showing that intuition is regarded as a vital business asset with 96% of business leaders across the globe saying it is important.