Head of HR Advisory and Technical Services
When a business changes hands, its employees move with it. The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 known everywhere as TUPE, protects employees when ownership, contracts, or services are transferred. For many small- and medium-sized employers, TUPE feels like alphabet soup: rules, reps, measures, liabilities. Yet...
Leavism, when employees work during annual leave or personal time — is quietly draining productivity across UK organisations. Coined by Dr Ian Hesketh (2013), the term captures the behaviour of workers who “keep up” by checking emails on holiday, logging in at weekends, or using paid leave to catch up. Research from the University of Manchester...
Picture this scenario: An employee books a week’s holiday but spends half of it checking work emails. Another team member comes into the office with obvious flu symptoms because they feel guilty about taking sick leave. A manager hasn’t taken a proper break in 18 months, convinced the team can’t function without them. Introducing absence anxiety -...
Many organisations run around the clock. And, behind every thriving night shift is a hard-working team whose wellbeing matters deeply. In the UK, roughly 27% of the workforce, around 8.7 million people, regularly work through the night. While their dedication keeps organisations moving, night shifts can take a toll: disrupted sleep, higher risk of...
Employee time tracking methods are used by managers and business owners for a few reasons. To track and manage absence and latenessTo mitigate time theft in the workplaceTo record employee working hoursTo ensure compliance with Working Time RegulationsHowever, while undertaking time tracking and monitoring, have you ensured that what you are doing...
From extra manpower to access to senior expertise in emergencies, having on-call workers available to you at such short notice provides several benefits. However, this type of working pattern can be difficult to manage, particularly you’re your employees expect a certain level of flexibility. Managing on-call workers well and with respect for UK...
