The Reward of Teaching
July 27, 2022
I’m delighted to be attending an IE Business School A&D event this evening – I will get to meet this year’s student cohort for the Master in Business for Architecture and Design, which is always interesting, exciting and a real honour.
Ten years ago, I was ...
Mental Health Awareness Week – 9-15 May 2022
May 9, 2022
Using the principle of every cloud (however dark) has a silver lining, one of the positives that has come out of the pandemic and related challenges over the past couple of years, is a heightened awareness of the importance of mental health and wellbeing. It is difficu...
Supporting Ukrainian and Russian employees
May 8, 2022
The Russian invasion on Ukraine is having a devastating effect on many in the UK. Some will be Ukrainian, some will have friends and family living in the Ukraine, some will be Russian and may fear reprisals and others may be experiencing personal trauma triggered by images o...
Coronavirus news
March 15, 2022
By 1 April 2022, the majority of government rules in relation to isolating and testing ends.
It is understood that workplace guidance will not be published until 1 April. Until then, you may decide to update your current coronavirus policy with a view to perhaps amending it ...
What to do About the Great Resignation
March 15, 2022
Many organisations are currently finding it difficult to attract and retain talent. Recent research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and development (CIPD) and our own experience shows that many are experiencing stress and burnout due to work overload. The research ...
Remembering 9/11
September 10, 2021
In my embarrassingly large photo collection in a box somewhere, there is a photo of me on the observation deck of Two World Trade Center – one of what is, or was, known as the Twin Towers.
On that visit in the late 90s, who could have foreseen the tragic events of 20 years...
Employers must ensure that EU, EEA or Swiss citizens can produce evidence of either settled or pre-settled status from 1 July 2021. The documents must be checked and filed as stated above.
Employers cannot insist that employees produce these documents before 1 July but shou...
Right to work in the UK checks
May 24, 2021
The temporary adjustments to the right to work check introduced on 30 March 2020, due to COVID-19, are ending on 21 June 2021. From this date, employers will once again need to check employees right to work in the UK documents (usually a passport or a visa) in person rather ...
The recent government guidance confirms that individuals should continue to "work from home if you can." It also states that employers should facilitate working from home. It is expected that employees will be able to return to the workplace without restrictions from 2...
The Power of Both Talking and Listening
January 27, 2021
I wrote this at the weekend before yesterday’s news regarding the number of deaths in the UK due to the pandemic reaching and passing 100,000. I had been hesitant to post it because it may not come across as sufficiently business focussed, but now feel that it may be even ...
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