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Christmas is coming, employees are excited, Christmas decorations start appearing. The Christmas party is being organised and the chatter in the ladies corner is about buying a new dress for the party and the men discuss the pending bonus! OK it may not be like that in your office but I know its the reality in some. With all the excitement going on during this period we ofte...

By now you would have heard about Dr Eva Carneiro and Jose Mourinho.  The Mail Online suggests that Chelsea Football club is bracing itself for a legal battle. Jose Mourinho dropped Dr Eva Carneiro from the bench in August because he believed that she acted incorrectly when rushing to help Chelsea player Eden Hazard.  A member of the public was alleged to have heard Mourinho...

I have always believed in being prepared.  Planning and organising has always been part of my life.  It has been a running joke with friends.  When I was studying for my degree in HR I planned 3 months in advance for my assignments as I hated to rush and wanted to ensure that I had enough time to double check my work. Preparation and planning is at the forefront of my approa...

The definition of Law from Google web: 1.the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties."shooting the birds is against the law" synonyms: rules and regulations, system of laws, body of laws, constitution, legislation, code, legal code, charter; jurisprud...

The government has announced consultations about increasing Court fees as well as closing some Court buildings, that may result in fewer cases coming to Court and more ADR or online dispute resolution. The Court fees consultation closes on 15 September 2015, which is a short timescale.  Under the proposals, the maximum fee for money claims would rise from £10,000 to £2...

Diversity has been the buzz word for quite sometime. There is now a positive surge around disability which I believe is increasing in number. I often wonder why it is so hard for organisations to incorporate people with disabilities.  The Equality Act 2010 has sufficient guidance to give organisations an informed process to follow. It is clear that it is discrimination to tr...

Recruitment/Talent Acquisition Jul 15, 2015 Before qualifying as an HR specialist I began corporate life in IT recruitment consultancy. Some of you may be thinking, "how can a nice person like me confess to being in sales". Well I fell into it and because of my nature to help and support people, it came quite natural.  I believe you don't have to be an aggressive sales pers...

Mediation, What is it Good For? Tuesday, June 2, 2015 Mediation is an effective tool to resolve issues.  It is surprising in this day and age that some people are still unaware of how mediation can help in life situations. Mediation can help with Family, Civil, Commercial and Workplace issues. In the Workplace environment there are challenging situations that cannot alwa...

What do You do When no one is listening? Tuesday, February 24, 2015 I have tried many strategies to finding my next assignment, signed up with agencies, applied directly to companies, posted messages on LinkedIn and reached out to my network. I have never come across this before, it seems 'no one is listening'. Nobody seems to want to talk to me on the phone about how th...

Are You a Facilitator Too? Thursday, February 12, 2015 Whilst between Interim assignments I have had time to reflect on how I have been using LinkedIn of late. I have twice sent out notification that I am available for work and only had two likes for each post (thanks to those who did) and I have 600+ contacts? However, this post is not about that, its about acknowledge the...