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Archive for Advice And Policies

Managing Long Covid

Posted by Rob Grinter 
· May 9, 2021 

 

Managing Long Covid

Summary

Covid 19 can cause symptoms lasting weeks or months for some people.  This is known as long Covid or post Covid 19 syndrome.

This will have implications for employers and each case will need to be treated on its merits. No two people will have the same experience of Covid and the symptoms of long Covid are wide ranging so taking a one size fits all approach to managing long Covid will not work.

Some people will make a full recovery within a few weeks or months but for some it will take longer.

Employers will have to engage with each sufferer in a sympathetic manner in order to establish the nature of the problem and then put into place a support plan which may include occupational health or GP referrals, phased returns, reduced hours, home working or other reasonable adjustments.

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Categories : Advice And Policies, General, Health And Safety, People Management

Holiday Pay – Landmark Employment Appeal Judgement

Posted by Rob Grinter 
· March 2, 2015 

A recent decision by the Employment Appeal Tribunal has implications for employers who do not include regular overtime in holiday pay.

Many employers in the UK pay holiday pay at the basic rate of pay for an employee’s normal weekly working hours. Overtime payments are not included. Read More →

Categories : Advice And Policies, General, People Management

Christmas Cheer

Posted by Rob Grinter 
· December 8, 2014 

Works Christmas parties are a great way to let your hair down and enjoy a few drinks with colleagues. Just be careful though that you don’t do something which you may later regret.

A works party is still a work function and inappropriate behaviour could get you into trouble. Read More →

Categories : Advice And Policies, General, People Management

Managing Bereavement

Posted by Rob Grinter 
· October 28, 2014 

by Rob Grinter, Mark David HR Ltd

 

I want to talk about a subject that many people find difficult to deal with: bereavement leave and support.

Why is it that we have legislation setting out an employee’s entitlement to paid leave for the happy events in life such as maternity, paternity and adoption but nothing for the stressful time when bereavement leave is needed. Read More →

Categories : Advice And Policies, General

The Realities of Flexible Working Requests

Posted by Rob Grinter 
· July 9, 2014 

by Rob Grinter, Mark David HR Ltd

There has been much media hype about the problems that extending the right to request flexible working will cause for employers. I don’t believe that this will be the case for most employers who have become accustomed to such requests from employees under previous legislation.

When the right to request flexible work was extended on 1st July 2014 some commentators predicted that there would be a deluge of applications from employees and employers would have little scope to refuse them without facing appeals and/or litigation. Read More →

Categories : Advice And Policies, General, People Management
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Pensions clock is ticking

Posted by Rob Grinter 
· March 20, 2014 

My previous blog on Auto enrolment seems to have hit a nerve with employers and employees alike.

Some employers have expressed ignorance of, or at best a vague understanding of, what the changes will mean for their business or their employees. In one local company I visited none of the workforce knew anything at all about Auto Enrolment. This is worrying to me as a HR person as employers face quite strict financial penalties if they miss their date for setting up a pension scheme. Read More →

Categories : Advice And Policies, General

It’s party time

Posted by Rob Grinter 
· November 11, 2013 

It’s the festive season and the works Christmas party is just around the corner. Everyone is looking forward to letting their hair down and having a good time. Just be careful though that you don’t do something which you may later regret.

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Categories : Advice And Policies, Health And Safety, People Management, Training

Unsociable social media?

Posted by Rob Grinter 
· September 10, 2013 

Could you lose your job because of a Facebook posting or text message?

It is happening more and more as employees think they can post or text what they like with impunity.

Unfortunately for them employment tribunals often take a different view.

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Categories : Advice And Policies, People Management

Changes to Home Working Policy at Yahoo!

Posted by Rob Grinter 
· April 27, 2013 

Melissa Meyer, the former Vice President at Google, joined Yahoo as President and CEO in July last year to move the company in the right direction. Read More →

Categories : Advice And Policies

Social Media Policy

Posted by Rob Grinter 
· April 27, 2013 

If I said to you ‘HMV Twitter account’ then I suspect that many of you will think about the #HMVXFactorFiring tweets that appeared in the HMV timeline on 31st January 2013. Read More →

Categories : Advice And Policies