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As the World Cup approaches many businesses are left wondering how to cope with being flexible and fair with employees but still running the business, responding to clients, and fulfilling orders. S...
Date: 08/06/2010
Spirit HR advises business owners with staff who cannot attend at work due to flight restrictions over the UK and Europe following the Icelandic volcano eruption and the discharge of volcanic ash to t...
Date: 20/04/2010
Workplaces are a breeding ground for conflict. Business owners and managers need to be able to deal with conflict in the workplace swiftly but professionally to prevent negative outcomes....
Date: 23/03/2010
Top tips in how to deal with difficult employees who may be performing in their role, but have challenging behaviours, some of which may leave the business at risk....
Date: 23/03/2010
Businesses need to change to continue to stay competitive in tough market conditions. How should managers and business owners deal with resistance to change from employees?...
Date: 23/03/2010
Business survey for midlands businesses to understand HR challenges business owners face....
Date: 21/01/2010
Advice for midlands businesses on how to deal with snow and ice and bad weather problems when staff cannot get to work....
Date: 21/01/2010
ACAS reports big increase on employment tribunal claims as redundancies rise....
Date: 30/09/2009
European Court of Justice decide workers can claim back sickness that arises while they are on holiday....
Date: 30/09/2009
Spirit HR run a series of polls to survey direct from business owners the affects of HR issues on thier business....
Date: 30/09/2009
British Touring Cars saw action in Silverstone in Round 8 of the British Touring Cars 2009 competition. Spirit HR won a VIP day close to the heart of the action with VX racing and the VX team....
Date: 01/09/2009
National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 increases the national minimum wage from 1 October 2009 to £5.80 per hour. The legislation also specifies new classes of person who do not qualify under this l...
Date: 14/08/2009
Advice for companies regarding swine flu to ensure they are up to speed with government advice, that contingency plans are put into place for all staff absence, that robust sickness absence procedures...
Date: 29/07/2009
The number of employers prosecuted for hiring illegal immigrants has soared by 513%, according to Home Office figures. Already, more than £3.4m in fines have been awarded....
Date: 14/07/2009
The Department of Health are currently actively considering increasing the sickness self certifying time for staff from 7 to 14 days in a bid to help contain Swine Flu. employers who already proactiv...
Date: 13/07/2009
A disabled man was awarded almost £78,000 this week by an employment tribunal which found he had been unfairly dismissed by a Manchester golf club....
Date: 13/07/2009
Is redundancy the answer or should employers be looking for ways to run their businesses differently, and retain the staff they have....
Date: 28/05/2009
2009 legislative changes to right to request flexible working to support workers with families....
Date: 28/05/2009
Business training and growth opportunity with Eureka TRC...
Date: 28/05/2009
Spirit HR is running a 3-hour fast paced seminar packed full of sound advice, information and tips. We will pass on years of experience to give you the best chance to get your redundancy handling corr...
Date: 11/05/2009
New Government Fit notes for 2010 set out what work an employee can do enabling them to return to do some work....
Date: 03/04/2009
Figures obtained from the Tribunals Service by Spirit HR show that in the year to the end of March 2008, there were 2,900 complaints of age discrimination made to tribunals....
Date: 03/04/2009
European Court of Justice decision regarding with respect to sick leave and entitlement to annual leave....
Date: 21/01/2009
Key Employment Law Changes for 2009. Increase to Employment Tribunal Awards; Increase to a week''''s pay; increase to Statutory Maternity Pay; Increase to Statutory Sick Pay; Increase to Holiday enti...
Date: 21/01/2009
Happy christmas, merry christmas, christmas greetings, merry christmas, happy new year, happy 2009, Spirit HR, christmas wishes, christmas,...
Date: 21/12/2008
Spirit HR gives live radio interview with BBC Radio Northamptonshires Joe Pignatiello, co-host of the popular Breakfast Show. Joe and Spirit HRs owner, Donna Fairbrass, discussed the topical economic...
Date: 30/11/2008
The National Minimum wage will increase in October 2008 across all rates for workers. ...
Date: 23/09/2008
New entitlements give employees on additional maternity or adoption leave the entitlement to all their non-pay benefits which means that this entitlement, prior to this only applicable for the first 6...
Date: 23/09/2008
Sir Ian Blair, the Met police commissioner, faces allegations of racism by one of his senior Asian officers, Tarique Ghaff. This case has been widely reported across BBC News, The Times and The Guard...
Date: 06/09/2008
BBC Radio 2''s Sarah Kennedy summarises the Telegraph''s report on new maternity rights for women coming into force in October 2008. Listen again to the 4th September programme....
Date: 06/09/2008
Mike reported on www.personneltoday.co.uk "A dyslexic police officer who was branded "lazy" has won £25,000 compensation after being forced to resign because of his disability.Owe...
Date: 01/06/2008
Acas is consulting on a more detailed non-statutory guidance on handling discipline and grievance in the workplace. The guidance is to support the Code (issued for consultation in May 2008) and ...
Date: 01/06/2008
The CBI issued a news release claiming "The average UK office worker spends an hour and a half a week of work time surfing the web for personal use, at a cost to the economy of £10.6bn a ye...
Date: 01/06/2008
