What is bullying in the workplace?

Most people have come across bullying of some description at some point. But what exactly is bullying in the workplace? It can be difficult to know whether behaviour ‘counts’ as bullying, and to know what to look out for. Bullying often gets put together with

17 practical strategies to improve diversity and inclusion in your small business

  If you’ve realised that improving diversity and inclusion within your small business is a good idea (see here for why), either from a moral or a commercial point of view, the next step is identifying what you can actually do. Cost is something that

Measuring and monitoring for diversity and inclusion in your small business

Measuring and monitoring data sounds like an administrative burden. And it is, to an extent. But when it comes to diversity and inclusion, it’s really important, for a number of reasons. First it will help you comply with legal obligations not to discriminate against protected

Why should you worry about diversity and inclusion in your small business?

To many small business owners, busy trying to cover every aspect of running a business, focusing on  diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives may seem like a bit of an unnecessary luxury. But is it really? Here are some of the key reasons you should consider

Welcome to Sabiha

We are delighted to welcome another new consultant, Sabiha Laboni to the growing face2faceHR team. She will be bringing our down-to-earth, tailored approach to HR to SMEs in and around the Luton area.  Sabiha has extensive experience across a wide range of HR issues, and

What does ‘diversity and inclusion’ mean?

We hear a lot about the importance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace, or in general, but terms like this can easily be seen as management-speak buzzwords, which can in turn impact how successfully any move to improve diversity and inclusion is implemented, or

What evidence will you need to dismiss someone fairly on long term absence?

Whilst you will naturally prefer someone who is off long-term sick to come back to work, sometimes this is just not possible and you need to consider dismissal for ‘capability’ reasons so that the organisation can move on. Any dismissal can be risky, and where

Unfair dismissal claim for raising Covid-19 concerns – new case highlights key points to protect your business

One of the challenges for HR professionals over the last year has been anticipating how the inevitable stream of Covid-19 claims would be responded to by tribunal judges and panels, and how the legislation and case law we work with will be interpreted in the

Welcome to Edua

We are delighted to welcome Edua Effiom to face2faceHR. She’s going to be bringing our down-to-earth, realistic and tailored approach to HR to SMEs across South London, with the benefit of extensive experience across a wide range of HR issues, including particular strengths in managing

Does an employer have to make ‘reasonable adjustments’ when there is no disability?

Most employers know that when an employee has a disability, there is a specific requirement to make what are called ‘reasonable adjustments’, to enable the employee to work (or to continue working). These can include initiatives such as additional equipment, changes to hours or working