Discrimination - everybody's doing it!
We all know that it is the others who are discriminating, we are obviously making rational decisions. However, after reading Malcolm Gladwell’s book “Blink – The Power of Thinking Without Thinking” on holiday, I am less convinced that it is only the others. Read here for more...

Employers - why you should issue an employment contract!
Many employers think that they are being clever by not issuing an employment contract, but they don't realise that they are actually harming their business! Statutory employment laws will apply if there is no other contract, and they are weighted in favour of the employee, not the employer. Read more to find out what you could be exposing your company to!

Maternity Matters
Having grown up in a family run business, I later found myself marrying into one, so I’m no stranger to the pressures and realities of running a small business, including the unforgiving impact of staff-turnover. Maternity leave is no exception and when it comes to losing a valued member of a small team for whatever length of time, minimizing the potential disruption is essential.

Redundancy - Putting a positive spin on bad news
Sarah explains the good and dignified way to communicate bad news, especially in the case of redundancy.

The real cost of redundancy
This is a formula worked out by the CIPD to show companies that making "knee jerk" redundancies is not necessarily the easy and cheap way out of a financial bind.

The Seven Biggest Mistakes That Employers Make...
Over 76% of new businesses fail in the first 5 years of life and one of the major reasons for this is that once sole traders start employing staff, any number of mistakes can be made which hobble the business and stop it from growing and maybe even destroying it! From my 14 years in Human Resources, I have collected together the 7 biggest mistakes which are AVOIDABLE in your business so that YOU will have the chance to grow and succeed where others have failed!

Up your game and motivate others to a ‘Triple Win’
Helen Liddar, business coach, gives us pointers on how to get the most out of our work relationships in the office.

Women are more expensive than men to employ...or are they?
It's an accepted fact of business life – women are more expensive to employ than men. Few like it, most understand the reasons why, but others just insist it's not true. Never one to duck away from a challenging issue, Dan Panes looks at how much truth there is in the myth.