Sickness and Annual Leave

There have been a number of European cases regarding the position on holiday and sick leave and whilst the UK Government have still to encompass it into UK legislation, the fact that the EU have made these decisions means that it is advisable to follow them. In a nutshell they are .........

Accruing Annual Leave Whilst Off Sick

While your employees are off sick they still accrue their annual leave as though they were at work. For the most part it's not an issue as...

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Introduction of Fees for Tribunal Claims

In a press release issued by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) today it was announced that Employment Tribunal Fees will be charged in order to encourage businesses and workers to mediate or settle a dispute rather than go to a full hearing from summer 2013

Following the Ministry of Justice's consultation with businesses and the public, some of the fees will be slightly lower than initially proposed in order to strike a fair balance between the needs of business and tribunal use...

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Top Tips on Dealing with Difficult Individuals

No matter what industry or business you work in, no matter what department or function you work for, the chances of you working with or managing a difficult individual at some point in your career are high. These are a few tips to help you deal with difficult characters.

1. Don’t avoid the issue. Avoiding the issue generally leads to a worsening of the situation – the individual may feel that you don’t care about them and may become even more diff...

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Lean-Sigma Consultant, Trainer & Coach (Associate Role)

My client is an established management consultancy that has been trading for 25 years embodying ‘Quality that is World Class.’ They are trusted advisors to a range of leading FTSE 100 companies, large Public Sector clients and organisations across the globe.

Their continued success in delivering “lean-sigma” improvement programmes has created exciting opportunities to join their associate (self-employed) consulting team as a Consultant, Tra...

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Quality/Risk Management Consultant (Associate Role)

My client is an established management consultancy that has been trading for 25 years embodying ‘Quality that is World Class.’ They are trusted advisors to a range of leading FTSE 100 companies, large Public Sector clients and organisations across the globe.

Ideal candidates will share their core values.  These include:

 Professionalism – their clients can trust us to be independent, objective and utterly reliable. They...

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Business/Process Improvement Consultant (Associate Role)

My client is an established management consultancy that has been trading for 25 years embodying ‘Quality that is World Class.’ They are trusted advisors to a range of leading FTSE 100 companies, large Public Sector clients and organisations across the globe.

Ideal candidates will share their core values.  These include:

Professionalism – their clients can trust us to be independent, objective and utterly reliable. They keep ...

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Part-time Administrator - Barnsley

My client is a Barnsley based switchgear and plant company, providing specialist installation services to large organisations within the UK and Ireland.

In the past few months they have seen rapid growth which means they are now looking for additional support.

The role will include:

Completion of risk assessments Completion of method statements Completion of customer quotations Completion of sign off certification Ass...

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