A-Z guides
Pay in lieu of notice (PILON)
In some situations an employer may wish to provide pay in lieu of notice or PILON when an employee leaves a company. You can only look to provide PILON if you have a contractual clause to do so, otherwise employees are required to work their full...
Induction
An induction plan should look to ensure the effective integration of employees into or across the organisation for the benefit of both parties. This allows for the smooth the introduction during the preliminary stages of employment, the new emplo...
Disclosure and barring service
The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is set up to help employers to make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from undertaking paid or voluntary work with vulnerable groups, including children. The DBS replaces the Crimina...
Whistleblowing
Whistleblowing allows for employees to report wrongdoings that have been identified in their place of work and that affect the public interest. Initially employees should look to report the issue to their employer and try to get things resolved.&...
ISO 45001
What is ISO 45001 and what does that mean to my organisation? Well ISO 45001 is a Health and Safety Management System (HSMS), similar to those already in place, e.g. OHSAS 18001 or HSG65. These systems all work in the same way with a “Pla...
Interviews
Arguably the most important stage of the recruitment and selection process is the interview. So it always amazes me how little time recruiting managers spend in preparing for the actual interview, so much so that I once conducted an intervie...