Opening up about mental health is the topic of the moment, with the Royal Family backing campaigns to get people talking to each other about their problems. In the workplace, that conversation between employer and employee is significant and the employee needs to feel fully supported moving on from there. Once that dialogue has been opened, taking action to make any necessary adjustments to support the employee to cope and recover is vital.   “These steps are generally quite small and involve simple adjustments to someone’s job role or... Continue reading

Many towns and cities are seeing the development of commercial areas as a vital strategy to encourage growth. This strategy is often encouraged by the local industries and businesses within the areas. They see it as an important factor for attracting the best employees and talent to the area. Examples of this include the growth of the tech industry in Croydon, as well as Manchester's growing digital presence. The targeted growth of these areas has helped attract the best talent from across the country to the a specific area, consequently creat... Continue reading

Amongst the many anxieties caused by the EU referendum vote last year, the prospect of erosion of workers’ rights has loomed large. Despite official support for the Remain campaign from Government, historically at least, Conservative politicians have often been hostile to labour market regulation. That hostility was exemplified in 2011 by the Beecroft Report on Employment Law. Its recommendations included introducing a ‘no fault’ dismissal, and may well have been implemented had it not been for Liberal Democrat opposition. Against that b... Continue reading

Today is historic – on 29 March 2017 Theresa May will push the button that opens the trapdoor to Brexit and we will have two years in which to slide through it. Will we glide through and land gracefully on a conveyor belt into the future? Or will we be dumped unceremoniously onto a giant heap and then have to fight for whatever scraps come our way? Earlier this month the EU held the latest conference on the Circular Economy Action Plan (CEP), a package of measures that will amend several of the fundamental EU directives, including packaging ... Continue reading

New figures from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) reveal that the UK construction industry could lose almost 200,000 EU workers post-Brexit should Britain lose access to the single market, putting some of the country’s biggest infrastructure and construction projects under threat. At a glance: 8% of UK construction workforce comes from the EU. Post-Brexit, should UK lose access to single market, 176,500 jobs could be under threat. Industry is already facing skills shortages, jeopardising a predicted £500bn project pipe... Continue reading