The WTD covers the minimum entitlement to annual leave for staff, but (and I know this might be a daft question) is there a legal minimum number of days an employee must take during their leave year?

As many of us return to work today after a few days in Harrogate, I wondered how you rate this year’s CIPD show – was it worth the journey and which speakers most stood out? I’ll be publishing more on ...

I am reviewing some HR policies for an SME. They have a reward system for attendance where staff are given vouchers for achieving a certain level of attendance over each 12 months. I have advised them ...

Following a disciplinary hearing where an employee insisted he was medically unable to fulfil his standby/call out duties, I referred the individual to Occupational Health at his request. He has an ...

Does anybody know how to write an agreement for an employee who will recieve sponsorship while at University. The intention is that he will return to work after completing the final part of his ...

I would appreciate it if anyone a relocation policy or some guidelines they wouldnt mind sharing, we currently offer relocation allowance but without any structure and it would be helpful to get some ...

We are currently experiencing huge problems in attracting staff for an Elderly Mentally Ill nursing home in Sussex. Having recruited overseas for Staff Nurses successfully I would be very interested ...

It has been suggested that the UK avoided the worst of the swine flu virus due to the onset of summer. It is thought, however, that the strain may return in the autumn, perhaps in a more virulent ...

Rather than re-inventing the wheel i wondered if anyone would be willing to share their examples of a competency framework which includes behaviour indicators so employees are clear what is good v’s ...

Would anyone be willing to share with me details of their Chief Executive’s and Directors’ salaries and reward packages. Also, any framework that may be in place for evaluating the Executive Team. I ...

I was wondering if I can call upon your knowledge. We are currently reviewing the pay structure for our Drivers at Work. They are HGV Drivers. I would be most grateful if you are in a industry ...

We are looking for a good name for the person in a team responsible for helping a new colleage to settle in. ‘Mentor’ is a different role altogether, ‘buddy’ is just not it and ‘godfather’ is a term ...