Head of HR Advisory and Technical Services
Human resources in healthcare operates under pressures that go far beyond standard people management. Workforce decisions directly affect patient safety, regulatory compliance, and service continuity. Unlike many other sectors, HR failures in healthcare rarely remain internal; they surface quickly through inspections, incidents, or service...
Data from our AI pulse report survey suggests that AI tools are being widely adopted by businesses in the UK. With employers favoring the latest technology for tasks such as: Day-to-day administration Marketing content creation Research and analytics Business reporting As useful as AI can be, saving time and money, there are risks associated with...
Thanks to the Employment Rights Act 2025, day one rights have been pushed into the spotlight. With more day one rights on the horizon, our guide explains what your employees are entitled to. What is a day one right? The definition of a day one right is simply a protection or employment entitlement that covers employees from the very first day of...
When a business changes hands, its employees move with it. The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 known everywhere as TUPE, protects employees when ownership, contracts, or services are transferred. For many small- and medium-sized employers, TUPE feels like alphabet soup: rules, reps, measures, liabilities. Yet...
Leavism, when employees work during annual leave or personal time — is quietly draining productivity across UK organisations. Coined by Dr Ian Hesketh (2013), the term captures the behaviour of workers who “keep up” by checking emails on holiday, logging in at weekends, or using paid leave to catch up. Research from the University of Manchester...
Picture this scenario: An employee books a week’s holiday but spends half of it checking work emails. Another team member comes into the office with obvious flu symptoms because they feel guilty about taking sick leave. A manager hasn’t taken a proper break in 18 months, convinced the team can’t function without them. Introducing absence anxiety -...
