An employee who’s been on your books for ages has become complacent and lazy. You’ve tried the informal warnings route with little effect so now want to cut his salary and pay him what he’s worth.
Can you do it?
Published 03.06.2005
Finding the right employee for a position is an expensive business. But research shows that even after all your hard work, 40% of offers are turned down. What can you do to improve the acceptance
rate?
Published 06.10.2005
It’s reckoned that UK employers pay for more than two billion hours of overtime every year. It can clearly be an effective way to get work done but what are the downsides? And do you have to pay at
an enhanced rate?
Published 24.03.2005
Recently, the European Court of Justice ruled that an employee can reclaim their annual leave entitlement if they are sick during that time. If the media is to be believed, this is open to abuse. But
is the ruling really that bad?
Published 06.10.2009
Having called a job applicant for an interview, he’s queried whether you will pay his travelling expenses. Refuse and it could mean that the ideal candidate slips right through your fingers. How
should you play it?
Published 27.04.2012
You recently offered a management position to a good candidate, but he failed to respond to it. You’ve now offered it to someone else; so what’s your position, especially if your original candidate
still wants the job?
Published 13.12.2007
Around this time of year employers are often asked about pay rises; many employees think it’s an automatic entitlement. But it’s possible that you’re already paying above market rate. So how do you
go about finding this out?
Published 30.11.2010
After a lengthy recruitment process, you’ve made a formal job offer to the ideal candidate. However, rather than accepting it immediately, they’ve informed you that a better deal has been “put on the
table elsewhere”. How do you play it?
Published 21.10.2013
A new recruit should have started work, but has failed to turn up. He’s now informed you that he’s staying where he is. You want to sue him, but is this always the best course of action? If not, why
not?
Published 29.06.2006