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Morrisons, the fifth largest supermarket chain fined £3.5m following a successful prosecution by Tewkesbury Borough Council. Morrisons has been convicted for failing to ensure the health and safety of an epileptic employee who died after falling from a shop stairway….
Gary Linker wins the battle against HMRC over £4.9m tax bill. The former England striker’s case was heard in a first-tier tax tribunal in relation to demands from HMRC linked to IR35 rule. The judge concludes that the Match…
The Employment Appeal Tribunal’s decision on the Meaker v Cyxtera Technology UK Ltd case is a useful reminder of the importance of the precise wording of termination letters and settlement agreement proposals. Background Mr Meaker, a manual worker was…
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered his Spring Budget announcement on the government’s spending plans on 15 March 2023. The Chancellor focuses on four key priorities – Employment, Education, Enterprise and Everywhere. Here is a summary of the key highlights and the…
Pay transparency has become one of the biggest topics in the workplace and for businesses. These two words ‘pay transparency’ still cause a lot of nervousness for most employers. For a long time, it has been forbidden to discuss pay…
February HRi member spotlight is Diane Secker from Accord HR Consulting. Diane specialises in employee relations. About Diane Diane finds people fascinating and enjoys learning about people and what makes them tick. It’s been almost four years since Diane…
Government ministers have published their response to the recommendations put forward by the Women and Equalities Committee to improve menopause support in the workplace. Lack of menopause support The Women and Equalities Committee report published in July 2022 called…
2023 promises to bring some more challenges for HR. To help you prepare for the New Year, we have summarised some of the key challenges and issues HR professionals faced in our HR review of 2022. The Great Resignation The…
As we begin 2023, we have pulled together a small selection of employment tribunal cases from 2022 which highlights key employment issues. Jandu vs Marks and Spencer Plc – disability discrimination Ms Jandu had been employed as a layout…
June Hogan, an outplacement specialists is December’s member spotlight. About June Most of June’s career she has been a generalist, but after undertaking coaching she started to run her own offering outplacement support and redundancy advice and she love’s…
November member spotlight is Dianne Lambdin who specialises in employment law. About Dianne Dianne has many years of executive-level experience. To bring her style of HR management to the businesses she works with, she set up Sussex HR Hub…
This month’s member spotlight Nicci Birley has specialised in a number of areas throughout her career. But if she head to choose it would be coaching and mentoring. About Nicci It’s been almost five years since Nicci started her indies…
Nicole James HR Generalist from Bamboo People Solutions is this month’s member spotlight. About Nicole Nicole is well experienced in employee relations and organisation design and development. She enjoys making a positive difference to people’s working lives and believes…
Setting up your business can be extremely exciting but at the same time daunting. Many HR Independent professionals and business owners set up their businesses after successful careers in the corporate world. The reasons for starting your own business may…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is when machines are simulated to think and function as humans. Machines, especially computer systems are becoming smarter. They can process large amounts of data without human intervention. HR has always held large volumes of data. But…
The Associate Relationship can work particularly well for both individual HR consultants and larger, more established HR consultancies. As with any relationship or agreement, it is important that it is a balanced and respectful relationship. There will be occasions however…
Did you know the first ever HRi Awards are now open for both members and non-members? The HRi awards are open to all UK-based HR professionals in the independent sector, both members and non-members of HRi. The HRi awards shine…
August member spotlight Charlie Goodman specialises in employee benefits and financial wellbeing. About Charlie Charlie helps other HR consultants and employers develop, deliver and review employee benefits. Charlie likes being able to help people from different backgrounds feel better…
