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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Alison Schreiber is an experienced HR professional who provides practical and pragmatic outsourced HR support to SMEs in the Durham area.
The HR Dept specialises in Employment Law, contracts of employment, disciplinary and grievance, appraisal, performance management, absence management, dismissal and redundancy, TUPE transfers, employee surveys, training and development, payroll, recruitment, health and safety.
Alison’s areas of expertise also include job evaluation, compensation & benefits, leadership, change management, employee engagement, coaching and diversity.
For more info, visit HR Dept Durham or call Alison on 01325 526036 or 07535 853226.
HR Blog: Can you spot workplace sexual harassment?
Harassment of any kind is wrong. Employers have a duty of care to protect staff from harassment, and soon will have a new duty to prevent violence and harassment in the workplace. This means that, at a tribunal, you would need to show the steps that you took to...
HR Blog: Workplace loneliness: Employees at risk and how to support them
With businesses currently focused on hybrid working and staff shortages, due to sickness and the Great Resignation, it can be easy to miss an HR issue like workplace loneliness. You’re busy tracking attendance for your hybrid team whilst also arranging urgent cover....
HR Blog: Understanding hidden disabilities in the workplace
If you bank with HSBC, you may have noticed the roll-out of “Quiet Hour” in branches at the end of last year. For those who bank elsewhere or haven’t seen the posters, Quiet Hour is a dedicated time for customers with invisible or hidden disabilities to receive...
HR Blog: Outsourcing, insourcing, or changing a contractor? You need to know about TUPE
If you employ people and have recently won or lost a contract to provide outsourced services to a client, or you are thinking of bringing an outsourced service in-house, this is known as a Service Provision Change. The likelihood is that TUPE applies. What is TUPE?...
HR Blog: No offence! What happens when jokes and pranks go wrong in the workplace?
An unexpected turn of events at this year’s Oscars ceremony put a spotlight on how “it was just a joke” can go horribly wrong. Best Actor winner Will Smith walked on stage and slapped comedian Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife Jada’s medical condition,...
HR Blog: Employee grievances and how to manage them in your business
Although every employer hopes that their staff are all extremely contented and that no one will ever have a complaint, the reality is that all employers need a grievance procedure that meets the Acas code of practice. Once it is written, the first step is to ensure...
HR Blog: Supporting employees through uncertain times
Russia’s devastating invasion of Ukraine and the ongoing humanitarian crisis have sent shockwaves worldwide. Employees with links to Eastern Europe will need support, whilst those who are not directly affected may also be feeling anxious or helpless during these...
HR Blog: Are your employees living with Long COVID?
The UK government has announced its plan for living with COVID, detailing how and when remaining COVID restrictions and laws are to be lifted. This plan is relevant for businesses in England, whilst the devolved administrations are working at their own pace. Although...
HR Blog: Recruiting and retaining disabled employees
The disability employment rate, which shows the number of disabled people in employment, has sat somewhere around 52% for the last three years. Whilst it’s slowly increasing, it still shows that almost half of people with disabilities are unemployed. Many disabled...
HR Blog: Does your business need a culture reset?
Questionable leadership, drinking in the workplace and an alleged disregard for the rules. Such staff issues aren’t usually heard coming from Downing Street, but a very public ongoing investigation has put the culture at No.10 firmly under a spotlight. It goes to show...