This week is Anti-Bullying Week.  At Keeping HR Simple, we have been avidly discussing what constitutes bullying in the workplace, what the consequences of workplace bullying are and what companies can do to combat bullying and harassment. Defining Bullying Bullying isn’t defined in law because it is not illegal but it does fall under harassment […]

Ikea, Chelsea Football Club and Aviva to name just a few have committed to paying their employees the real living wage which went up this week to £9.00 per hour and £10.55 per hour in London. What is the Real Living Wage? It’s a calculation based on the cost of a basket of household goods […]

Approximately 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience mental health problems each year.  In England, 1 in 6 people report experiencing a common mental health problem (such as anxiety and depression) in any given week. Mental health has always been on the agenda.  Experience shows that what is worrying people hasn’t changed: Finances […]

So what exactly is employee engagement anyway? “By putting the employee first, the customer effectively comes first by default, and in the end, the shareholder comes first by default as well” – Richard Branson On average, it costs a company between £3000 – £5000 to recruit a new member of staff and with a staggering […]