Inappropriate Comments During Video Meeting – How Do I Handle It?

Posted in: How do I handle it NI on 24/08/2022 For August 2022, we have asked the employment team at Tughans’ Solicitors to provide practical answers to unusual, sensitive or complex work-related queries. We call this feature “how do I handle it?” The articles are aimed at HR professionals and other managers who may need to deal, from time to t...

Cost of Living Crises Payments – How Do I Handle It?

Posted in: How do I handle it NI on 19/07/2022 There has been much talk through the media about a cost of living crisis. I am a HR manger and have been approached by a number of employees in relation to this issue. They have spotted that a number of companies have provided one-off payments in response to increasing living costs. How do I handle...

Encouraging Staff to Return to the Office - How Do I Handle It?

Posted in: How do I handle it NI on 20/06/2022 I am a HR manager and since the COVID-19 pandemic, we are having trouble encouraging staff to return to the office. How do I handle this? The landscape of the working environment has changed substantially since the global pandemic. Many businesses have been forced to reconsider working practices, w...

Hiring Ukrainian Refugees- How Do I Handle It?

Posted in: How do I handle it NI on 21/04/2022 I have read that the UK government is facilitating Ukrainian refugees to come to the UK and that some have already arrived in NI. I am a HR manager and the organisation has job vacancies and I would wish to offer a Ukrainian refugee a job. How do I handle that? Before employing anyone, an employer ...

A Member of Staff Has Been Overpaid - How Do I Handle it?

Posted in: How do I handle it NI on 15/02/2022 I am a human resource manager and have been advised by a colleague in our payroll department that we have overpaid a member of staff. I have had one meeting with the employee who suggests they are now going to leave the company. How do I recover the overpayment? How do I handle this? I suggest it w...

Introducing a Menopause Policy - How Do I Handle It?

Posted in: How do I handle it NI on 18/01/2022 “I am an HR Manager and have noted that there is no Menopause Policy within our Employee Handbook. I want to introduce one and to make employees generally aware of menopause issues in the workplace. How do I handle it?” Over the last year there has been an increased scrutiny placed by the media on...

The Role of HR in the Disciplinary Process

Posted in: How do I handle it NI on 15/11/2021 “I am the HR Manager at a large company with a dedicated HR function with 5 team members. We are currently assisting management on handling a sensitive disciplinary investigation which is likely to lead to a disciplinary hearing. I have been asked if I can chair the disciplinary hearing, as managem...

The Transfer of Employment and Changes to Contracts - How Do I Handle It?

Posted in: How do I handle it NI on 18/10/2021 “I am an HR Manager in a company which is acquiring a small business where some of the transferring employees have written contracts and others do not. We would like to issue new contracts of employment and also to introduce additional clauses like non-compete for a number of key staff – How do I ...

Maintaining Conduct Standards In A Remote Setting - How Do I Handle It?

Posted in: How do I handle it NI on 20/09/2021 “Like many companies we are encountering new challenges with working from home. Recently, one of our employees has been smoking on-camera during work video calls. He has been told to stop but says that he can smoke if he wants to within his own home. We don’t want this behaviour to escalate – how d...

Service Provision Change Regulations - How Do I Handle It?

Posted in: How do I handle it NI on 17/08/2021 “I am the HR Manager of a cleaning company and we have been informed recently that we have lost the contract which we have had with one of our key clients, they have informed us that they have appointed a new cleaning company to take over the cleaning services. I understand that TUPE may apply her...