by Esther Peacock | May 15, 2026 | Article, HR Advice
A dashboard decision at 8.30am It is Monday morning. An HR manager opens a recruitment dashboard. Overnight, the system has ranked 1,200 applications, rejected hundreds below a score threshold and pushed a shortlist to the top of the...
by Abiola Craig | Mar 4, 2026 | Article, Workplace Bullying
Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and confidentiality clauses still have legitimate uses in employment, particularly to protect commercial information and to keep settlement terms private. But in bullying, harassment and discrimination disputes, “standard”...
by Roy Magara | Feb 11, 2026 | Article, Workplace Bullying
You manage a team. You follow procedure. You raise concerns professionally. Yet every decision is challenged, information is withheld, complaints appear coordinated, and your authority is consistently undermined. Meetings become hostile, your confidence starts to...
by Roy Magara | Jan 5, 2026 | Case Analysis, Discrimination
Imagine you’re a seasoned professional offered an exciting new role with a £110,000 pay package. It sounds generous, but you feel it doesn’t quite recognise your value. You negotiate, but the employer won’t budge, so you ultimately turn down the offer. Later, you...
by Esther Peacock | Nov 25, 2025 | Article, Pregnancy & Maternity
So, an employee has told you they’re pregnant. If you’re like many employers, your first thoughts may go straight to the practical side of things: How will we manage the workload? Do we need maternity cover? What changes do we need to put in place? These are...
