By Lauren Anderson, HR consultant and principal investigator, By Design Group, as featured in HR Review. In an ideal world, business leaders would accurately predict the future by peering in to a crystal ball every Monday morning – but unless…Read more ›
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Getting talent management right
25th July 2019Holiday Headaches for parents and employers
23rd July 2019Holiday Headaches for parents and employers Now that the long summer school holidays have finally arrived, I am reminded of my time as a working mother facing the logistical nightmare of what to do with my two young children in…Read more ›
The Menopause Challenge – Breaking the Taboo in the Workplace
3rd July 2019Having a successful career takes hard work, self-belief, determination, time and often sacrifices. Added to this, if you are a working woman you may have the stress of working through the life stages of periods, pregnancy and the dreaded menopause.…Read more ›
Top tips for workplace Investigations
1st July 2019Top tips for workplace investigations Problems often arise in a workplace setting, but making sure they are dealt with properly, fairly and consistently may require an investigation to take place. It’s often the case that these aren’t dealt with as…Read more ›
Graduate super sleuths
12th June 2019The By Design Group turns out first ‘super sleuth’ graduates from investigations school The By Design Group has turned out its first ever fully qualified graduate ‘super sleuths’ from its investigations school. Mumina Khatun, 24 years old and Rebecca Cannon,…Read more ›
But it was out of hours – it can’t count?!
22nd May 2019Lauren Anderson, HR consultant and principal investigator at By Design Group discusses how ‘out of hours’ is no excuse for unwanted attention from colleagues Jim Hodkinson, 56, a married man with grandchildren, and the chief executive of the New Look…Read more ›
Work place well being
21st May 2019Tips for a healthy, happy workplace. I’m all in favour of practice what you preach, and when it comes to mental health and wellbeing in the workplace, I’m wholeheartedly committed to making the By Design Group a place to work…Read more ›
Is the Government’s ‘Good Work Plan’ just about Brexit?
7th May 2019Is the Government’s ‘Good Work Plan’ just about Brexit? There are some who believe that The Good Work Plan introduced in December 2018 by the Government has come about simply to assuage the concerns of many that Brexit will dilute…Read more ›
Looking Back, Going Forward
18th January 2019
Looking Back, Going Forward As we embark on another year, we have taken the opportunity to reflect on employment law highlights from the past 12 months and to consider what we should expect in 2019. What can we take from…Read more ›
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