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Recent Blog Posts By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

More work, less noise: headphones in the workplace

Two years ago, Sainsbury’s dismissed an employee for using earphones while he worked in one of their delivery yards. He claimed unfair dismissal. When... Read More

29 May 2019 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

Five must-know answers to your pay review FAQs

Staff always want to earn more. And because you’re a good boss, you want to pay a fair wage. But you also don’t want to end up shelling out more than ... Read More

29 May 2019 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

Here's what I know: paranoia is better than complacency

The beginning of the financial year is always a good time to take a fresh look at your expenditure—even if you’ve just had a great year. In fact, let ... Read More

26 April 2019 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

One Good Work Plan date you can’t miss

6th April 2020. Add it to your iPhone's calendar. And your Outlook diary. You can even pencil it into your Filofax if you really want to. Why? Because... Read More

26 April 2019 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

Keeping staff salaries secret in your workplace

Money talk is awkward. Especially if you have two employees doing the same job and one of them discovers they’re on a lower salary. Nobody likes that... Read More

26 April 2019 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

Ramadan: A time for fasting and flexible working?

For 1.6 billion Muslims, Ramadan is a welcome chance to reconnect with religion and family. It’s also a month of nocturnal eating and sporadic slee... Read More

26 April 2019 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

Here's what I know: bad times can be the making of your company (and of you)

I’ve just been reading a great book by Ryan Holiday called, “The Obstacle is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumphs.” I’d recommend... Read More

01 April 2019 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

Late again? How to tackle poor punctuality

What’s the worst lateness excuse you’ve had from an employee? We’d love to know. After all, our clients have told us some classics by their employees…... Read More

01 April 2019 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

Debunked: 5 health & safety myths

Let me tell you about an employer who told a little white lie. He wasn’t one of our clients, but he ran a small and profitable office-based business i... Read More

01 April 2019 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

Bank holiday basics: 4 quick HR fixes...

It’s easy to think that the entire nation is counting down to four full days of freedom. But for employers and business owners like you, the looming l... Read More

01 April 2019 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

Could an email blunder kill your reputation?

Imagine this. Your employee accidentally forwards a top-secret internal email to your customer. And its contents? A plan to hike the prices of your pr... Read More

04 March 2019 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

Here's what I know: health & safety is a serious business

Here’s a sobering statistic. Between 2017 and 2018, 144 workers in Great Britain were killed at work. They went to work as normal, and they never retu... Read More

04 March 2019 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

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