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We keep abreast of what’s happening and what’s interesting in the world of HR, health & safety, management systems and Standards, and we like to write about it, adding a sprinkle of our personality and professional knowledge, for your interest – please enjoy some of our recent blogs.

Zooming in on redundancies …………

Zooming in on redundancies …………

900 redundancies in one quick Zoom call – so efficient and so callous! Let’s hope Better.com do mortgages better than they do redundancies, but this appalling mishandling of a sensitive situation which has come to the public’s attention, won’t do their business any...

The beating heart of employee welfare

The beating heart of employee welfare

QSUK loves anything to do with health and safety and staff wellbeing, and since a member of our team has the occasional, fairly scary fibrillation of the heart to the point that she ends up in hospital, we decided to invest in an automated external defibrillator...

Conflict isn’t all bad, yes it is, no it isn’t …

Conflict isn’t all bad, yes it is, no it isn’t …

Resignations, dismissals and absences are the bane of every business owner’s life, and not surprising, when the research from ACAS* tells us these issues related to conflict, cost businesses around a whopping £14.7bn annually! Nearly half a million employees resign...

Laptop, mobile, slippers

Laptop, mobile, slippers

Who’d have thought a year ago, that a pair of slippers could become part of the essential kit, alongside laptops and mobile phones, for working at home effectively? Well, clearly a lot of employees have come to that conclusion, having ditched their formal work...

COVID-19 Compliance Pack

COVID-19 Compliance Pack

We are emerging from lockdown! This week the PM announced his ‘road-map’ which will steer us out of lockdown, to resume normal activities, and what a relief that is. How many parents will be breathing a sigh of relief, counting down the hours till schools fully...

No ifs, ands or buts

No ifs, ands or buts

‘I am not joking when I say this … if you ever work with me and I hear you treat another colleague with disrespect … talk down to someone, I promise you I will fire you on the spot … no ifs, ands or buts, everybody has to be treated with decency and dignity.’ It’s a...