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A geography teacher failed to return to work after sickness absence due to work-related stress has had a tribunal ruling of unfair dismissal and victimisation after a damning reference from their employer. Iqbal Haq was dismissed from Marsden Heights Community College after he was dismissed by the school before [...]

An office worker was awarded £37,000 in compensation after her employer told her the menopause was her “excuse for everything”, which then made her position in the company untenable and intolerable. Heard in a tribunal in Aberdeen, Mrs K Anderson called in sick due to menopausal bleeding to her [...]

Policies! Everybody’s favourite word! It is important to have policies and procedures in place to ensure that employees have guidance on protocols for the business and to help provide consistency amongst the organisations. It can be difficult to have time to write policies that are consistent, clear, and legally [...]

Organisation change and the impact on individuals within the business cannot be overlooked. As HR professionals and managers, it is important to acknowledge that some people embrace change whilst others will find it more challenging, and this can unsettle them. If we look to business theory, the Kubler Ross [...]

Recruitment and Selection is no easy task and takes a lot of time and money. It can be a fruitless task when you devote time to creating and posting an advert and receive no applicants or you interview candidates and don’t find the one! Blue Star HR sympathise with managers [...]