HR Issues – Sexual harassment in the workplace – Do you know your responsibilities?
From 30 October 2026, the existing duty on employers to prevent sexual harassment will be strengthened, requiring employers to take all reasonable steps to prevent it.
HR Issues – ERA 2025: Have we a reprieve from Tipping Policies?
The Employment Rights Act 2025 is set to bring an important new dimension to workplace tipping arrangements, placing employee consultation and transparency at the heart of how tips are distributed.
HR Issues – Preparing Your People Strategy for a Defining Year
This article was written for SLTN and appeared in the March issue of their magazine. As we move into March 2026, the UK hospitality sector faces one of its most pivotal moments in years. With major legislative changes landing in April, rising labour costs, and an increasingly competitive talent market ahead of the annual busy […]
HR Issues – Implementing a Performance Management System in a Scottish Hospitality Workplace
From 1 January 2027, the qualifying period for unfair dismissal claims will reduce from two years to six months, meaning more employees will be able to bring claims.
HR Issues – Preparing for the Employment Rights Act 2025: What Scottish Hospitality Businesses Need to Do Now
As Scotland’s hospitality sector gears up for the Employment Rights Act 2025 – the most significant overhaul of workers’ rights in a generation – now is the time to ensure your people practices are fully compliant.
HR Issues – Payroll Forecasting and Cost Management: A HR Practitioner’s View
For HR practitioners in the UK hospitality sector, February has become one of the most strategically important months in the calendar. While it traditionally sat quietly between January planning and spring recruitment, the landscape has shifted.
HR Issues – January – The Hangover Month
You’ve worked hard to attract customers with discount vouchers and special post-season events, but January often brings predictable challenges.
HR Issues – Mentally Healthy Workplaces
As we navigate continued uncertainty and crises Ruth and Gwen have constructed and produced a training package with the objective of firstly providing your management team with a deeper knowledge of managing stress in the workplace with a real focus on supporting health attendance.
HR Issues – Progressing a culture of wellbeing
Establishing and then progressing a culture of wellbeing is a key attraction to attracting new recruits and retaining staff.
Reward & Benefits Briefing – What questions we answered in our event
Some of the questions we answered in our webinar this week were…