Advo HR Consultant, Michelle McHugh, helps with how to approach difficult conversations with staff. Conflicts are an inevitable part of life and something we might have all encountered in the workplace at some point, whether it is due to clashing personalities,...
Advo’s Commercial Director, Chris McCracken puts a spotlight on the symbiotic relationship between HR & Payroll. In the past, payroll often sat squarely within finance or bookkeeping departments, viewed primarily as a transactional function concerned with...
Advo HR Consultant, Louise Herring, clarifies employees’ rights on disconnecting outside of working hours. A right to disconnect is a concept that allows employees to disengage from work-related communications outside of normal working hours. This right means that...
A recent case ruled in favour of a female manager dismissed after raising concerns about sexist “banter” and an outdated workplace culture. The employer’s investigation? Biased, rushed, and based on hearsay. The key points from this matter are:...
Home and hybrid working is now a typical part of many office-based worker routines, whether fully remote, or working hybrid (splitting time between workplace and some remote form of working). This type of flexible working has been a hot topic since the start of the...
