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Dealing with persistent poor performance because of ill-health. By Debbie Taggio When dealing with poor performance or incapability issues because of ill health, an employer needs to exercise great care...

Am I entitled to a break if I work more than six hours? By Debbie Taggio Adult workers in the UK are covered by the Working Time Regulations. These regulations...

Can an employer force you to cover shifts? By Debbie Taggio It can be particularly stressful when your employer is short-staffed, and your line-manager is doing the rounds with their...

Brain injury ' 'In wealthier countries, we can expect 1/10 people to be impacted in some way by brain injury', according to the Economist author. 'Those who have experienced such...

Managing Confidence and Self Belief Confidence, self confidence, self belief and self esteem are often linked. Confidence relates to knowing your own abilities. Self confidence is learnt and externally driven…

Can my Employer Force me to have a Coronavirus Vaccine? Among the first to receive the coronavirus vaccination are high risk healthcare and care home workers, and over the coming...

Can my Employer force me to have a COVID-19 test? Some employers consider providing testing for their employees, even where the employees are not displaying symptoms will help prevent transmission...

Transitions – By Sara Ireland All of life marks the beginning of one phase and the closing down of another. We anticipate the births and beginnings, the leavings, the deaths,...

Loneliness And Social Isolation In The Workplace – Why Does It Matter? By Dr Paul Husselbee In a world as connected as it is today it is perverse to think...

Debt and Wellbeing - Part Two In part one, I discussed dealing with growing debts and the best way of dealing with them. But what if you’re past that point?...