'Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.' Benjamin Disraeli.

I have developed 7 steps to enable you first to determine whether you are in crisis at work and then to give you a kick-start to taking the actions necessary to change the situation.

My clients are all very busy and I have promised to keep these articles concise accordingly. Due to the size and nature of this topic I have decided to split it across two newsletter articles....

EmWortt

I was reading through the Telegraph today and a sad picture caught my eye that of a memorial to 'baby-P'. What struck me was that even in death he has no identity - even this has been taken away in the cause of correctness. On the card with the flowers his name shown as 'Baby P'. Brutally killed, failed by society, ashes scattered in a paupers funeral apparently anonymous.

I do not want vigilantes either even those who did this should have due process but at least there could be...

JohnBlack

What is a Compromise Agreement?

A Compromise Agreement is a legally binding agreement that represents the termination of your employment contract. Goddard Smith Solicitors have seenCompromise agreements used in a number of different situations such as redundancy, mutual agreement, dismissal, or to settle an Employment Tribunal claim without the need for a hearing.
Compromise agreements are recognised by statute and are the only way a claim can be validly resolved without tribunal...

Goddard Smith Solicitors

Kirill - Episode 2

A 175 pound man can survive without water for up to 10 days, depending on temperature...

roymoggadmin

Can we stop bullying at work?

Friday was Stop Bullying at Work day in the UK, and I attended (and spoke at) a conference at our local healthcare NHS Trust.

One of the definitions of bullying at work is 'repeated less favourable treatment of an individual by one or more people in the workplace', and it was helpful to discuss this definition with staff. There was a comment, for example, that a ‘one-off’ situation can be so extremely upsetting that it stays with you for...

Stephanie

Kirill - Episode 1

Three scientists have vanished. Two bloggers are under siege. One man has an urgent message to deliver. None of them are safe. Kirill is the new drama starring David Schofield

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