Employment

In my experience of providing HR support to small charities and social enterprises, the following activities are worth considering to improve your HR practice in 2019: Review your HR policies and [...]

Varying contractual employment terms normally requires the employee’s agreement. You should treat variation of the contractual terms carefully as some changes may be considered to be a [...]

I always tell clients that working out employment status is more like painting a picture than ticking a checklist.   The employment status of people in an organisation and how it affects [...]

Potential redundancy situations are often the result of reduced funding and/or the need to restructure in small charities.  I often get asked for advice on how to manage a redundancy situation [...]

Take the leap to becoming a first-time employer with more confidence! I work with a number of small charities and social enterprises who are taking the leap and employing their first employee. [...]

All organisations, however small, must have in place a grievance procedure for employees. The grievance procedure should outline how employees’ concerns will be dealt with by the organisation. I [...]

Small organisations often allow their employees to work from home, either on an ad hoc basis or on a regular, ongoing basis. I have worked with many small charities and social enterprises where [...]

Small charities often wish to inform employees of the statutory benefits that an eligible employee has entitlement to. These statutory benefits include: Maternity leave and pay Paternity leave [...]

All organisations, however small, must have in place a disciplinary procedure for employees. In small charities, the disciplinary procedure usually outlines how the charity will manage issues [...]

At the last Hampshire Project networking meeting for charities http://www.hampshireproject.co.uk/ I learnt of a useful free resource for charities – student interns. The University of [...]