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Workers of the world unite
Earlier this week, George Osborne the Chancellor of the Exchequer made his speech to the Conservative Party conference. You may just have heard about it (!), you may have seen it, and/or you may have...
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An exchange with the Minister for BIS
Last week I was fortunate enough to put a question to Jo Swinson, the Minister for Business Innovation and Skills via her live webchat hosted by the Chartered Management Institute (transcript here). As...
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Rights for Shares Consultation – will you bother?
In my last post I urged any of you with a view on the Government’s “Rights for Shares” proposal, to shoehorn those views into the narrow scope of the Consultation document. I’m interested to know if...
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Shared parental leave and flexible working – dare to dream
This very morning, the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has made a speech to outline the measures the Goverment proposes in the long awaited Response to the Modern Workplaces Consultation*. I like the...
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Flexible working – beyond the law
This post is the full version of my guest post for Anywhere Work from a few weeks ago, with more content, more examples and more links. It is quite literally Christmas come early. Feel free to send...
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Atypical worker extraordinaire…
I want to tell you about a man who is the epitome of flexible working. He works from home 364 days a year. The remaining day, he maximises all available technology and techniques to meet his...
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Change for change’s sake
My typically positive outlook has been tested greatly in the last 2 weeks. There was I looking forward to a new year, and all the challenges and rewards it will doubtless bring in varying measure....
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Breastfeeding in public – tolerate or facilitate?
I saw this morning, Justin Forsyth, Chief Executive of of Save the Children interviewed on BBC Breakfast about their latest report highlighting the benefits of breastfeeding in the first hour after...
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Work and breastfeeding – are they compatible?
The NHS Infant Feeding Survey (carried out every 5 years) consistently shows that the majority of women stop breastfeeding by the time their child is 6 months old (just 1% of women are still...
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A Twitterversary
Hello. It’s a momentous day. I’ll forgive you if you’re racking your brains as to why this might be. It’s exactly a year since I joined Twitter, this very day. I don’t mean to sound sensationalist,...
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“Wear sunscreen”– or, why I teach.
I had the great fortune to spend this weekend at a spa in Shropshire. A present from my children for Mothering Sunday, it was a timely break from a fairly frantic period in my life. I was presenting...
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Desperately Seeking Damon
Some years ago, I dealt with an extremely difficult case where emotions ran high. An employee (who was still employed) brought claims against their employer and their manager. The employee was...
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We are both responsible
Things people don’t tend to say to working fathers: Does your wife/partner mind you working? Who looks after your children when you’re at work? Does your wife/partner help you with the housework? Is it...
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Upward trend – the “green shoots” for the Trade Union movement
What am I doing here? I’m supposed to be (inter alia): packing for weekend away tidying house phoning my sister (sorry Bex) ironing developing my business etc etc etc… In fact I have spent the last...
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MIND'S EYE - An Auction
Reblogged from Work Musing: This blogpost has been written to draw your attention to a blind auction of a bespoke piece of artwork. But first I want to give you some background. I urge you to follow...
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Mixed feelings
I apologise upfront for a lack of technical detail and cross references in this post. I hope there are no glaring inaccuracies. As is often the case, it is Sunday afternoon in the car for me and my...
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Don't just be "here for the points" - tips to make the most of CPD training
Reblogged from teagoemplaw: I have been privileged in recent weeks to sit in on a number of courses run by other presenters. On each occasion there was at least one delegate present who did not have...
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HR Bath – who wants to jump in?
As friends both online and offline are well aware, I am a massive fan of Twitter and take every opportunity to sing its praises. Nowhere else can one initiate conversations with real people from all...
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Why I teach… (reprise)
I’ve just finished back to back presenting gigs for my long standing client BPP Professional Education. Yesterday in London and today in Manchester I ran the Settlement Agreement Masterclass. Now, I...
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Work and breastfeeding - are they compatible?
Reblogged from teagoemplaw: The NHS Infant Feeding Survey (carried out every 5 years) consistently shows that the majority of women stop breastfeeding by the time their child is 6 months old (just 1%...
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