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How to manage a new employee with long-term sickness This probably isn’t how you expected your new hire to start. You’ve just recruited someone you really wanted. They’ve got the skills, the attitude and felt like a strong addition to the business. Then, during onboarding, they let you know that they’ve been managing a long-term condition that may affect their attendance at times. Suddenly, what should feel like a positive moment starts to feel complicated. You want to do the

How to resolve conflict between two employees Handling conflict isn’t how you want to spend your time or energy. Two employees aren’t getting on. It’s awkward, distracting and pulling you into something you didn’t create and don’t particularly want to referee. It can be really tempting to turn a blind eye and hope that these situations will settle down on their own. Here’s why that isn’t a good idea and how you can nip things in the bud before they escalate. What conflict usu

How to transform reactive and expensive HR spend into proactive strategies that deliver ROI. Most business owners don't create an HR budget... Instead, they only spend money on HR when they have to in order to fix problems when they arise, like disciplinaries and grievances. The issue is that this kind of reactive HR is expensive, disruptive and delivers no return. It’s money spent firefighting rather than improving the business. When used properly, good people management doe

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