Carole Burman, FCIPD
Managing Director and Founder of MAD-HR, Carole has over 30 years of experience working in the world of HR. She prides herself on her ability to help clients grow their business and attract, retain and engage talent by building a positive employer brand.
20th May How To Improve Performance
How to improve performance - Most managers have to deal with a poor performer. It can be tricky unless you have the right tools to help you.
10th May How to Avoid Costly Dismissal Mistakes
Dismissal Mistakes - How to avoid making proceedural errors that cost your business in time and money and see you in tribunal.
27th April Employee birthdays and national minimum wage pay increases
Birthday can mean pay rises, especially if employees are now old enough for the national minimum wage for 18 year olds
27th April How a nickname cost employers £63,000
A male employee, called “Gramps” by his colleagues for a number of years. Our blog outlines how a nickname cost employers £63,000
27th April Does poor performance justify redundancy?
You have set a poor performer goals for improvement that they have not met. Can you just make a poor performer redundant?
15th April 10 tips to become a more effective manager
There is not a manager anywhere who does not have room for a little improvement. Check out these tips to improve your management skills.
11th April Employers risk breach of holiday rights with contract wording
Employers risk breach of holiday rights as a result of the way that Easter bank holidays fall this year and next year. It's worth reading up on it.
11th April How to manage employee time off work to provide Court evidence
One of your employees has been summonsed to Court, we share how to manage time off work to provide Court evidence, including pay and absence.
19th March Leading by Example – Leadership in the 21st Century
you can have all the policies and procedures but you need to relate to your staff to succeed and achieve leadership in the 21st century
8th March Including new information in disciplinary proceedings
Following a disciplinary hearing, further negative information has come to light. How do you manage new information in disciplinary proceedings?
8th March Does a driving ban mean dismissal?
One of your employees has just been banned from driving after committing a criminal offence. Does a driving ban mean dismissal?
8th March Monitoring Employee Communications, Where’s The Line?
The European Court of Human Rights recently ruled that an employer had not breached human rights law when monitoring employee communications.
1st March Employers Will Have To Pay Commission As Part Of Holiday Pay
case law has determined that commission should be paid as part of holiday pay. read the circumstances here and don't get caught out
19th February Why you need to bother with probationary periods
you go to great lengths to employ someone so after all that resource input we look at Why you need to bother with probationary periods
2nd February The New National Living Wage
The New National Living Wage came into force on 1 April 2016. What do you need to know to keep compliant and protect your business?
2nd February The 2016 to 2017 Statutory Rates
2016 to 2017 Statutory Rates. Statutory parental payments & sick pay are usually increased annually. There’s some good news for employers. MAD-HR explores.
18th January 9 Tips to Improve Your Confidence When Communicating
In business, as in life, poor communication can have many negative consequences. Follow these 9 tips to improve your confidence when communicating.
8th January Big Employment Law Issues For Smaller Employers in 2016
If you are a SME, you will now that there are a number of big employment law issues for Smaller Employers. Here's what to watch out for in 2016.
4th January How to avoid disability discrimination in recruitment
Managing redeployment of staff alongside health issues can present issues. Here are our expert HR tips on avoiding disability discrimination in recruitment.
4th January What you need to know about name blind recruitment
Government drives support for 'name blind' recruitment to improve rejection rates and encourages hiring from a pool of anonymous candidates.
