Welcome to our latest newsletter,
We provide professional HR support and payroll services to organisations across Oxfordshire and the surrounding counties. Our goal is to keep you up to date with the latest developments in HR and Payroll that affect your business. We will publish useful hints and tips, interesting business articles and feature the occasional competition with prizes.
Fiona McClure
Partner
Critchleys HR and Payroll LLP |
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The Dangers Of Christmas Parties
  Christmas Parties can be a great way of getting to know your employees in an informal social setting but it is important to remember that a social gathering connected to work is likely to be considered an extension of the workplace.
The presence of alcohol will not be considered a reasonable defence if things go awry...
Therefore, from an employment tribunal's perspective, all relevant employment legislation still applies: e.g. discrimination, harassment and bullying etc.
Will you be holding a Christmas party this year? If it isn't the economy, perhaps the fear of employment legislation which the government haven't tackled may put you off.
Providing your employees recognise what is acceptable behaviour and what isn't you should be fairly safe shouldn't you? but will they still recognise right from wrong after a few bottles of Christmas cheer?
Unfortunately, there have been quite a few festive gatherings that have subsequently resulted in litigation...
Click here to find out what happened at these innocent Christmas Parties! |
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CLIENT TESTIMONIAL
"Prosonix has used the services of Critchleys HR and Payroll since April 2010."
"In July 2011 we had an unexpected, business critical, HR issue to deal with and Critchleys HR and Payroll swung into action. At very short notice we received authoritative advice on the legal position and the options available to us and, as they had already helped us to update our policies and procedures, the situation was soon brought to a satisfactory conclusion.
I am very grateful for the responsiveness, support and professionalism that the team provided at an extremely difficult time."
Andy Bush
Chief Operating Officer
Prosonix Ltd
www.prosonix.co.uk
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HINTS & TIPS: Tricky Employee Conversations
 There are some subjects or employees that make conversations tricky and it is all too easy to delay it whilst you find 101 more pressing things to deal with.
Unfortunately, putting off a difficult discussion with an employee can often lead to escalation of the original issue and of course the issue doesn?t get resolved.
This will inevitably require more of your time to resolve and has the potential to increase the discomfort factor for both yourself and the employee when you do get round to dealing with it...
Fortunately, Critchleys HR and Payroll have come up with 5 Top Tips for Tricky Employee Conversations. We have also illustrated some different employee personalities that you may recognise and included some tips on how to flex your communication style to get the desired co-operation.
Click here for a quick reminder on how to handle those tricky conversations. |
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RETAINED CLIENTS AREA
Our HR Advice Line clients have online access to their own area of our website. This private resource contains employment and HR documents, employer guides, employment law updates, case studies and client special offers.
Click here for flow charts and letters that comprise our:
Maternity Process Pack
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COMPETITION: Two Cinema Tickets
 Congratulations to Edward Pilling from Edward Pilling & Co Solicitors, who won our latest competition by informing us that he would "rather dine at Portabello" than do the company payroll.
We thought his reply was rather clever and so his prize is a £50 voucher for dinner for two at the North Oxford Portabello Restaurant Bar & Grill in South Parade.
Would you like two tickets to your local cinema to kick off the festive season? You could watch an HR friendly movie like "Disclosure" or "Up In The Air" (so you'll know exactly what NOT to do!)
To win this fabulous prize, simply tell us:
"According to the Oxford English Dictionary, who invented Christmas Crackers?"
Email your answer and contact details to Fiona at: fmcclure@critchleyshr.co.uk and we'll choose the winner on Monday 12th December. |
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ABOUT CRITCHLEYS HR AND PAYROLL
 We specialise in working with clients who do not have the time to keep up to date with employment law or process payroll.
Our aim is to remove much of the worry and risk that comes with employing staff, by offering professional HR support and payroll services.
For more information, see www.critchleyshr.co.uk or contact Fiona McClure on 01865 261188. |
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