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Disengaged Employees? Don’t Reach for the Survey Button Yet!
When organisations want to increase productivity and employee engagement within the workforce, it can be all too easy to reach for…
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Five Steps to Better Grievance Procedures
The increase in employment tribunal claims could mark the beginning of a new era for employee relations. With this, comes an…
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The Do’s and Don’ts of The Grievance Process
As employment law advisers, we are frequently asked about grievances and issues surrounding the grievance process, which put us to thinking:…
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Middle Managers and Employee Relations: A Turbulent Relationship
At a recent CIPD Conference and Exhibition, Vista’s Head of Learning, Vicky Roberts, shared some insights published by our sister company,…
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How to Performance Manage an Attitude Problem | Vista Webinar
In our second webinar for 2025, Sharon Andrew will be presenting How to Performance Manage an Attitude Problem. As one of…
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Tools and Techniques for Managing Conflict in the Workplace | Vista Webinar
Our 2025 series of webinars starts on 30th January. As humans we are often concerned about the ramifications of managing conflict…
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Second Jobs and Side Hustles: 10 Employer Questions Answered
Second jobs or ‘side hustles’ have exploded in popularity in recent years. From podcasting to selling handmade products, these ventures are…
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Holidays or Long Term, Should You Allow Employees to Work from Abroad?
Pre-Covid, the idea of working from anywhere in the world seemed like a pipe dream. But in recent years, the growing…
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InView December 2024
The latest updates from the employment Tribunal - December 2024
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Preventing Workplace Christmas Party Disasters: Dealing with Alcohol, Secret Santa and Out of Control Employees
Christmas is a time for celebration, appreciation and fun, but it can also be a real headache from a HR perspective.…
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Alcohol at the Christmas Party: How to Prevent 3 Sobering HR Problems
Office parties and work-related events are a perfect opportunity for socialising, strengthening team connections, and letting off steam. But often these…
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Secret Santa: 3 Ways to Keep Gift-Giving Fun, Without Unwrapping HR Issues
Love it or hate it, Secret Santa is something many workplaces participate in in the lead up to Christmas, as an…
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Template: Christmas Party Memo
Please click the link below to download our template for communicating guidelines for staff to follow at the Christmas Party.
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Dealing with Winter, and the HR & Legal Issues around Colds, Bad Weather and Annual Leave Requests
Winter has arrived, and we will be digging out coats, scarves and gloves from the deepest depths of our wardrobes. Colds…
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Webinar | Situational Development Model: Flex Style to Meet the Development Needs of the People That You Are Meeting
Discover how to assess your team’s needs and apply the right leadership approach to boost performance and morale. Replay this webinar,…
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Mastering Performance Management: 5 Common Barriers and How to Beat Them
Picture this: It’s been a year since Sarah’s last performance review. Sarah sits in her manager’s office, unsure of what to…
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Checklist: Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Practical steps for HR professionals based on EHRC guidance Despite sexual harassment being unlawful for almost four decades, the #MeToo campaign…
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Webinar | Diagnosing a Performance Gap and Setting Your Managers Up for a Great PIP!
Is someone in your business not hitting their stride? Replay this webinar where Tracey Turner and Vicky Roberts talk about digging…
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Risk Assessment Template: Sexual Harassment
If your organisation needs a risk assessment for assessing sexual harassment, you can request a download of a free template by…
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Action Plan Template: Sexual Harassment
If your organisation needs an action plan for increasing awareness of, and dealing with, sexual harassment you can request a download…
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What Is The Risk of Sexual Harassment in Your Organisation?
On 26th October 2024 employers will be obliged to take ‘reasonable steps’ to protect workers from harassment of a sexual nature…
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Webinar | Upward Bullying: How to Tease Out the Issues and Map a Pathway to Resolution
Remote work has given new life to upward bullying tactics like ghosting meetings, missed deadlines, and rumour-spreading.
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Policy Template: Sexual Harassment
If your organisation needs a policy for increasing awareness of, and dealing with, sexual harassment you can request a download of…
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What if Employees Don’t Feel Safe at Work and Refuse to Attend?
Sometimes, unforeseen events such as pandemics or periods of public disorder create risks that employees perceive as threats to their well-being.…
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How to Support Carers in the Workplace
A free template produced by the Vista team to implement a new policy covering caring responsibilities.
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Managing Addiction in the Workplace
How can you support employees experiencing addiction in the workplace?
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Policy Template: Substance Misuse Policy
This substance misuse policy aims to increase awareness of the effects of alcohol and drug misuse in the workplace. You can…
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Tips from an Occupational Health Physician: How to Get the Best from an Occupational Health Report
An audience with an OH Physician: how can we get the best from a referral to occupational health, and a report…
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Webinar: How to Say No Like a Pro
In this session we explore why we’re hardwired to hate to hear no, and an oven-ready technique to help your managers…
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Mental Health at Work: HR’s Guide to Going Formal
The answers to some of the questions we are asked about managing mental health at work alongside a formal HR process.
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Managing the Legalities of Maternity Leave – Four Easy Tips for HR Professionals to Avoid the Pitfalls
Women’s football is in the news again with Reading captain Emma Mukandi criticising the club for failing to support her as…
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Fertility in the Workplace: An Action Plan for Employers & Managers
16% of the workforce are impacted by fertility issues. Here is an action plan to help you to support fertility in…
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Menopause at Work: 5 Useful Resources for Employers
Here are some of our favourite resources for HR teams to share with their managers & employees at work.
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Whistleblowing: The Latest on Kong v Gulf International Bank UK Ltd
Chris MacNaughton reviews the latest on the case of Kong v Gulf International Bank UK Ltd.
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How to manage football fans during the World Cup: three simple tips for HR professionals
We’re on the horizon of World Cup season and rather than focussing on the football, we’re looking at how HR professionals…
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Paternity Leave – The Facts
We look at the detail of who is eligible for paternity leave, how long is it, when is it taken and…
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Diversity Training: Responding to the Voices that say it Doesn’t Work
There has been plenty of articles of over the years pointing out why diversity training does not work. Whilst it’s not…
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Estate Agent Hits Headlines for Employee’s Racist Tweet: A Developing Problem for Employers
The dark side of football showed its ugly face once again after Sunday’s Euro Final, as within minutes of the final…
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5 Hybrid & Remote Working Questions: Answered.
There can’t be a HR team in the land that hasn’t had a recent discussion about hybrid working and remote working.…
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How to Run a Remote Disciplinary Hearing
What are the things we need to think about when running a remote disciplinary hearing? The legal requirements can be boiled…
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What is ‘Dignity at Work’ Anyway?
Dignity at work is the title of our flagship training programme at Vista. But what does dignity at work really mean?…
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What to Do When an Employee is Off Sick with a Pending Investigation
Do you have an employee off sick pending an investigation? Often employees think that by getting themselves signed off sick they…
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Managing Sickness Absence: Too Ill to Talk?
Managing an ill health situation where an employee says they are too ill to talk, or attend meetings requires a careful…
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Managing Sickness Absence: Too Ill to Talk?
Managing sickness absence where an employee says they are too ill to talk, or attend meetings requires a careful and considered…
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How to Make Employee Feedback Memorable: Tips for your Managers
Great quality employee feedback is one of the best thing’s managers can give to their teams. Well-structured, constructive guidance that the…
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How to Write a Better Grievance Outcome Letter
The first rule of the grievance outcome letter: provide reasons for any findings, backed up by evidence. It is a common…
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How to Conduct a First-Rate Grievance Investigation
So, we know the importance of establishing the nature of the grievance and ensuring all of the issues are addressed. One…
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Managing Sickness Absence: Tips for your Managers
When a member of your team goes off sick and the absence becomes prolonged, how to manage the sickness absence can…
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Things to Consider when Suspending an Employee
So, you’re thinking about suspending an employee. Before you send them off on a paid holiday, it’s important to ensure suspension…
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5 Ways to Support Employees with Autism
Many employers are worried that they don’t know enough about autism or that they may struggle to make adjustments to support…
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Tricky Dismissals: What to do when an Employee can’t Engage in the Process
Here’s the fifth and final scenario in our Managing Tricky Dismissals series: five short blogs where we look at complex dismissal…
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Tricky Dismissals: ‘The Suspected Thief Blaming it on a Medical Condition’
Welcome to the first in our Managing Tricky Dismissals series: five short blogs where we look at complex dismissal issues and…
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What Can Employers do to Support the Menopause?
The 18th October is World Menopause Day. Where did that come from and why is everyone suddenly talking about Menopause at…
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Bullying or Harassment? How to decide which you are dealing with
Bullying and harassment, if you don’t hear these terms in the press on a regular basis, we’re pretty sure you will…
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How to Manage the Grievance Appeal Process: Tips for Your Managers
An employee has appealed against the outcome of a grievance they have raised, and one of your managers is in the…
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