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HR: ER is the emergency room for business owners, HR professionals and anyone else who is responsible for managing or employing a team of people.Hosted by Hroes founder Elissa Thursfield, with 15 years of first-hand lawyer and consulting experience and software service…
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Bumping: Redundancy Loophole or Discrimination Risk? (opens the original)
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"We're making his role redundant... but we're not letting him go.” Meet "bumping" - where one role disappears, but instead of dismissing that employee, the business moves them into someone else's role and makes that person redundant instead. On this episode, Elissa breaks down bumping from both sides: the discrimination risks employers face (hello, 9 protected characteristics), and whether employees can challenge a redundancy they suspect was really about preference, not process. Plus: how to av
“It Was Only Curiosity” - Can That Be Homophobic? (opens the original)
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An employee has raised allegations of repeated homophobic comments from their manager, some allegedly witnessed by other managers. They’ve also raised concerns about sexual harassment from a colleague and homophobic abuse from a customer. But instead of investigating properly, a senior manager suggests the comments might have been “innocent curiosity” and questions whether the manager could really be homophobic because the comments were only directed at this particular employee. What should the
New Contract, Worse Terms (opens the original)
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Can you really just issue a new contract and change the terms? 👀 What happens when a “contract update” actually means losing sick pay, reducing notice, changing holiday rights and removing contractual benefits? And what if the employee refuses to sign? 🎙️ Listen to the full episode to find out what employers should be doing - and how HR can prevent these issues in the first place. With our Unified Offering, benefit from employment software, HR and employment law advice, training and £250k protec
Is Your Remote Employee Working... Somewhere Else? (opens the original)
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What would you do if you suspected a remote employee was juggling another job during contracted hours? 📌 They're regularly unavailable. 📌 Their work suddenly looks AI-generated. 📌 Productivity doesn't quite add up. Can you investigate? Can you monitor them? And if they are working another job, can you dismiss them? That's exactly what our Unified Employment Solution delivers, combining expert employment law advice, software, manager training, and up to £250,000 of tribunal cover if a claim arise
Tracking Every 15 Minutes… Is This Really Legal? (opens the original)
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Would you be comfortable being asked to log everything you do at work in 15-minute intervals, every day? That’s what our HR consultancy tackles in our latest episode! An employee with a strong performance record and no disciplinary issues has been asked to complete detailed activity tracking to improve “visibility” of their workload. Our all-in-one solution is designed to help you prevent claims before they arise, while providing tribunal cover that protects your business against claims, compens
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