CIPD

I can't believe I have another one!

Employee: "You're infringing my human rights! You're resorting to double-speak to try and cover up what you're doing! I don't know how you sleep at night! It's outrageous! It's illegal! I'm not doing it! You can…

I moved from public sector (NHS) to private sector and I did have to learn to let some things go! It taught me a lot about questioning my own assumptions and practices though, and I really enjoyed it. So much I'm still there 7 years later. It perhaps…

We have recently used Microsoft Forms (as it was included in a package we already paid for) and been very pleased with it. There are anonymous and non-anonymous options. It is similar to surveymonkey in terms of simplicity and appearance. You can export…

Loving the not sharing biscuits. It reminds me of someone who majorly annoyed me at work years ago, by attempting to take credit for my work because they had "edited" it for me (added a title page with a spelling error). It backfired as everyone knew…

Just when I think it goes through a quiet patch, my lovely employees provide me with more material for this thread!

1. No, it's not possible I "made a typo" on your P60 because you "feel like I paid more tax than that". They are non-editable forms with…

I think there's a way to be honest without putting too much weight on the past. "I'm looking for a new opportunity where I can contribute to a positive culture etc etc". I agree with Keith though that I wouldn't research previous employers' reputations…

moments when I have struggled to maintain my "neutral HR face" recently:
- I have been here 11 months now, and it's been 5 months since I had a payrise so I think I should be paid more (your line manager thinks otherwise based on your performance…

I've never been to one - often the topics look interesting, but they are always at the same time (evening), which is a time that is personally impossible for me due to caring responsibilities. I would have much more chance of attending if they were within…