CIPD

Your employees can claim via their Tax. There has been a previous thread on here about this.

I couldn't agree more with Keith - I very early on had a manager complain about an employee, made it sound and look like it was a recent issue, when I dug a little deeper it turned out it had been a long running issue between them over a number of years…

I think he means did you study level 5, as if you did you would know how to set out the written assessments. Also your tutor should be able to give you some advice.

I had one new starter who wasn't paid. He rang me and I referred him to his new line manager. It turned out he hadn't actually accepted the offer in any formal way, even though the correspondence asked for it, so therefore did not trigger the chain…

I got my break into HR after a long career as a PA in property investment in the West End of London. I had two children and took a job in a local supermarket filling shelves in the evening. It was a complete shock, but once my children were settled…

If they go off sick, do you have a return to work policy and how do you manage excessive sick absence?

i used to deal with an apprenticeship scheme and their contracts stated that we did not guarantee work at the end of the course.

I used to work for one of the big 4 supermarkets and we certainly paid them for their 2 day induction in the store, now the induction is 3 hours and all on an ipad! I believe they still get paid for the 3 hours.

Congratulations!

I also did the diploma, but I did mine at College, term time, one afternoon each week. It was good and I have made some great friends and contacts as well.