Articles by Kim Nicol
HRLaw, Legislative Compliance

New Government, New Employment Law

On 17 July 2024 the new Labour Government in the UK delivered its first King's Speech.  This set out two…
Employment Tribunal claims

Employment Tribunal claims – why take the risk?

Employment tribunal claims are a nightmare for employers. Even if you are confident that the claim is rubbish and you…
Compassion, Difficult Conversations

Having Difficult Conversations with your Employees

Some might say every conversation with an employee is difficult – even giving them a pay-rise can turn ‘nasty’.  It’s…
Grievance investigations

Tackling Grievance Investigations is a Skill not many...

Grievances are on the rise.  It can be very hard to manage them objectively.  Small organisations find it extremely…
HR Management, Probationary period

Why Probationary Periods are so important to Businesses

Legally, a probationary period is meaningless. So many employers wonder … what’s the point? The first three months or…
Mental health

How should employers respond to Mental Health issues?

In recent years we have all become much more aware of mental health issues that affect us.  Some managers feel that…
Employment & HR

Helping Managers to tackle POOR PERFORMANCE in the workplace

Many businesses and managers are rubbish at tackling poor performance issues. Poor performance is not something that…
Bullying in the workplace

How do we deal with a BULLY in the workplace?

I ran a training session last week for some very successful senior managers of a law firm.   One of the issues that…
#pregnancy, #leadershipdevelopment

" THE MENOPAUSE "

It’s like pregnancy – we have to talk about it, but lots of us don’t want to and don’t know how? Like…
Employment & HR

" APPEAL 101 "

I have just finished hearing an appeal against a decision to dismiss an employee.   Appeals should be easy.  All of the…
Employment & HR

Tackling DIFFICULT situations

We all know what they are.  We all know what they feel like for us.  We all know what we think they feel like for…
Employment & HR

Let’s Talk: Disputes and Conflict

Disputes and conflict will always arise in a workplace.  Mediation can help you focus on the solutions and resolve…