Employee Relations

Employee Disciplinary Sanctions in France

July 11, 2023March 3, 2025 Employee Relations, France, International, Leadership, Policies

Though certain sanctions may differ, what constitutes a disciplinary offence at work is much the same in France as it is in the UK. Examples include failure or refusal to ... Read more

French Employment Law: the Role of the CSE

April 11, 2023March 3, 2025 Employee Relations, France, International, Leadership, Policies, Training Workshop

Introduced in 2020, the Comité Social et Économique (CSE) is a comprehensive employee representative body that merges three pre-existing groups – the employee delegates, the works council, and the health ... Read more

How to Give (and Receive) Critical Feedback

October 10, 2022March 3, 2025 Employee Relations, Home Working, Leadership, Policies, Wellbeing

How do you react when someone offers you a piece of critical feedback? A recent FT article suggested that we tend to cycle through three mental stages when criticised. These ... Read more

Could Your Meetings Be More Effective?

July 15, 2022March 3, 2025 Diversity, Employee Relations, Home Working, Leadership, Wellbeing

“Just walk out of bad meetings,” Elon Musk is reported to have said, back in 2018. Unfortunately, not every employee will have this option. And as research shows that only ... Read more

Are “stay” interviews the key to retaining talented staff?

April 20, 2022March 3, 2025 Employee Relations, Home Working, Leadership, Policies, Recruitment, Wellbeing

The concept of the exit interview is not new. Many companies conduct these interviews after an employee has handed in their notice, so they can find out more about what ... Read more