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The six-month qualifying period: what the 1 January 2027 unfair dismissal change means for the staff already on your payroll

The six-month qualifying period: what the 1 January 2027 unfair dismissal change means for the staff already on your payroll

The six-month qualifying period: what the 1 January 2027 unfair dismissal change means for the staff already on your payrollNick Hurt
Published on: 13/07/2026

The unfair dismissal qualifying period drops to six months on 1 January 2027, and it applies to staff already on your payroll. What UK employers need to change now.

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Health and safety for directors: what personal responsibility actually means when something goes wrong

Health and safety for directors: what personal responsibility actually means when something goes wrong

Health and safety for directors: what personal responsibility actually means when something goes wrongNick Hurt
Published on: 06/07/2026

Health and safety for directors under UK law: what personal liability really means, and the gap between delegating safety and actually overseeing it.

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Capability or conduct? Why UK employers confuse the two and what it costs when a dismissal falls apart

Capability or conduct? Why UK employers confuse the two and what it costs when a dismissal falls apart

Capability or conduct? Why UK employers confuse the two and what it costs when a dismissal falls apartNick Hurt
Published on: 29/06/2026

Capability or conduct? UK employers often run the wrong process, and it turns costly once a warning is on file. Learn how to tell them apart before you act.

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Contractor safety management: the gap between what UK businesses think they have done and what HSE expects

Contractor safety management: the gap between what UK businesses think they have done and what HSE expects

Contractor safety management: the gap between what UK businesses think they have done and what HSE expectsNick Hurt
Published on: 22/06/2026

RAMS on file is not the same as contractor safety management. See what an unannounced HSE inspection actually looks for, and where UK businesses fall short.

Health & Safety
Fit notes, long-term sickness and capability: what UK employers get wrong before the conversation even starts

Fit notes, long-term sickness and capability: what UK employers get wrong before the conversation even starts

Fit notes, long-term sickness and capability: what UK employers get wrong before the conversation even startsNick Hurt
Published on: 15/06/2026

Fit note, long-term sickness and capability: what UK employers get wrong in the first six weeks of absence, and what the 2026 fit note reform means in practice.

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360 degree feedback for managers: what it really reveals, and where businesses get the response wrong

360 degree feedback for managers: what it really reveals, and where businesses get the response wrong

360 degree feedback for managers: what it really reveals, and where businesses get the response wrongNick Hurt
Published on: 09/06/2026

360 degree feedback for managers: what the data actually reveals about your leadership team, and the failure modes that waste the result.

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