The 2017 International Workplace course prospectus is out, with dates for over 70 courses in the UK and internationally, and a growing range of eLearning courses including our IOSH-approved short course programme. This year has seen us expand our curriculum to encompass ILM levels 3 and 5 courses on Leadership and Management, in addition to accredited training from CIPD, IOSH and NEBOSH, and approved training from IEMA. ... Continue reading

We have upgraded our telephone system and have updated our contact details. If you’re calling us from the UK you can reach us on 0333 210 1995; if you’re calling from outside the UK then the number is +44 333 210 1995. Our old phone number beginning with 0871 is no longer supported, and we have also decommissioned our old fax number. Please note our revised opening hours for the festive season are as follows (all times GMT): Festive opening hours: Monday 19th – Thursday 22nd December: 02:00-17:00 (normal opening hours) F... Continue reading

The recent case of Bandara v. British Broadcasting Corporation is a cautionary tale for employers that want to use a previously issued final written warning when dismissing an employee for a further act of misconduct. Bandara was employed by the BBC as a senior producer, working within the BBC World Service, delivering content to the Sinhalese-speaking audience in Sri Lanka and elsewhere. He had 18 years’ service. In 2013, two incidents occurred. Bandara fell out with a manager over an instruction he had been given and then, some months lat... Continue reading

By 2020 it is estimated that one in three British workers will be over the age of 50 years, according to statistics published by The Work Foundation. However, currently, older people are more likely to experience longer periods of unemployment: 47% of unemployed 50-64 year olds have been out of work for a year or more, the effects of which are that among those aged over 50 even a short period of unemployment increases the risk of mortality and a heart attack as much as smoking. It’s clear the workplace needs to become a more older-worker-fri... Continue reading

A former HR manager at a UK branch of a Korean firm is suing the company for sex discrimination, age discrimination and racial discrimination after allegedly losing her job because she refused to bow to her boss. Misook McDonald claims she was demoted to secretarial duties at Dongbu Daewoo Electronics in Berkshire after the “furious” Chief Financial Director, Ho Seung Yoo, confronted her over her failure to bow to him at the beginning and end of each working day. McDonald also told the Tribunal that Yoo ordered her to “do secretarial du... Continue reading