In this episode of Buzzing About HR, we drop into that familiar end of year moment. It is the 23rd of December. The calendar has slid onto the floor, budget papers are wedged under a mug, and the to do list looks like it is multiplying when you are not looking. If December chaos has a habit of following you into January, this episode is designed to stop that happening. This is a calm, practical reset to help you step into 2026 feeling organised rather than already behind. Over a brisk, biscu...
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In this episode of Buzzing About HR, we drop into that familiar end of year moment. It is the 23rd of December. The calendar has slid onto the floor, budget papers are wedged under a mug, and the to do list looks like it is multiplying when you are not looking. If December chaos has a habit of following you into January, this episode is designed to stop that happening. This is a calm, practical reset to help you step into 2026 feeling organised rather than already behind. Over a brisk, biscu...
How One Appeal Mistake Cost a Pub More Than Halloumi Fries
Buzzing About HR
10 minutes
4 months ago
How One Appeal Mistake Cost a Pub More Than Halloumi Fries
Send us a text A shift manager with a clean record was unfairly dismissed for giving a colleague a 50% staff discount for takeaway food instead of the policy-compliant 20%. The tribunal ruled that the appeal process failed to consider proportionality, treating negligence as deliberate dishonesty and ignoring the employee's long service. • Long-serving shift manager allowed 50% discount on takeaway food when policy only permitted 20% • Business dismissed for gross misconduct after CCTV and ti...
Buzzing About HR
In this episode of Buzzing About HR, we drop into that familiar end of year moment. It is the 23rd of December. The calendar has slid onto the floor, budget papers are wedged under a mug, and the to do list looks like it is multiplying when you are not looking. If December chaos has a habit of following you into January, this episode is designed to stop that happening. This is a calm, practical reset to help you step into 2026 feeling organised rather than already behind. Over a brisk, biscu...
