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Set up a mentoring programme
How to establish an effective mentoring programme in your business
Mentoring: formal and informal programmes
How formal or informal mentoring programmes work and an example structure for a mentoring programme
Developing effective mentoring relationships
How to get the best from the mentoring relationship
Trade union membership rights
Understand the rights of union members, non-union members and union officials in your business
How to support employees with mental ill health
Ways that you can support employees if they are experiencing mental health issues.
Advantages of creating a positive mental health culture
Key benefits of creating a culture that respects and helps employees with mental ill health.
Problems caused by poor management of mental ill health
Poor management of mental ill health can create a number of issues including conflict, high staff turnover, and increased costs.
Managing and supporting employees with mental ill health
This guide looks at the advantages of promoting a good mental health culture and the range of support that employers can access.
Mental ill health: support for employers
Support for employers managing mental health issues includes a range of mental health organisations and government support programmes.
Mental Health Charter
The Equality Commission’s Mental Health Charter will help you to put in place the correct procedures for a more motivated workforce.
Foundation degrees - benefits for your business
Foundation degrees can help to improve your employees' skills and their contribution to your business.
Foundation degrees explained for employers
A Foundation degree is a higher education qualification mainly delivered in local colleges which combines academic and work-related learning.
Absence and sickness policies: what to include
An overview of what to include in absence and sickness policies.
Benefits of an absence and sickness policy
Productivity, morale, and staff retention can be improved with clear workplace policies on absence and sickness.
Manage absence and sickness
Information and guidance for employers about managing sickness and absence in the workplace.
Employee absence due to conflict at work
How to manage staff who are absent because of disputes or other conflicts in the workplace.
Employee absence as a capability issue
How an employee's illness can affect their ability to perform their job.
Manage workplace absence and sickness
An overview of the basic principles of managing absence and sickness effectively.
Managing absence and sickness: five things you should know
Top tips to help employers effectively manage unexpected workplace absence.
Measure and monitor absence and sickness
How to measure and record absence and sickness in your workplace.