Over more than three decades of doing this, one thing that still amazes me is how persistent the misconceptions are about who can actually represent an employee in a formal disciplinary or grievance hearing. HR sees this all the time: people turning up with friends or relatives like "Aunty Sandra, who used to be quite high up in HR." If I had a pound for every time I corrected company heads on the misconception that their staff member's representative can attend but is not pe
After 30 years in HR, one thing's clear: the same problems keep coming up.
Last month, a Conwy business faced a £4,000 tribunal claim over a missing contract.
Here are 5 common HR mistakes and how to avoid them.
