Managing Sickness Absence: Supporting Employees While Protecting Your Business

by McKinney HR Team | 21 Jul 2026 | HR Blog

Sickness absence remains a significant challenge for employers, with organisations losing an average of 9.4 working days per employee to absence in 2025. While short-term absences are often caused by minor illnesses, stress or mental health concerns, long-term...

The Role of a Neutral Mediator in Resolving Workplace Conflict

by McKinney HR Team | 9 Jul 2026 | HR Blog

Conflict in the workplace can arise for many reasons, including communication breakdowns, personality differences, disagreements over responsibilities, or misunderstandings between colleagues. When left unresolved, these issues can affect morale, productivity, and...

Recruitment, Onboarding & Probation: Building the Foundations for Employee Success

by McKinney HR Team | 29 Jun 2026 | HR Blog

Getting recruitment and onboarding right can have a significant impact on employee retention, engagement and organisational success. From defining the right role and selecting the best candidate to supporting individuals through their first few months, every stage...

Why Workplace Investigations Matter

by McKinney HR Team | 5 Jun 2026 | HR Blog

When Conflict Becomes a Risk: Why Workplace Investigations Matter Conflict is part of every workplace. Different personalities, pressures, and communication styles can naturally create tension. But when concerns escalate into allegations of bullying, harassment,...

Holiday Records

by McKinney HR Team | 15 May 2026 | HR Blog

New Employer Duty to Keep Holiday & Holiday Pay Records While this may sound like a small compliance change, it puts much more emphasis on being able to show how holiday entitlement and pay have been managed — not just that calculations were done correctly. Why Is...