5 Steps Employers Need to Take in a Slowing Economy
The once rock-solid labour market is on shaky ground. Are you ready for what’s ahead? For nearly two years, filling open positions has...
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Feb 25, 20233 min read
The Four-day working-week
Is the traditional Monday – Friday working week soon to become a thing of the past? A report carried out by Anghel and Cohen (2023),...
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Feb 23, 20237 min read
Conflict Resolution in the Workplace
Tension within the workplace is natural and some conflict is bound to occur. Though some managers may confuse dispute prevention with...
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Sep 5, 20223 min read
The Cost-of-Living Crisis – Advice for Employers
Inflation, as measured by the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), hit 9.4% in the year to June – the highest level for 40 years, in the face of...
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Jun 27, 20215 min read
ANDROPAUSE
Over the last few years, there has been more and more research done into the affects of menopause on the female body and how the changes...
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Jun 5, 20217 min read
Small businesses and redundancy:
Your Guide: Redundancy is the process by which an employer ‘lets someone go’ from their company because there is no longer a business...
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May 27, 20216 min read
HR OUTSOURCING
An overview of HR outsourcing, its use within organisation and its alternatives Introduction Outsourcing any activity to an external...
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May 23, 20219 min read
A Guide to Designing a Hybrid Workplace
A year of working from home has taught us valuable lessons. Employers have started acknowledging that work-from-home is, after all, not...
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Apr 21, 20216 min read
20 Subtle Signs of Workplace Bullying
If you think workplace bullying doesn’t affect some of your employees, you're mistaken. One in four employees is affected by it. There is...
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Mar 31, 20216 min read
The five things you need to know about business resilience planning
Environmental stewardship and sustainability have become woven into most organisation operations to the point where sustainable...
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Mar 7, 20214 min read
Guidance: Cyber Security for SME’s
How to Protect Against Key Threats Malware/Viruses Update your operating system, browsers and plugins Enable click-to-play plugins Remove...
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Feb 28, 20215 min read
WHAT IS COMPLIANCE IN BUSINESS AND HR?
UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS CONCEPT In recent years, throughout the world we have followed the high level of...
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Feb 22, 202112 min read
What is IR35 (and what does it mean for you?)
Note: Due to the challenge’s businesses are facing because of COVID-19, the government announced on 17 March that IR35 tax reforms will...
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Feb 21, 20215 min read
7 top HR mistakes companies make
It’s easy to ignore the human resources side of your business when things are flowing smoothly. After all, there are far more pressing...
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Feb 14, 20213 min read
Is Your HR Function Compliant?
What is HR compliance? The definition of compliance is the “act of adhering to a particular law or rule or acting according to an...
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Feb 7, 20214 min read
Six HR strategies for improving employee engagement
Disengagement can cause real damage to an organisation’s productivity and profitability – giving HR teams an opportunity to spark...
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Feb 1, 20212 min read
3 Keys to 2021 Business Planning
There is no question the business landscape has changed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, but what remains unseen is how adjustments...
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Jan 27, 20212 min read
Varying Employees Contracts of Employment
Today we are exploring some of the challenges that you may be faced with when considering changing an employees existing terms and...
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Jan 26, 20212 min read
WHY HUMAN RESOURCES MUST EMBRACE SUSTAINABILITY.
The term sustainability is used in different aspects to refer to “adequately meeting the needs of the people today without compromising...
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Jan 22, 20215 min read
Why all businesses should embrace sustainability
Sustainability is becoming more important for all companies, across all industries. 62% of executives consider a sustainability strategy...
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