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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 18, 202110 min read
UNCONSCIOUS BIAS EXAMPLES AND HOW TO AVOID THEM IN THE WORKPLACE
If you’re hiring based on ‘gut feeling,’ you’re likely hiring on the basis of unconscious bias. The best way to prevent yourself from...
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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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May 13, 20216 min read
Revolutionising Inclusion in the Workplace
Diversity, undoubtedly, is an all-encompassing concept. It goes way beyond gender and includes ethnicity, language, socio-economic...
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Apr 8, 20213 min read
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace — Trends for 2021
Diversity in business can bring underrepresented thoughts and experiences to the table, inspiring increased creativity and innovation...
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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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acornhrservices
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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