5 key skills for great people management
For many of us when starting out in our career or indeed, starting our own business,
we don’t consider that at some point our role may grow and that we may have to employ a team of staff. Read the 5 key skills that we believe are required for great people management.
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Why outsourcing your HR can benefit your business
Having an HR specialist on hand is becoming increasingly more important for businesses of all sizes, particularly with new employment regulations coming in to force in 2020. Read about why it’s a great idea to outsource your HR.
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Can I refuse a candidate on the basis of their visible tattoos?
You’re holding interviews. That candidate with an amazing CV walks through the door with a very obvious and visible tattoo. Should it be a deal breaker? Read on to find out the question you should really be asking.
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Delivering bad news about holidays and how to communicate it to your staff
Summer is here, your team are packing their sunscreen and jetting off to foreign climates.So, what do you do if you have to break it to them that you’re going to have to cancel their annual leave? Our blog provides some tips on considersations when breaking bad news about holidays.
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Why you should invest in management development.
Taking the time to invest in your managers is a key component for future growth which cannot be ignored, especially when one of the top reasons cited for employees leaving a company is due to a lack of poor management.
Whether it is through mentoring, coaching or formal training, it is crucial to find the right solution to support your managers in developing critical skills required to engage and motivate the people within your business.
Our blog explores the key reasons you should invest in your managers.
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IT Security Checklist
When employees leave an organisation, there is a tendancy to focus on the practical aspects of employment. For example, final pay, returning physical equipment, ensuring customers are informed, etc. but many times the IT security of a company during this process is overlooked if it is not built into the formal exit management process. Read our guest blog from LP Networks to find out what you should include in your employee exit checklist to protect your IT security.
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Eradicating human trafficking and modern slavery in the workplace. Is your organisation compliant?
According to the Salvation Army cases of modern slavery in the UK has nearly doubled in the past year.
The Modern Slavery Act 2015 means that businesses have to report on how they tackle slavery in their supply chains. Is your organisation doing everything it can to eradicate modern slavery?
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National Living Wage and Real Living Wage - finance matters
As an employer you must pay the minimum wage but are you an employer who has voluntarily signed up to the ‘real living wage’? This November it has had a rise of 2.8%. A high number of the UK population have admitted that they are struggling financially. Last year it was reported that half of all UK adults are financially vulnerable. They are failing to pay bills and are resorting to borrowing money to make ends meet. This week is Talk Money Week, is your workplace supporting staff?
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Poor workplace training - the cost to your business
With the well documented skills shortage, why are so many UK workplaces failing to prioritise learning and development?
Businesses that do not invest in L&D are more likely to have a decreased turnover and higher turnover of staff.
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How to manage remote workers
It is National Work Life Week providing employers and employees an opportunity to focus on well-being at work and how to strike a work-life balance. With an increasingly remote workforce and flexible working, come new challenges for leaders and managers. For example, how can a business develop future leaders and successors and how can you build a cohesive team?
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