Is it all about the money or do employee benefits matter?
As the New Year prompts many to seek new job opportunities, SMEs face the ever-increasing challenge of retaining and rewarding employees, especially when competing with bigger businesses with deeper pockets. But it is important to remember that while financial compensation is crucial, it's not the sole factor in employee retention.
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Effective Strategies for Managing Remote Teams
Since the first Covid-19 lockdown in March 2020, the landscape of work has evolved dramatically, with technology and flexible working laws enabling a surge in remote work. This shift has been further accelerated by factors such as extreme weather, strikes severely impacting the public transport system and the increased availability of skilled cost-effective talent in the gig economy.
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Navigating Winter Wellness: Strategies for Supporting Your Teams’ Mental Health
With the third Monday in January of every year commonly referred to as “Blue Monday” and believed to be the most depressing day of the year (although not scientifically proven!) it gives businesses and HR experts the opportunity and reason to think about the impact that the come down from the festive period, the shock of the credit card bill, the shorter darker days and colder weather has on employees and their mental well being. All of these factors ultimately have the potential to significantly impact attendance, productivity, and performance of employees in the workplace.
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2024 Employment Law Update: Essential Highlights for UK Business Owners
As 2024 unfolds, UK business owners face a significant wave of new employment laws.
This blog aims to demystify the upcoming legal changes, covering key areas such as leave entitlements, working patterns, redundancy protections, adjustments in the national minimum wage, holiday pay calculations, and pension enrolments.
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Revitalising Your Business In the New Year: Strategies for Sustainable Change and Growth
As the new year starts, it's not just personal resolutions that take centre stage. Business owners often see this time as an opportunity for transformation - be it in the business model, productivity, expansion, or exploring new markets. However, the stark reality is that most resolutions dwindle by mid-February.
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What Small Businesses Need to Know to Prepare for Upcoming Employment Law Changes in the UK
From holiday pay to increases to statutory payments, the employment law landscape in the UK is constantly evolving. With 2023 just around the corner, now is a good time to take a look at some of these updates and what they mean for businesses and employees alike.
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All the Answers You Need to Your Christmas HR Questions!
But it’s also the season for long, cold working days, annual leave backlogs, multiple bank holidays and raucous staff parties. In short, without due consideration, Christmas can be a bit of an HR nightmare.
That said, to be mindful of Christmas doesn’t mean you’re a party pooper. Common misconceptions about the workplace at Xmas abound, so we’re here to answer your main Christmas HR questions of 2022.
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10 Mistakes You Want To Avoid When Recruiting Christmas Staff
Even though it seems like it was summer just yesterday, the Christmas season has waltzed right up to our desks. For many people, it’s the happiest time of the year, but it can be a slightly different story for those in business.
Holidays bring new challenges, hurdles, and opportunities to create a remarkable success story. And although this season will likely feel more relaxed than the previous two, the pandemic is not officially over, and companies and consumers face a new enemy - a recession.
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Talent, talent, talent, wherefore art thou talent?
Just as Shakespeare’s Romeo bemoaned the loss of his true love, employers up and down the country are lamenting the skills shortage in the UK.
Everywhere you turn, someone is talking about how they "just can't find any skilled or good staff". Job advertisements unfilled for months, businesses struggling to keep up with customer demand, the list goes on…
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Do I really need to worry about menopause in my business?
Menopause in the workplace is a hot topic right now. This is partly due to a documentary by Davina McCall that aired on Channel 4 in early May, as well as plenty of recent media coverage on the issue. But have you considered how menopause may affect the women in your business? As a manager or business owner, yes, you should be concerned.
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