When stress can be good for you

When stress can be good for you

We’ve talked a lot about managing your mental load, especially since March last year. It’s easy to always see the negative to side to ‘being stressed’ but for this post we wanted to talk to you about positive stress………no honestly, stress can be good for you. Good...
Kickstart Scheme

Kickstart Scheme

You may have already heard about the Government Kickstart Scheme which has been created by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP).  It is a scheme which provides funding to employers to create job placements.  When it was first set up you needed a minimum of 30 job...
Post Brexit Immigration Rules

Post Brexit Immigration Rules

New Immigration Rules In our new post-Brexit world UK employers need to think differently immigration and about how they recruit and employ EU citizens (not including Irish citizens) as free movement between the UK and EU has ended The points-based immigration system...
Do small businesses really need HR support?

Do small businesses really need HR support?

One thing the events of 2020 have shown us is that the answer to ‘do small businesses really need HR support?’ is ‘Yes, they absolutely do!’ Probably not in house and not full time but definitely a presence, maybe in the shape of, hmmmm, I don’t know, someone like us,...