by Sam Swinstead | May 8, 2012 | General News
Wow! We’ve been so delighted recently to receive some wonderful testimonials for the business. They make us feel great and they are brilliant for helping potential new clients feel assured they they will get great service from us. It makes us feel great to...
by Sam Swinstead | Apr 20, 2012 | General News
Many of the “myths” about training do little to encourage people to invest the time and money in developing their staff; we believe that these often spring from bad experiences with poor trainers and hope we can shed some light on the reality behind the myths about...
by Sam Swinstead | Apr 7, 2012 | General News
For many business owners the answer to that question may well be “we don’t – it’s just not worth it” After all, it costs lots of money, it takes people out of work for too long and there’s no guarantee that it will improve performance….is there? So...
by Sam Swinstead | Mar 30, 2012 | General News
We have been pondering change and continuing development here at vivoHR. Certainly the last year or two have led many businesses to take stock, make changes and do things differently. What about each of us as individuals though? How do we continue to grow, change,...
by Sam Swinstead | Mar 24, 2012 | General News
From February 2012, the maximum compensatory award made by an Employment Tribunal is £72,300 for a successful unfair dismissal claim whilst awards made in cases of unlawful discrimination can be unlimited For an SME this kind of payout, not to mention the legal fees,...
by Sam Swinstead | Mar 17, 2012 | General News
At the start of the year I met a business owner who told me “Most importantly, I just want to be sure that we’re getting the ‘people bit’ of this business right”. What a great way to approach business; after all it really is all about the...
