by Sam Swinstead | Jan 5, 2012 | General News
vivoHR – helping you manage your employment challenges Absence makes your colleagues work harder! Well Christmas is over and done with, the New Year parties are finished and everyone is back to work…..we hope! Perhaps not surprisingly, there are seasonal variations in...
by Sam Swinstead | Dec 8, 2011 | General News
I started this thread back in November because of an article I had been asked to write about New Year’s Resolutions for HR. Well, the article is written, but here is a sneak preview for blog readers! New year, fresh start and an opportunity to look forward to...
by Sam Swinstead | Nov 28, 2011 | General News
…and beyond! Well the canoe is now packed away for winter, thermal socks are now definitely required for dog walking, and I have even managed to buy a few Christmas presents – so progress has been made since the last blog! At home we’ve been thinking...
by Sam Swinstead | Nov 18, 2011 | General News
It’s a cliche I know but where has the time gone? I can hardly believe that in three weeks time we’re going to our first Christmas Party of the season. I only just stopped wearing my flip flops! What Happened?! Again it hardly seems possible to be thinking...
by Sam Swinstead | Nov 11, 2011 | General News
….Or what gets measured gets done I’ve been working with a business who wanted to develop the skills of their managers. I was pleased to agree a series of outcomes and plan training to help those be achieved. As the first day unfolded it soon became clear...
by Sam Swinstead | Nov 1, 2011 | General News
In November we will see the outcome of the first prosecution under the Bribery Act 2010, as an employee of a London Magistrates Court is due to be sentenced having been found guilty of Bribery after accepting money in exchange for getting rid of a speeding charge....