From an HR perspective, Santa’s workshop would be a proper headache. So we thought we’d have a bit of festive fun and imagine what Santa’s HR at Christmas challenges might look like – and what any sensible employer (magical or otherwise) should be thinking about at...
Expelliarmus! What Would HR Do? (Harry Potter Magic Edition)
Let’s be honest, Hogwarts would have given any HR professional heart palpitations. Between dodgy hiring decisions, questionable health and safety practices, and dismissals that definitely wouldn’t stand up to scrutiny, the wizarding world’s most famous school was...
How to Manage the Christmas Workplace Naughty List
If we say, “Christmas Workplace Naughty List,” most managers (and everyone who works in HR!) will have some vivid recollections that spring to mind. At vivoHR, we’ve dealt with a LOT of festive faux pas! Here are just a few memorable examples: A Director...
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas …
Christmas is nearly here!!! Are you excited? We are at vivoHR! But … we also know that running a business during the holiday season can be stressful and really suck the joy out of the festivities. Bah humbug! So, we thought we would be good Christmas elves and share...
Productivity Tips To Weather The Winter Blues
Have you ever noticed that you feel more sluggish and less motivated during the winter months? Everything feels like more of a slog, and you just don’t feel the same ‘get up and go’ as you usually do. You’re not alone. As the clocks turn back and daylight becomes...
4 Festive Issues You Might Run Into This Christmas
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way! Yes it’s December, which means everyone is getting geared up for Christmas and all that comes with it. Christmas jumpers, nice big roast lunches, time off with the family and a chance to let your hair down at the...
Sickness Rates Soaring- Is Your Business Ready For It?
Have you noticed that a lot more of your staff seem to be off sick recently? It might be the odd day here and there for coughs and colds, or maybe you’re seeing more people off for longer chunks of time than you usually do. If so, you’re not the only one. Yes,...
HR Horror Stories
Halloween is right around the corner! Have you got the decorations up and the sweets ready for trick-or-treaters? At vivoHR we love this time of year, and we always make sure to dress up for the occasion. As Halloween is coming up, we thought you might like an...
Rail, road and air problems will cause staff shortages due to travel chaos this summer.
Delayed or cancelled flights, the biggest rail strike in decades and the cost of fuel is a headache that we could all do without but are likely to affect most of us over the coming months so what will you be doing to manage the uncertainty of staff shortages due to...
Easter at work
Easter, a 2000-year-old Christian holiday that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ is a major Christian Festival. It's celebrated all over the world but how do you celebrate Easter at work? Easter marks the arrival of Spring... Finally! Nowadays, for many,...
Ramadan 2022
You may not be aware that, Ramadan this year began on 2nd April and ends on 1st May. Those who honor of the holy month, lasting 30 days, will be fasting and taking part in religious practices. Muslims who take part in Ramadan will fast from sunrise to sunset every...
#breakthebias this International Women’s Day
#breakthebias At vivoHR in our team we are professional, educated, knowledgeable women and we’ve worked really bloody hard to get where we are. Sam has grown the business from a spare room venture to a professional full-service consultancy, Rachel and Sarah-Louise...
28th January 2022 – Data Privacy Day
Data Privacy Day is an international event that occurs every year on 28th January. The purpose of this day is to raise awareness and promote data privacy and data protection best practices and of course we all want to make sure that our personal information is looked...
The 12 days of cHRistmas
On the 1st day of cHRistmas my employees said to me “Are we even allowed to put up a Christmas Tree?” We cannot think of any reason you should not put up a Christmas tree at work if you want to. Why keep your decorations for...
We’re all going on a summer holiday
It’s only 3 weeks until the school summer holiday starts. The weather this weekend was glorious and festival season is now well underway. We think it’s safe to say summer has arrived and so has holiday season. We love what we do but we also really look forward to...
Employee Appreciation Day
The first Friday of every March is National Employee Appreciation Day so at vivoHR today that has meant chips for lunch for everyone! It is widely recognised that happy employees are productive employees; they are less likely to go off sick, to raise grievances or to...
Summer is all fun, fun, fun until work gets in the way!
Summer has arrived in style this week, despite not being able to sleep the Vitamin D is feeling pleasantly restocked! The high temperatures aren't set to last but summer is here and we (hopefully) have a few months of warm days and long nights ahead of us, but we also...
Festive Workplace hint and tips
It wouldn't be a festive Christmas without the inevitable doom mongering HR post about the risks and pitfalls of staff enjoying themselves just a little too much at your festive gathering...so here it is! All joking aside, there are some points in this article from...
Will your Staff Get To Work in the Snow?
Are you ready for the snow? By which we don't mean have you got your sledge out from the shed & found your woolly gloves?! Is your BUSINESS ready for snow - it is predicted for next week in many regions so have you got a plan in place if people can't get to work...
When is a gift not a gift?…or how to spot a bribe!
The Bribery Act has been in force for some time now yet much confusion still abounds about what is and isn’t acceptable when it comes to corporate gifts. The intention of the Act is to prevent Bribery from occurring in functions of a business, trade or profession, or...