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Back to the Future: Returning to the Office After Working from Home

Back to the Future: Returning to the Office After Working from Home

When the pandemic began, most UK employees had to start working from home. But, since the world has gradually been returning to normal. In many organisations, a returning to the office movement has been taking place.  Whilst many have enjoyed the working from home...

2024 Employment Law Updates

2024 Employment Law Updates

Employment Law Updates usually take place each April, this year however bucks the trend with changes starting from January and carrying on throughout the year. Here's our rundown of employment law updates for the year. What's been, what we know is coming and what to...

How Do You Know If An HR Consultant Is Right For You?

How Do You Know If An HR Consultant Is Right For You?

Think back to when you decided to start your own business, we’re guessing HR wasn’t one of the areas that you gave much thought to. Unless that is of course you were an HR Consultant starting an HR business! Your businesses is constantly evolving, growing, moving in...

Why Having A Redundancy Process Is So Important

Why Having A Redundancy Process Is So Important

Redundancy can be one of the most stressful workplace situations for everyone involved. For employees, it presents a world of uncertainty about their future and next career move. For the employer, it often feels like a failure, means following a strict legal...

What Makes A Good Performance Review?

What Makes A Good Performance Review?

Performance reviews can be an incredibly powerful tool for your business. They can help you to understand employee mindset, increase motivation, boost engagement, strengthen interpersonal relationships and even improve your chances of meeting your goals as a company....

Part Time Holiday Allowances

Part Time Holiday Allowances

Are you working out your part time holiday allowances correctly? One of the most precious things to an employee (after job security and satisfaction of course) is holiday, it can also be one of the most headache inducing elements of employing people  especially...

Productivity Tips To Weather The Winter Blues

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

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...

3 Ways You Can Boost Employee Performance In 2024

3 Ways You Can Boost Employee Performance In 2024

As the end of another year draws closer, many businesses are looking back on 2023 and taking stock. Figuring out what went well, what they could improve, and what areas really need their attention. And employee performance is one of the big areas many companies will...