HR Knowhow
Apprenticeship – good or bad for the small business?
We think good. Now, let us explain why… Everyone often associates Apprenticeship schemes with the large corporate employer who have the welfare co-ordinator, the role rotation and the years of experience in making them work. In recent years small businesses have...
Employment Law changes in 2024
So, after a few years of extraordinarily little change in the Employment Law world other than those derived from Case Law, 2024 is set to see quite a few changes across a few different regulations. Some are confirmed and others are still in the parliamentary process....
Employment Rights Regulations 2023
The Employment Rights Regulations legislation is likely to take effect from 1 January 2024 and impacts the following: Holiday pay – the aim is to simplify the holiday pay calculations by making rolled-up holiday (paying 12.07% of hours worked) lawful for part-year...
Why it might be time to consider implementing a compensation philosophy
It goes without saying that having the right people in your business is key to its success. UK unemployment levels are at historic lows, and like many business owners, you may have found that successfully recruiting and retaining talent has become increasingly...
Mediation and managing tricky relationships
We are all human, we’re all different. Minor disagreements, differing views and opinions in the workplace are normal and can often be a positive for a firm. Healthy debate can encourage new perspectives and create innovative and new ideas. However, sometimes...
Upcoming school strikes and how to manage your employees
The National Education Union (NEU) has announced that its members will have school strikes in a dispute over pay, this is unlikely to be new news to you, but have you considered how it may impact your business and its employees? It is a slightly grey area as we are...
How to support staff impacted by the loss of a baby
A special thank you to Tara Rowberry-Duignan for writing this blog for us. This week the amazing Gloucester based charity footsteps has joined Baby Loss Communities across the world to mark Baby Loss Awareness week (October 9 -15) and many will join the Global...
Harmful Gambling in the South West and how to support your employees
Earlier this year, some of our HR Consultants attended a Harmful Gambling Webinar from the excellent team at Worksafe, a partnership between the training arm of Betknowmore UK (BKM Evolve) and GamCare. We understand that gambling can be a safe activity for many, but...
Why South West firms are using benchmarking to become an employer of choice
As a leading regional HR Consultancy we have started the year with an influx of requests for benchmarking. Our clients are all trying to ensure they attract the best candidates in a flooded jobs market, as well as ensure they don’t get hit by ‘the great resignation’....