HR Knowhow
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’....
Bristol Businesses supporting the Neurodiverse workforce
A neurodiverse workforce is good for businesses, for so many reasons. Neurodiversity or neurodivergence is a relatively new term and a term not everyone will be familiar with, to put simply, it’s the way a brain can function, it’s a disability that everyone should...
Local South West Success Stories
These long dark evenings coupled with the uncertainty surrounding covid and the coming months have made us feel a little grey. To lift spirits, we wanted to share some positive news from some of our clients and other local businesses that are achieving wonderful...
Managing Holiday, Office Shutdowns and Supporting local South-West Businesses this Christmas
We know it’s only just been summer but the countdown to Christmas and the festive period really is here! From a business perspective, now is the time start planning. Have you considered if you’re having a traditional party this year? Do you have an office shutdown...
Coronavirus and the implications on Recruitment in the South-West
According to the job search engine Adzuna, more than 72,000 vacancies across the UK have been marked with ‘urgent’ or requiring an ‘immediate start’ between May and July. This is following the increase in the number of workers being ‘pinged’ from the NHS Track and...