HR Knowhow
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...
Covid & Isolation: how it is impacting businesses in the South-West and what support is available for Small Businesses
Like everywhere here in the South West of England, 19 July 2021, is the day when regulations were lifted for many businesses – whilst many have named it ‘Freedom Day’ others couldn’t have felt more different as the infection rates here have continued to increase. In...
Our Experience: The Intangible Power of Meeting Face-to-Face
If you follow our socials you’ll have seen we met for a team outdoor pub lunch in Gloucestershire on Tuesday this week. We originally planned to have a picnic in a park, but our true to form British weather decided against that. Even though it didn’t go to plan, it...
Gloucester firm has Covid19 spot checks by HSE – is your workplace Covid-Secure?
It’s important to ensure your business premises are continuing to work in a Covid-secure way and you have all the necessary measures in place. Only last week one of our Gloucestershire clients, Lister Unified Communications were contacted by HSE (Health & Safety...