HR Knowhow

Did you know that Bristol is currently in search for the Happiest Workplace 2018? This is a competition being hosted by local Bristol firm Wylde IA in partnership with Bristol Mind: Happiest Workplace Competition. Entries are still being accepted, if you’re local to...

Gloucestershire SME, Speedy Skips, have recently invested time and money into their leadership strategy. The new leadership approach focuses on not just engaging management but all employees, listening to all staff to support business growth and align with their...

In full support of mental health awareness week (last week), this blog will look at how, as employers, you can support employees suffering with a mental illness and to promote positive wellbeing in the workplace. First let’s just briefly set the scene: someone goes on...

Following the success of our third GDPR Seminar and with the GDPR deadline looming - 25 May 2018! We wanted to share our key tips for getting up to date with the new GDPR Regulations. GDPR (General Data Protection Regulations) is the biggest change in law in over 20...

We are sure you all know that even small businesses are obligated to setup some sort of pension plan for qualified employees under the auto-enrolment rules. Further to this, employers are now required to make contributions on behalf of all eligible staff members. This...

Earlier this year toy store giant, Toys R Us, announced they will be going into administration and closing most, if not all of their stores this year, affecting around 3000 staff members. Providing us with not only a great opportunity to purchase some bargains from...

Local SME in Birmingham, Lander Automotive have recently been awarded ‘SME employer of the year’ at the National Apprentice Awards 2017. They rely upon their Apprenticeship programme and stated; “We fully expect to have the future management team already employed here...

Eat. Sleep. Change. Cry. Scream. Eat. Change. Sleep. Cry. Scream. Eat. Eat. Eat. Sleep. Scream. Change. Cry. Sleep.  This routine may ring familiar to many new parents out there and may be exactly what one of your employees is dealing with after their working day. The...

Recruiting the best talent for your organisation has never been more important, have you considered psychometric testing? In today’s economic climate you’ll want to avoid a time-consuming cycle of hiring and firing and to get the best workforce first time around....