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December – How ‘Organisational Design’ will help you to have a successful 2025

December 2024 2025 is just around the corner and lots of business owners we know are already planning ahead. You’re likely using this time to take stock of the year to date, looking at your goals for 2025 and thinking about what you need to do to get there. An important part of this process

November – HR Audit: An essential strategic tool for your business

November 2024 As an independent HR consultant, our primary goal is to work in your business’s best interests and help you to achieve your goals. When we start working with you as a Strategic Partner, we need to understand how your business ticks, the risks it faces and the opportunities available to you. And the

October – What do you really know about Employer Branding?

October 2024 Employer branding isn’t just a slick logo or a clever marketing strategy; it’s a powerful force, connecting your values, strategies and policies with your people. It’s what you stand for, how the world sees your business and the amazing experience you create for customers, clients and employees alike. Happy employees will go the

September – How inclusive is your business?

September 2024 Inclusion isn’t a trend; it’s the catalyst for innovation, creativity and high engagement in your business, shaping a distinctive brand. But when inclusion becomes performative and your actions don’t match your words, your teams will definitely notice. That’s why measuring inclusion is crucial—it holds business owners accountable and ensures we’re truly walking the

August – How flexible is your business – and how can we help?

August 2024 Flexible working gives employees the power to choose where, how and when they carry out their work. It empowers them to take charge of their work-life balance and shape their career around personal commitments. It goes beyond simply reducing hours, coffee shop work days or exclusively catering to working parents. Embracing flexible working

July – Why you should have a company handbook and how we can help

July 2024 Think of a handbook as your company’s go-to manual – it is the cornerstone of your workplace resources, containing all the vital information and guiding principles of your business in one central resource. Here are 3 reasons as to why you should have one for your business. Reason 1: Legal compliance and risk

June – Everything you need to know about menopause in the workplace

June 2024 Experiencing menopause at work can be challenging for a number of reasons, and the physiological and psychological symptoms of menopause can vary greatly from person to person. While menopause isn’t explicitly a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2020, a recent landmark employment tribunal case (Mrs M Lynskey v Direct Line Insurance) found

May – Is it TIME to set up your own in-house HR department?

May 2024 t’s TIME for your own in-house HR department. This is really exciting because it means your business is ready to take its next BIG step in your growth journey. Let’s be clear though, you’re not doing this to save money. Hiring your own HR department is one of the costliest ways to get

April – Four BIG employment law changes coming into effect in April 2024 & 5 ways to reduce stress in your business

April 2024 This April, we see a huge wave of employment law updates coming into effect. We haven’t seen so many updates happening at once for a very long time. For this reason, it’s incredibly important for you to be aware of these changes and take action to ensure you stay compliant and protected. Here

March – How to manage and reduce absence in your business

March 2024 As a business leader, one of your jobs is to make big difficult decisions. When making a decision, you take care to look at all of the information you have available to you so that you can make the best, most informed, decisions. And when it comes to making decisions about your people,

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