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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
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Four BIG employment law changes coming into effect in 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 the necessary action to ensure you stay compliant and that you,
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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
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700 construction workers take their own lives every year in the UK
That’s a minimum of two lives lost, every single day, which is a really scary and awful statistic. What a grim reality to remind us of the profound impact of mental health challenges within the construction industry. Some unique factors might be contributing to high suicide levels in construction, including: Male-dominated industry: Exacerbated by outdated beliefs
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What is constructive dismissal?
You’ve probably heard the term ‘constructive dismissal’ before, but are you clear on what it actually means? Constructive dismissal is the term that applies when a change to an employee’s working conditions or unfair treatment forces them to quit. Sometimes this is confused with unfair dismissal, which is where you fire the employee. With constructive
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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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3 reasons why you should be using employment surveys in your business
A lot of business owners we speak to are scared of conducting an employee survey because they think it might open a huge can of worms that they’ll never be able to contain. We’ve all been in a team setting when opinions start flying about and it can quickly become quite heated. This is every
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February – How to manage and reduce absence in your business
Feb 2024 Why managing and reducing absence is important The bottom line is that absence costs you A LOT of money. In 2020, absence cost UK business owners approx. £7bn. Can you believe it? While colds and flus are unavoidable and it’s expected for your employees to take the odd day off here and there,
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The business owner’s guide to absence management
Within this guide, we’ll discuss: Why managing and reducing absence is important How you can track absence How you can understand the cause of absence in your business How to take action to reduce absence Why managing and reducing absence is important The silent cost of absence The bottom line is that absence costs you
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The business owner’s 2024 HR checklist
1. Make sure you’re legally compliant The quickest way to receive a costly employee claim is by not having the right paperwork in place. Luckily, it’s one of the easiest things to fix which is why it’s at number 1. • Ensure you’re paying all staff at least the national minimum wage• Ensure your staff
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