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Benefits Cloud partners with SimPal charity to help bring people together
We are proud to announce that through our employee benefit system, Benefits Cloud, we have partnered with SimPal as our long-term charity partner. SimPal provide free pre-paid SIM cards and mobile phones to those people living with cancer. Their...
Go Yellow for St Barnabas Hospice’s 38th Birthday
St Barnabas Hospice have been our charity partner for a number of years. So, it was without any hesitation that we accepted their invitation to 'Go Yellow' in celebration of their birthday on Thursday 11th June 2020. ‘Go Yellow’ is the perfect...
An Exciting Appointment to the Petaurum Solutions Team
Petaurum Solutions are pleased to announce the appointment of Zac Toumazi to their board in the role of Non-Executive Director Petaurum Solutions Ltd today announced that Zac Toumazi will be joining as a Non-Executive Director, effective 1st June...
Effective shift planning during periods of crisis management
Shift planning is a fine art at the best of times. However, when external influences and unforeseen circumstances change the landscape, it becomes a huge challenge to keep businesses running as usual. Shift planning specialists, WhosOffice, have...
How to Drive Success With Your People Plan
The Dripping Tap – A Tale for the Small Business Owner is a blog we wrote recently for The Business Ninja. The lessons of this tale remain as relevant today as they ever were. A growing or scale-up business will have people at the heart...
Making Change Stick – Communication and Employee Engagement
Following on from yesterday's update from Boris Johnson, there's probably some confusion among workforces as to exactly what is going on. Communication may be an issue, but it's vital to ensuring your employees know exactly what is happening, and...
How to Focus your Efforts on Growth, not People Problems
So, you’ve got your basic foundations in place to start employing your team – THE team – the one that’s going to drive your business to the successful outcomes you’ve always dreamed of. You knew about the new legislation that was introduced...
Top Tips to Ensure a Fair Redundancy Selection Criteria
Businesses may need to look at workforce numbers as a result of Covid-19. This is to adjust and protect the longevity of the business however, beware of breaching Equality and Diversity when pulling together a Redundancy Selection Criteria....
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Great Ideas for Health and Wellbeing Perks in the Summer
This articles provides a number of realistic and effective Summer wellbeing perks which every workplace ought to have implemented.
How Can You Improve Communication Within the Workplace
Excellent communication is the lynchpin of modern businesses. Without effective communication between team members, your team won't develop world-beating ideas and could end up making more mistakes. By contrast, open lines of communication not only enhance...
Four Day Work Week
According to a study published by the Trades Union Congress, residents of Britain have to work some of the longest hours in Europe every week. The study also highlights the fact that even after long working hours, British employees are the least productive workers in...
Presenteeism: Can Employee Dedication Go Too Far?
Presenteeism is rapidly becoming a workplace epidemic which Employers need to tackle as soon as possible to prevent more impactful consequences from arising
How can you address Substance Abuse in your Workforce?
There is no denying that the workplace environment can be a very stressful one. Because of this, there are some people who turn to substances like drugs and alcohol in order to help them through the working day. Of course, there are also individuals who may have...
How can Employers Create Strong Group Dynamic within the Workplace?
Group dynamics are vital to ensuring a business’ workforce has a high level of productivity and morale throughout each working day. As such every employer who wants their business to grow and succeed needs to acknowledge and address team dynamics with the aim of...
A Basic Guide for Managers: Addressing Mental Wellbeing in the Workplace
This article discusses concisely discusses the different steps management can take in order to enhance mental wellbeing in the workplace.
Stress in the Workplace
Stress is one of the greatest causes of Employee Burnout and and Absenteeism. This article covers a number of ways to tackle stress related problems in the work place.
The Millennial Workforce: How & Why You Should Increase Their Loyalty
In recent decades it seems as if the world has been become a more complicated place. With the hasty increase in technological innovation focused on everyday life, it is widely accepted that there are significant changes between more recent generations and their...
Why is Employee Reward and Recognition Important? (2022 Updated)
Most business owners have clear goals to reduce their costs whilst improving the quality, and sometimes quantity, of work coming from their employees. In a competitive business climate, careful considerations need to be made when it comes to getting more out of your...