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Managing Change: Redundancy
In our recent article on “Change Management and the Management of Change” we talked about the varying situations in which change occurs, the majority of which are positive and are necessary because of a healthy, growing business. However, there are...
Change Management and Managing Change
What do we mean by Change Management? Change is an act or a process through which something becomes different. This definition can also be applied to business. The main reasons for business change fall into the following broad categories: Looking...
An Employers Perspective: The BSI’s NEW Code of Practice to improve Health and Wellbeing for Staff
According to statistics that have been published by the HSE, there were 595,000 cases of work-related anxiety, depression, or stress in the 2017/18 period. This marked a prevalent rate of 1,800 affected individuals per 100,000 workers. As a result,...
The ‘Brexit Effect’ on employment in the UK
It’s difficult to avoid Brexit It’s in the newspapers, on TV, discussed online, debated on social media and a major topic of conversation. Some of us would rather forget about the whole thing or put a plan in place to deliver it. However, a large...
Long Term Fatigue: The TATT Problem
Have you ever arrived at work, only to find that your employees are slacking, dozing off or even fast asleep in their chair? ‘Tired All the Time’, otherwise known as TATT, is often seen as a syndrome that is similar to chronic fatigue. It...
How can Employers tackle Loneliness in the Workplace?
Loneliness is a sad and painful ailment, defined as “a complex set of feelings that occurs when intimate and social needs are not adequately met”. It is important for employers to understand that loneliness causes a different emotional response...
Talent Management in the Workplace
What is Talent? Is it a learnable skill, or an innate ability? Does it only exist within its given context or is it transferable? Does it mean the entire workforce or those individuals with skills and potential whose roles will always have...
The Role HR takes in Business Planning
HR and Business Planning What is a HR Business Plan? A HR Business Plan defines how a company is going to operate and develop over a given period of time. It focuses on the elements of how to make a profit and identifies the risks which may prevent...
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Why HR is essential for small businesses
Why HR is essential for small businesses People are the greatest asset to any business, however this is specifically true for small businesses where several roles can be occupied by one person and successful growth is contingent on securing and retaining talented...
Pensions Auto Enrolment: 10 tips to help get you ready
Pensions Auto Enrolment: 10 tips to help get you ready With up to 40,000 SMEs hitting their auto-enrolment (AE) staging date this year, financial advice will be in great demand. By 2017, nearly 1 million smaller employers will have been through the process. With...
Big employment law issues for smaller employers
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Britains performance management not fit for purpose
Britain's performance management not fit for purpose Latest research from global professional services company Towers Watson suggests just 36% of companies in the UK consider their performance management process to be effective. In addition, one in three managers and...
Auto-enrolment Deadlines Loom – Is Your SME Ready?
Nearly half of employers required to set up a pension scheme for their staff in the next two years remain in the dark about their responsibilities, according to a survey. More than a million small businesses will need to ensure employees are in a workplace pension...
Using Childcare Vouchers in February half term
Using Childcare Vouchers in February half term February half term is just around the corner, unless you live in Bristol or Sheffield - in which case, it's here already! It may not seem like a long time since your children have returned to school, but the half term...
92% of employers say pensions attract and motivate staff
92% of employers say pensions attract and motivate staff Some 92% of employers believe that workplace pensions attract, retain and motivate workers, according to research by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and Mercer. The report, A view from the top:...
Are you sitting on a Pensions Auto Enrolment compliance time bomb?
Are you sitting on a Pensions Auto Enrolment compliance time bomb? 77% of SMEs aren’t prepared for Auto Enrolment – are you? Whether you’ve received notification of your Staging Date from The Pensions Regulator or not, you need to be planning now. Auto Enrolment...
Employers of carers pension contribution obligations
Employers of carers remain unaware of their pension contribution obligations Failure to comply for anyone with over four carers will lead to a daily £500 fine Vulnerable clients who directly employ carers are being reminded that they have an obligation under the...
Workplace pensions ‘the safest way to save’ for retirement
Workplace pensions ‘the safest way to save’ for retirement Paying into an employer pension scheme is considered the safest way to invest for retirement, according to preliminary results of a survey published in November. The Office for National Statistics (ONS), who...