Yes I’m mentioning the ‘C’ word – Christmas is coming and as usual you need to think of something your team will really engage with for the festive season. However, the tired old Christmas party may well not be the best approach. Is it worth the effort to ‘do Christmas’? This is a persistent question that we all ask ourselves… Read More »All the trimmings – 5 festive workplace ideas to encourage employee engagement
Hot off the press! Check out the latest edition of Business Times (Northamptonshire) for our feature – page 6 to be precise. Are you worried about rising costs and your business? It’s not just households that the rising cost of living is going to impact this year. Businesses like yours are feeling it too, with many considering possible redundancies and restructuring to save… Read More »Are you worried about rising costs and your business?
Need to put a stop to that behaviour? You might need to take disciplinary action If you employ people, chances are there have been occasions where they’ve behaved in a way that you find unacceptable. It might be a rare occasion, or it may be more frequent than you’d like. At some point it’s likely you’ll need to follow a… Read More »Need to take disciplinary action? Find out what to do
Your free HR consultation, let us help take away some stress If the state of the economy is causing you some sleepless nights, you’re not alone. It’s not just households that are worrying about the cost-of-living crisis. With rising inflation, increasing energy bills, and employee salaries to pay, many business owners are facing some tough decisions right now. It’s really… Read More »HR News Room – November 2022
What are we doing here? – Understanding company culture and your business I am guessing that everyone reading this article is at least partially aware of the idea of company culture. It’s one of those regularly used terms that comes up time and again in discussions around HR. But what are we actually talking about when we discuss company culture?… Read More »Understanding company culture and your business
If you’ve spent any amount of time actively working on your company culture, you’ll understand that if you get it right, everyone in the business should be reaping the rewards. Why? Because a business with a strong company culture knows where it’s going. It has goals that everyone understands and a plan for how to reach them. People are doing… Read More »Company Culture: the business owner’s guide
There’s cause for celebration at Haus of HR, as we’ve just been announced as finalists in the Northamptonshire Chamber of Commerce’s prestigious Northamptonshire Business Awards. We’re one of three finalists in the Best New Business category. Haus of HR has been trading for just over a year, but we’re already making a splash in the Northamptonshire business community, delivering HR… Read More »Northamptonshire Business Awards Finalist 2022
October is World Menopause Awareness Month, and 18 October 2022 is World Menopause Day. We have brought together a toolkit of resources, including how-to-guides, policies and letters. These will help you learn more about the issue and how you can support your staff. We can help you raise awareness of menopause and the support options available, improving the health and… Read More »Menopause: supporting your employees
Working 9 to 5 and that’s it! What do we mean by ‘quiet quitting’? Quiet quitting, sometimes also called silent resignation, has recently become an important focal point for human resources and management teams. So why the fuss, and what do we really mean when we talk about the quiet quitting phenomenon? What is quiet quitting? When an employee chooses… Read More »What do we mean by ‘quiet quitting’?
Not confusing career for life – Does your Employer Value Proposition matter? One of the first things we find ourselves exploring with new clients at the moment is what an Employer Value Proposition (EVP) is and why it matters to their business. The bottom line is that it should be very high on the agenda of businesses here in Towcester… Read More »What is your Employer Value Proposition?