We’ve kicked off 2023 by being featured in the January edition of The Business Times Northamptonshire, advising business owners in Northamptonshire that they could hit their business goals and have their best year to date, if they place more focus on their HR. Better business growth can be easily achieved by making sure HR documents are up to date, training… Read More »Make 2023 your best business year ever!
How will your people help your business grow this year? You know your people are important to your business. Without them, a lot less would get done. But did you realise that they’re also the greatest asset you have to help your business reach its goals this year and beyond? However, it does involve some effort on your part. Primarily,… Read More »HR News Room – January 2023
Recruiting new people is a challenge across businesses of all sizes and in every industry. So, what is at the root of the current issue and more importantly, what can you do to attract the best talent when candidates are thin on the ground? The problem with recruitment The bottom line is that recruiting for your business may well be… Read More »Attracting the best – Recruiting talent to your business in 2023
As an employer it’s important to provide your people with regular feedback. This is usually done during an appraisal, performance review or when updating a personal development plan. Whatever you call it in your company, the purpose remains the same – to review an employee’s performance and behaviour and to provide positive or constructive feedback. Providing feedback in this way… Read More »Appraisals – An Employer’s Guide
Hot off the press! We’re featured in the December 2022 edition of The Business Times Northamptonshire, warning business owners to make sure Christmas festivities don’t cause an HR nightmare this year. Our Founder, Rachel Collar, is advising bosses to make sure their employees understand exactly how they should conduct themselves at festive parties, and the repercussions if they don’t. Excessive… Read More »Avoiding Christmas HR nightmares
Your duty of care is not just for Christmas When you employ people, you not only take on the responsibility of training them to do a job and paying them a salary. There are also countless other things you need to consider to look out for their health, safety and welfare, too. And at this time of year, it’s possible… Read More »HR News Room – December 2022
In a recent article we looked at what company culture is and why it matters to a business. We also touched briefly on how to develop a good culture in the workplace. This sparked a few questions about practical ways of helping a good culture develop. In this article we explore the practical implementation of a culture strategy in more… Read More »Company culture – taking control and all pulling together
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 November 2022 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… 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
