March 2024 HR Newsletter

Download your FREE PDF version of this newsletter here, or read it below. In this month’s newsletter: The power of surveys | Making your business more inclusive for women This is one of the most powerful tools you can use as a business leader As a business leader, one of your jobs is to make big difficult decisions. When making …

February 2024 HR Newsletter

Download your FREE PDF version of this newsletter here, or read it below. In this month’s newsletter: The lowdown on absence management | Still paying men more than women? | Signs of sexual abuse and violence. How to manage and reduce absence in your business Why managing and reducing absence is important The bottom line is that absence costs you …

January 2024 HR Newsletter

Download your FREE PDF version of this newsletter here, or read it below. In this month’s newsletter: 5 things an expert HR consultant would tell you to do this year | Businesses aren’t promoting remote working mothers 5 things an expert HR consultant would tell you to do this year Taken from The Business Owner’s 2024 HR checklist January is …

December 2023 HR Newsletter

Download your FREE PDF version of this newsletter here, or read it below. In this month’s newsletter: Improving your employees’ mental health | Sick days at highest rate in a decade | Hottest HR topics of 2023 Have you created a plan to improve your employees’ mental health? Now is the time and we’re here to help… Improving your employees’ mental …

Can improving email communication skills make your a better leader?

As a business owner, you’ll already know the importance of good communication skills.  You’ve probably attended plenty of training sessions on face-to-face communications, and extensively practiced your effectiveness when it comes to leading meetings and getting teams onboard with wider goals and objectiveBut what about email?  These days, it’s likely to be one of the most common ways in which …

How to write a job advert

With the job market at its most competitive ever, trying to recruit the right new team member for your business has become even harder. Potential candidates are looking for much more these days and the job advert may be the first impression they get of your business, so the wording really matters. It is worth spending time on preparing your …

Why the Employee Experience is important

What is it about an employee’s experience of the workplace that keeps them engaged and makes them stay with that employer? Is it the company culture, the management, the workplace, the salary, the benefits, the colleagues, the hours or is it a mixture of factors? And why does it matter? Disengagement Employees can be disengaged if they don’t understand the …

Three HR challenges that bosses experience in January

As we head into the New Year, the HR headaches that are typically associated with the Christmas period have become a distant memory.  Hopefully, we won’t have to contend with snowy weather conditions or bad behaviour at the festive party for at least another eleven months. Whilst many business owners are looking forward to a starting afresh with new goals …

What to do if an employee doesn’t turn up for work over Christmas?

As an employer I am sure you try to approve Christmas holiday requests for your employees wherever you can but inevitably there are times where it is simply not possible. The main reason for refusing is usually because the business will be understaffed or cannot function without the employee over a certain time period. Employees may not be happy about …

Four practical tips for creating a strong online employer brand

In the modern digital age, managing how your organisation is perceived by current and potential employees has never been more important.  Whether you like it or not, conversations are already taking place about your values and exactly what you bring to the table, and savvy leaders know that it’s something that they must take complete ownership of if they want …