The heat is on. Is your business ready for the summer?

The days are getting longer, and the temperature is finally on the rise.  Chat in the office has probably started to turn to bikini diets and discount airlines.  The pavements are packed full with joggers and cyclists.  There’s no denying that summer is very firmly on the horizon.  But have you thought about what that means for your business? How …

Could your business make better use of freelancers?

  Not only is Thursday 8th June Election Day, but it also marks National Freelancers Day.  Independent professionals up and down the country will celebrate the fact that they boldly work for themselves, as well has casting their vote. It’s estimated that there are around 2 million freelancers operating in the UK, and they’ve had their fair share of press recently. …

Zero hours contracts and the General Election

Employment legislation is hot news right now, as the main political parties release their manifestos, hit the campaign trail, and aim to make sure that voters know exactly how their lives can be improved, if they make the right choice at the polling station come June 8th. People care about how they’re treated at work, how much cash they take …

Disciplinary mistakes to AVOID so you don’t end up in hot water!!

If your a business owner who employees a team of staff, I’m pretty sure you’ve had times when you have woken up at night worrying about how to handle a particular situation with an employee, that you just don’t know when to start with.  Don’t worry though, your not alone.  I think it’s fair to say a lot of the …

If Marketing And HR had a fist fight…

Over the long weekend I got to thinking about how Marketing and HR both support businesses of all shapes and sizes.  But if things got physical which function would be the winner?  Who’d take the crown as the business owners’ can’t-live-without tool? And perhaps more interestingly, could one exist without the other? When entrepreneurs are looking to increase their bottom …

Why don’t your employees trust you?

Trust is a funny issue. It’s hard to describe, and it’s arguably not very measurable. Those who are skeptical of the HR profession might say that it’s exactly the type of thing that we’re known for dealing with.  In other words, all fluff and no substance! Jokes aside though, if there’s a lack of trust between management and employees, you’re …