Fire and Re-hire draft code published.
The government have published their draft of statutory fire and re-hire code. Discussions around this code have been ongoing for some time […]
New energy, new opportunities
The new energy brought about with the start of a new month approaching really got me thinking this week. I've seen an […]
What does December 31st 2023 look like for you?
As you'll probably come to realise, I'm a bit of a self-professed self-development junkie. Even from a young age I can remember […]
Is there a Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia Personality Type?
Not sure? Well, our fantastic partner, Tracey Turton of Cheshire Natural Health has explored this very question for us. As a specialist […]
How HR can support the wellbeing and resilience in the workplace
January gets a bad rap when it comes to perception, it’s dark most of the day, often wet, cold, and miserable weather […]
Goal setting for 2023
Have you set your 2023 goals yet? Goal setting can stir up a host of emotions from overwhelm to excitement and everything […]
How to get unstuck on a budget!
Mental health has never been more at the forefront of businesses and I for one am so happy that it is, it’s […]
Strike Action – How you can help your employees
We are hearing of new strike action being announced on an almost daily basis as we head into December. Lots of employee […]
What the autumn financial statement means for you and your employees.
Last week we heard from the new chancellor when his eagerly awaited autumn budget was delivered. During this we heard him confirm […]
Why mindset and positivity matter in the workplace
Mental health and wellbeing are being prioritised more and more within the workplace. It’s always been on my agenda from working in […]
How to create a positive HR and people leader presence
If there’s one role in a business that attracts negative press it’s HR and People Management, last to be added to the […]
Are you truly inclusive?
Inclusivity in the workplace has definitely come a long way over the last couple of years, from encouraging the use of pronouns, […]
How do you feel about feedback?
Just the sheer mention of the word feedback can send even the most resilient of us running for the hills. How do […]
What does it take to be a positive leader?
If we think back just 10 years, lots of the positive mindset work we are all very familiar with today would have […]
How to encourage a positive mindset at work
For me mindset is everything! Throughout my career in HR, I’ve seen how mindset can affect performance, engagement and productivity, and even […]
How to keep employees motivated on a limited budget.
It’s likely that budgets for all business departments are being squeezed, and more to come as businesses try to tighten spending to […]
3 tips on how to resolve workplace conflict
We are undoubtedly living in uncertain times; a new PM, a new King, and new ways of working, on top of an […]
A four-day working week – is it for you?
Earlier this year, a number of businesses entered trials into a 4-day working week, with no reduction in pay or output, just […]
The conflict resolution skills you need
We all know that conflicts are part of life, we can’t always get along with everyone, all the time. But when we […]
Mini Budget U-Turn
This week has started with yet another U-turn from our government with the new chancellor Jeremy Hunt announcing a repeal on almost […]
Strategies for resolving conflict in the workplace
If I had my time again, I would definitely study psychology, I have what I class as a healthy interest in understanding […]
Let’s talk Menopause
As we come to the end of Mental Health Awareness week, I felt it only right to shine the light on a […]
Workplace conflict common causes
It’s natural to experience some conflict within a workplace from time to time, we are bringing together lots of different people with […]
6 ways you can help your employees with the cost of living
We are all acutely aware that our employees face tough months ahead financially, and as HR and people managers, we are often […]
Mini Budget – What you need to know
Last week, the Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng unveiled his plan to help the UK people and businesses with the cost-of-living crisis. His mini […]
Disciplinary & Grievance: What you need to know
Whether you’re in HR or people management, the chances are the disciplinary and grievance process will be one you’re familiar with. Over […]
National Living Wage increase
This week we’ve seen the announcement that the national living wage will increase by £1 to £10.90, the increase has been bought forward […]
4 strategies for developing effective performance management
Creating workplaces where employees can work to their best ability and thrive is not easy to execute, but with the right support […]
How to perfect performance management in a virtual world
As more and more of us are choosing to work in a more flexible way, with a variety of businesses now exploring […]
Cost of Living Crisis – Are you doing enough?
It’s no secret that this winter is going to be a tough one on both individuals and businesses alike. With all the […]
Right to Work Law Changes
From 1st October 2022, we see the new changes in employment legislation come into place around the Right to Work in the […]
How do you develop High Achievers?
When we look at performance management, we can often place the focus on those who are underperforming or display certain negative behaviours. […]
Why Performance Management is Important
I’m seeing those employee centric companies (who prioritise the more casual conversations combined with a more structured system), performing so much better […]
Hybrid Working – A new perspective
We are set to see the transformation of the workplace continue as many companies are looking for more ways to attract and […]
Is Retention the top of your list?
Ah, the great resignation has created significant challenges and left many questions open within organisations and industries as a whole. One of […]
Creating the perfect onboarding process
Those very first days of starting a new company or role can be the most telling, as far as first impressions, so […]
Holiday Pay Impacts
Following the Supreme Court UK ruling on the Harpur Trust Vs Brazel case there are some significant changes expected to how Holiday […]
How to Smash the Perfect Interview
“It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They […]
How HR can support with Strike Action
How HR can support with Strike Action We are currently faced with a summer of planned and potential strike action from a […]
Employing people for the first time
Employing people for the first time Following on from my blog last week, I have been asked several questions around building the […]
Are employers nervous about increased claims for Trade Union recognition?
Are employers nervous about increased claims for Trade Union recognition? The effects of industrial action have been impossible to escape in recent […]
How to perfect your recruitment process
Recruitment is an area of HR and people management that has been a challenge to many companies up and down the country […]
Long Covid and what employers need to know
For many people who contracted Covid-19 the effects of the virus leave in a matter of weeks, for some however, the effects […]
HR and Managing Stress
HR roles can vary and be challenging, this is one of the things that attracted me into the role and kept me […]
Managing Stress in the Workplace
I think I can speak for most of us HR folk when say that at one point or another we’ve experienced the […]
Is time on your side?
In a world where we’re always on the go, where we can access most of what we need at our fingertips no […]
Monkeypox – What employers need to know
Following the pandemic, it’s not surprising that the announcement of cases of Monkeypox rising in the UK, are causing concerns to employees […]
Financial Wellbeing: What is it and how can employers support.
It’s no surprise that more and more employees are finding themselves in a position where they are managing finances from month to […]
The benefits of mastering time management
Have you ever found yourself asking for more time in the day? (Yes – me!) Let me guess, usually when you’re busy […]
Are you Gen Z ready?
It’s becoming increasingly difficult to find good people, those that are good fit within your org, and when you do find them, […]
Do you have the tools to do your job?
Not having the tools to do your job correctly has always featured highly on any employee survey I’ve seen over the years. […]
How to attract and retain talent in 2022
Burnout, the great resignation, desire for more work-life balance, changed life priorities and work expectations, it’s no wonder that attracting and retaining […]
National Rail Strikes – how to navigate the disruption in your business
Your journey to work is disrupted, we’ve all been there – heavier than usual traffic, missed a connection, train is late or […]
The 4-day working week
This week (6th June) saw the start of the 4-day working week trial. Over 70 companies and 3000 employees started the trial […]
Why talented employees are leaving their roles
And how you can prevent it I’m sure like me you’ve heard the saying “people leave managers, not jobs”, whilst I do […]
Does age matter?
It’s an age-old debate (excuse the pun!), isn’t it? As we’re an aging society and the retirement age increases… and increases… should […]
How can employers support in-work poverty
1 in 8 workers are estimated to be living in poverty, and with the cost of living rising on an almost daily […]
Are you creating an inclusive workplace culture?
In the week we’ve seen Sue Grey’s report released on Downing Street party investigations it’s brought company policy and culture into the […]
Why Employee Engagement Matters!
Employee engagement has a direct impact on most of the key business outputs. For example, recent studies show that with a fully […]
Does your company culture encourage employee engagement, loyalty, productivity, and creativity?
The culture of your business is like the heartbeat, it impacts every area you operate, including what is projected out to customers, […]
The Great Reshuffle
The Great Reshuffle is upon us! As many as 75% of employees surveyed by CIPD are actively looking for a new role […]
Sick pay and the cost-of-living crisis
Worries over taking sick leave in the middle of the cost-of-living crisis has topped many surveys as the biggest concern for UK […]
Why your workplace culture matters
Fostering a positive workplace culture is just as important as building a business plan and strategy – would you try to run […]
3 Reasons fostering a positive culture is good for your business.
There are so many reasons why creating a positive workplace culture is important to your business and following the pandemic this has […]
Is employee wellbeing top of your list?
We are living in times where the level of resignations is at an all-time high (The Great Resignation anyone?), it’s reported over […]
What is Stress and how can we manage it?
It’s great that we can now talk openly about stress, and how we’re feeling, it’s been a taboo subject for far too […]
Hybrid Leadership
If you missed our Friday live last week, I was joined by Narelle Summers a wellbeing at work coach and speaker. She […]
Identifying stress in the workplace
If you missed our Friday live last week, I was joined by Narelle Summers a wellbeing at work coach and speaker. She […]
Mindfulness for the workplace
If you missed our Friday live last week, I was joined by Narelle Summers a wellbeing at work coach and speaker. She […]
Is equality in pay achievable?
Is equality in pay achievable? It’s such a big question, but should it be? It had to believe that this is still […]
Fire & Re-Hire
Now this term isn’t a new one but has most definitely bounced onto the discussion boards of many companies and HR teams […]
How to recognise stress
Every one of us experiences stress, all to varying degrees and in some cases a small amount of stress can be found […]
How HR consultants can use LinkedIn to gain new clients
How can you gain clients on LinkedIn as an HR consultant? Social Media and Digital Marketing Executive at myhrtoolkit, Hannah Wheater explains […]
01/06/21 Employment Law Update
Lessons in Constructive Dismissal In June we had a notable judgement from the Employment Appeal Tribunal regarding the principles involved in determining […]
Marketing and HR – Working Together
By Helen Stott of Marketing Doris An often neglected or forgotten partnership in organisations is the one with Marketing and HR, and […]
01/05/21 Employment Law Update
Brexit – The HR and Employment Law Implications In this month’s employment law update we examine the HR and employment law implications […]
Handling Imposter Syndrome
Imposter Syndrome can sometimes creep up and surprise you when you least expect it, creating doubt, uncertainty and impacting your self-confidence. Imposter […]
29/03/21 Employment Law Update
Supreme Court rules that Sleep-In shifts are not working time for the purposes of the National Minimum Wage Regulations In the judgement […]
A year like no other
This has been a year like no other in living memory. Nobody having a job interview five years ago would have accurately […]
06/10/20 Employment Law Update
When does giving notice not amount to a resignation from employment? With the end of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme looming employers […]
09/08/20 Employment Law Update
Redundancy ‘Step by Step Guide’ Managing Redundancies – key steps to consider With the gradual phasing out of the Coronavirus Job Retention […]
3 Steps to Daily Success: Using Motivational and Inspirational Quotes to Help You Achieve Your Goals!
Introduction: A positive mindset is EVERYTHING when it comes to reaching your goals. Changing your day-to-day behaviours may be easier than you […]
11/08/20 Employment Law Update
Discrimination and Vicarious Liability in Employment Law As an employer, do you pay close attention to the actions of your employees? Does […]
13/07/20 Employment Law Update
Annual leave, COVID-19 and quarantine – What employers need to know With flights to popular tourist destinations being reinstated and the […]
17/06/20 Employment Law Update
OBSTACLES TO RETURNING TO THE WORKPLACE DURING COVID-19: CHILDCARE On 11 May 2020, the Government published the Health & Safety guidelines […]
May/June – CBUK Update
Can we please start by reiterating how grateful we are to all of our supporters – thank you for everything you’ve done […]
How to stay motivated and positive during challenging times
Challenging times and situations can appear to spring upon us at any moment! You may suddenly find yourself acutely aware of changes […]
04/05/20 Employment Law Update
04/05/20 Employment Law Update – It can be hard enough to keep up with changes in Employment Law at the best of […]
Telling the story of your career
Telling the story of your career… You apply for a job and get through to an interview. To break the ice and […]
09/04/20 Employment Law Update
09/04/20 Employment Law Update – Here at Employee Management Limited we have been fielding many questions regarding the Government’s recently announced Job […]
25/03/2020 – Covid-19 and Lockdown
25/03/2020 – Covid-19 and Lockdown – As we see the world halt and enter a mass lockdown to slow the spread of […]
Employment Law Update
Employment Law Update – It can be difficult to keep one step ahead of changes in Employment Law. In this article we […]
13/03/2020 – Coronavirus
13/03/2020 – Coronavirus – The first outbreak of Coronavirus was at the end of December in Wuhan, China. It’s passed on through […]
International Women’s Day 2020
So, International Women’s Day 2020 (IWD) is fast approaching (Sunday 8th March), which also happens to be my mum’s birthday (and a […]
Fundamentals of successful talent management
Fundamentals of successful talent management – Today’s business leaders see talent attraction and retention as a pressing need for successful organisation transformation. […]
It really is OK to tell yourself you’re great!
If you’re a typical Brit you’ll be thinking “no it isn’t!”. Well sorry, but actually, not only is it OK, it’s also […]
Year of the Woman & Equal Pay | Gender Pay Gap
Year of the Woman & Equal Pay | Gender Pay Gap – It’s a really interesting time at the minute and it […]
Work / Life Balance
In our modern digital world, it’s all too easy now to be available. We are connected using the latest technology pretty much […]
