Finish Strong: The Leadership Habits That Set You (and Your Team) Up for a Brilliant Q4
August often gives the illusion of quiet—half the team on holiday, meetings thinning out, and inboxes slowing down. But small business owners know: this is the moment to lead with intent. Q4 isn’t far away. The final stretch of the year is where pressure builds—commercial targets, people challenges, competing priorities. If you wait until October […]
Inclusion Isn’t a Policy, It’s a Crucial Mindset
You’ve updated your handbook. You’ve got an Equal Opportunities Policy. Tick, tick. But your team? Someone quietly shares they’re masking their neurodivergence. Another avoids asking for flexible hours, again. And you can sense some conversations are starting to move underground into group chats and private DMs. Welcome to inclusion in 2025 where AI tools, social […]
That WhatsApp Message Might Cost You More Than You Think
You’ve had a tough conversation with an employee. There’s been tension building, and now they’re off sick, maybe stress related. Before you’ve even had a chance to regroup, an email lands in your inbox: Data Subject Access Request (SAR). They want everything. Emails. Message threads. Group WhatsApp chats. Notes from the 1-to-1s. Their personnel file. […]
Just Survived a Restructure? How to Set Your People and Business up for What is Next
You’ve made some hard calls, tightened budgets, let good people go, reshaped roles. Now you’re looking at the business thinking: What now? Maybe the dust hasn’t quite settled. You’re pushing forward commercially, but the atmosphere feels awkward, perhaps shaky. Morale seems low, uncertainty is high, and the energy in the team is a fraction of […]
Terminated employee’s probation and received a complaint? What now?
Our HR team describe the options and set out the progress of a possible claim.
When Push Comes to Shove: No Fault Dismissals
There are currently 5 potentially fair reasons for dismissal in the UK. Each of them requires a process, sometimes the process can be lengthy, and short cuts can be risky.
Efficiencies and how to find them, an HR guide for employers
The last budget pushed employment costs to record highs, and many employers are seeking ways to cut costs to offset higher taxes – we look at the role of technology, as well as more traditional methods for achieving workplace efficiencies.
2025: The year that promises to bring big changes to Employment Law
We take a look at what changes are definitely being introduced in 2025, and what to look out for throughout the coming year.
The Link Between Heartbreak and High Performance
Creating a culture of engagement is not defined by a rule book or company brochure, but an experience that is felt throughout the entire workforce. It is not easy, but the results are worth it.
A Simple HR Guide to Setting Clear Objectives
Objectives should not be a ‘once a year’ exercise. By revisiting objectives regularly we can check on progress, on relevance and we can add and remove objectives.