HR & Management

Advice 9 min read

Staff turnover: How to calculate it, what causes it and how to reduce it

Recognising that you have a problem is often the first and most important step to solving it. But with so much else to keep track of in a small business, it can be difficult to identify staff turnover as an issue.

HR & Management 5 min read

Sharing the load: Why employers need to learn to listen when it comes to mental health

Employers must listen to their employees, and especially so when it comes to their mental health issues. Here's how to do it with compassion whilst staying within the realms of professionalism and good management.

HR & Management 3 min read

Why business health insurance tops workers” list of preferred benefits

Business Health Insurance provides your staff with private medical treatment when they need it the most. Whether it's a round of physiotherapy for a bad back or something more serious requiring surgery, Health Insurance is there to cover the majority of the costs for your staff.

HR & Management 5 min read

Tackling turnover by understanding why employees are leaving your business

When you get recruitment right, it's brilliant. But when it goes wrong it can damage brand and reputation.

Advice 6 min read

Staff Appraisal Template – Getting The Best From Your Team

Whichever side of the table we find ourselves, we rarely bound enthusiastically into the room for a staff appraisal. A little reticence is perfectly natural. But a staff appraisal is an important opportunity to have a constructive, two-way conversation that benefits all involved.

HR & Management 7 min read

6 women’s inspirational rags-to-riches stories

From impoverished homes to underprivileged backgrounds, here are six women who started with nothing and, through hard work, rose to …

HR & Management 4 min read

Don’t have a big HR team” Don’t worry, here’s how to ‘do’ HR well on a limited budget

Here's a riddle, what do the most well run HR programmes look like The answer, they don't look like anything. Why" Because they run so smoothly that you're not even aware they exist. That's the goal for good HR practices in a business, here's how you achieve it.

HR & Management 4 min read

The death of the boardroom” Why modern offices demand something different

Just how much does the traditional office boardroom stimulate dynamic group thinking" If you look at modern offices, boardrooms tend to take more of a 'lounge type' set up. Why" Because employee habits are changing, including the way they work and collaborate.

HR & Management 6 min read

Are your employees stressed Tell them to take these 8 simple steps to wellbeing

Stressful thoughts can eat away at employees to the point where wellbeing and productivity can take an irreparable nosedive. Prevent this damage by integrating these eight self-help policies within your office. It all starts with them taking a few simple steps...