One Eye on the Future

Even when cashflow is tight, it’s important to retain your staff. But while you’re searching for economies, try not to take your eye off future plans: for an organisation to grow successfully, it must formulate its next steps.
It’s holiday season… but there’s more than one type of leave

It’s August, which means many of us, and our employees, are taking summer holiday leave.
You’ve found the ideal candidate… what happens next?

The interview process is over. You’ve found the perfect person for the role. Phew. So, what’s the next stage?
What your potential employer really thinks of your CV

Applying for a job online? Make sure your submission is the perfect fit!
Fair play – watch out for inadvertent discrimination in your recruitment adverts

When you’re writing a job advert, you obviously want to use language that will attract candidates. However, you need to be mindful that the words you choose won’t be considered discriminatory in terms of age, sex, race or disability.
International Women’s Day

What’s stopping you from recruiting? Joanne Moss looks at the most common reasons why businesses don’t recruit
What’s stopping you from recruiting?

What’s stopping you from recruiting? Joanne Moss looks at the most common reasons why businesses don’t recruit
Taking on a new employee can be a simple step forward with the right support and advice.

Taking on a new employee can be a simple step forward with the right support and advice.
Statutory rates April 2023

The new statutory rates for 2023/2024 have been published. Statutory maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and parental bereavement pay will increase from April 2023 to £172.48 per week (previously £156.66). The rate for statutory sick pay will increase to £109.40 per week (previously £99.35) Amendments to minimum wage and national living wage have also been increased. […]
Cost of living crisis

Supporting your employees As general living costs soar, many employers are considering what they can to do support their teams over the coming months (and beyond). One contact has agreed to pay all utility bills for their employees until the new year, others are considering one-off payments to help with the cost of bills. “Trivial” […]