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August 2024 Newsletter

How flexible is your business – and how can we help? | Is your business guilty of wellbeing washing? | Quiet vacationing: Mouse wiggling for a better work-life balance | Smoking at work: Are HR professionals more likely to light up? | 3 main causes of poor mental health at work

July 2024 Newsletter

Why you should have a company handbook and how we can help | Silence is not golden: Over half of UK job seekers don’t hear back | Flexible Working – how can you keep it on your terms?

June 2024 Newsletter

The potential to discriminate against employees experiencing menopausal symptoms following a recent ET case | Practical strategies to steer clear of ‘corporate rainbow washing’ during Pride month | A glimpse into how Deliveroo is easing the work-life load for their riders | Answers to those lingering HR questions around lateness, demotion and the new Carer’s Leave Regulations 2024

May 2024 Newsletter

Clever ways to reward your team that doesn’t involve money | Neurodivergence and menopause in the workplace | Different types of company culture | What to do if you find out your employee has used AI to get their work done | And we answer your burning HR questions…

April 2024 Newsletter

The BIG 4 employment law updates that you need to be aware of | Reducing stress in your workplace | Why flexible work arrangements are here to stay | We answer your burning HR questions

March 2024 Newsletter

How employee surveys can improve your business | Why women are still being excluded in the workplace | How many employees are looking for new jobs | And we answer your important HR questions

February 2024 Newsletter

Why you need to take absence management seriously | How to spot sexual harassment and violence inside and outside of work | Information about training workshops we have coming up in 2024 | And we answer your pressing HR questions

Apple HR Newsletter January 2024

January 2024 Newsletter

5 things an expert HR consultant would tell you to do this year | Latest news | Employment Tribunal rules that menopause symptoms can amount to a disability. Here’s what you need to know…

December 23 Newsletter

Have you created a plan to improve your employees’ mental health? Now is the time and we’re here to help… Improving your employees’ mental health is no longer a warm sentiment, it’s business critical. And that’s because mental health affects one in six British...

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Confused about Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z? And do you even care?

As a business owner, you should be aware of generational cohorts. Here’s why…

Can you legally ask if someone is neurodivergent?

Neurodiversity can be complex and overwhelming for some businesses and, sadly, there is still a lack of understanding and awareness.

How unconscious bias can affect employee engagement & retention

While most of us have heard the term ‘unconscious bias’, it’s easy to dismiss it as something that affects others and not us.

How to handle Flexible Working requests (Employment Rights Bill)

What does the new Flexible Working amendment mean for you and your business? How should you handle requests for flexible working? What are your employees’ rights in this area, and what are yours? Here’s everything you need to know.

700 construction workers take their own lives every year in the UK

700 construction workers take their own lives every year in the UK   That’s a minimum of two lives lost, every single day, which is a really scary and awful statistic. What a grim reality to remind us of the profound impact of mental health challenges within the...

What is constructive dismissal?

You’ve probably heard the term ‘constructive dismissal’ before, but are you clear on what it actually means?

3 reasons why you should be using employment surveys in your business

A lot of business owners we speak to are scared of conducting an employee survey because they think it might open a huge can of worms that they’ll never be able to contain.

Not completing right to work checks? You could be fined up to 60k

The maximum fine for employing an illegal worker is increasing from £20,000 to a whopping £60,000. And if you’re found to knowingly employ an illegal worker, you can also face criminal charges.

The onboarding checklist you’ll use again and again

The onboarding checklist you’ll use again and again   Giving new employees a great onboarding experience is essential to their engagement and retention. Yet, shockingly, around 60% of businesses skip setting any goals or milestones for their new hires. And only...

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