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This entry was posted in News on April 25, 2016 by Donna Fairbrother.

A change in working patterns amongst men is becoming more prominent according to a report published by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES). The report suggests that there will be a 20 percent increase in men working part-time by 2024 compared to 7 percent of women. This would seem to mirror the change many […]

This entry was posted in News on April 19, 2016 by Donna Fairbrother.

Who said work couldn’t be fun? It turns out that the more fun you have at work the more likely you are to feel more productive, motivated and less likely to be absent. Our wellbeing is so important to everything we do in our lives. The more we can benefit from being in a positive […]

This entry was posted in News on March 7, 2016 by Donna Fairbrother.

A recent survey conducted by Lancaster University of 500 Managers from medium to large organisations within the UK found that they believe 70% of the UK’s workforce will be working flexibly by 2020. Furthermore 42 percent of respondents said that flexible working enabled them to get more done. It is not a surprise that there […]

This entry was posted in News on July 31, 2014 by Donna Fairbrother.

Understanding HR Very often in small businesses HR is handled by the business owner or picked up as an extra responsibility by an employee who is already employed full-time to do another job. So it doesn’t always get the level of attention that it should. This can be due to the fact that there isn’t […]

This entry was posted in News on July 25, 2014 by Donna Fairbrother.

Human Resources or its more commonly known abbreviation HR can be a bit of a mystery to some people. People often have a skewed perception of what human resources is and how it contributes to a business. The outdated view is of a Personnel Department carrying out lots of transactional processes such as payroll and […]

This entry was posted in News on July 18, 2014 by Donna Fairbrother.

Contracts of employment quite simply are a legally binding agreement between an employer and employee, which sets out in writing the main terms and conditions of employment. These will include statutory terms and conditions, such as pay, holiday entitlement and working hours and may also include specific clauses related to the nature of the business […]