Return to work – the new normal.
What happens when, as a business owner you decide it is time to return to the office, or make the decision to work fully remotely or a hybrid version of these two scenarios?
Homeworker injuries caused by using an ironing board as a desk.
Needs must, and whilst working from home during the pandemic, many of us have had to be imaginative with our working arrangements… But what happens
Supporting your employees during the current lockdown.
As an SME business owner, how can you support the working parents on your team with their caring responsibilities?
What to consider when taking on your first employee…
Taking on your first employee? What to ask at interview, where to store docs, right to work checks, and what paperwork should you provide. HR Advice from experts.
How to avoid difficult capability conversations using IMPROVE
Online training system with the functionality for you to upload your own training modules that are critical and bespoke to your business.
Job Support Scheme – what we know so far…
The Job Support Scheme comes into force on the 1st November 2020, replacing the CJRS that ends on the 31st October 2020 – what do we know so far?
How to avoid discrimination during the recruitment process…
Discrimination during a recruitment process can just as easily result in a claim being brought against your business.
Effective absence management?
Many managers find absence management one of the trickiest aspects of people management. This is in large part due to many managers understandably being wary
HR Policies for SME… legally, which ones?
Policies and procedures play a huge part in corporate Human Resources, they outline an organisation’s approach to various HR issues and working, govern the working
What to consider when writing your CV…
How to write a CV to grab the interviewers attention.
Meet the team – Rebecca, Principal HR Consultant and owner of HRCentral Limited.
HRCentral priovides advice and support to SME across the Thames Valley with HR advice and support.
April 2020 HRCentral Newsletter
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SME’s next HR hurdles – communication and employment contracts
The furlough scheme has given many companies a temporary ‘get out of jail card’. Are your contracts fit for purpose for when your employees are no longer eligible for furlough, or when the furlough scheme ends?
Benefits of using Breathe during the Coronavirus pandemic
There’s no doubt that now is a very uncertain time for SMEs. Many offices have shut due to the COVID-19 outbreak, with teams working remotely.
Staycation, self-catering, furloughing? How to interpret the new temporary rules re holidays/Bank holidays…?
In the absence of any clear direction from the government and at the request of a number of our clients, we will attempt to decipher
Making working from home, work…
Working home is our new reality for the foreseeable future. The Government have also indicated that everyone who can work from home, where work is
Coronavirus job retention scheme. loans and support for the self employed… unprecedented Govt. support.
A (hopefully) useful summary of the announcements this week, in relation to the recent Coronavirus crisis. The unprecedented Corona Job retention scheme will hopefully give employers slightly less to worry about in the coming months, assisting them to retain their most valuable asset – their people.
Coronavirus – are temporary changes to your HR policies required? Read on…
As the coronavirus (also known as COVID-19) continues to spread, we recognise that many of our clients need to adapt their way of working. We hope this blog will be useful, please cut paste, and share as you see appropriate.
OK, don’t read this blog about passive-aggressive behaviour in the workplace. It’s fine…!
How Passive Aggression Affects the Workplace What exactly is passive aggression? It is when someone withholds instructionsor other critical information to hinder fellow team members’
Difficult Conversations? … get on with it!
Most Managers and Business owners have to have difficult conversations at some point in their career as a people manager, whether it’s telling an employee
