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We hope you enjoy the wide range of blog articles featured. We cover a wide range of topics including HR best practices, employment law updates, recruitment strategies, employee engagement, tips for effective people management, and addressing people challenges to help businesses navigate their HR needs with confidence.

Pet Bereavement Leave – Should Employees be allowed Leave when a Pet Dies?

After the news that a woman lost her job the same day her pet had passed away, we have been asking ourselves, should all employees be allowed bereavement leave to grieve the death of a pet? Emma was given the ultimatum of finding cover or losing her job. In addition,...

What is Occupational Health?

Occupational Health looks at the relationship between the workplace and health. Furthermore, this also focuses on the individual concerned as a patient and an employee. As part of our occupational health Glasgow, Fife and Scotland service, we can support you to help...

Working From Home by Ben Hugh

Whether you call it teleworking, telecommuting, or remote work, working from home is a growing alternative for businesses. However, why are some employees and employers opting for work-from-home arrangements?. What are the advantages? What are some of the job you can...

Overcoming Period Stigma in the Workplace

Period has been a Taboo word since the beginning of time. In addition, no one wants to or feels comfortable to talk about it. Organisations such as Developing People Globally are opening up the conversation to break down the taboo and tackle period stigma in the...

What is Breathe HR?

We are delighted to announce that The HR Booth are now Breathe HR Software Gold Partners. We have been implementing this service for a while now where we have provided helpful online HR admin tool to our clients. When HR administration is not handled in the most easy...

How Does Google Jobs Work?

The internet is changing rapidly and it's important as a business owner to continue to grow with this development. Google has launched their new jobs function to help you take control of your own recruitment. Furthermore, this can be a great way to achieve direct...

3 Essential Steps to Effective Absence Management

According to the CIPD Annual Survey Report, absence levels and the cost of absence are down. In fact, the average level of employee absence is at 6.6 days per employee. Although the causes of absence remain unchanged – including minor illness, stress, and acute mental...

How will Brexit affect business in the UK?

I think we can all agree that it has been a shocking week in Parliament. With Theresa May losing the vote for her proposed Brexit deal for a second time, this has caused continued uncertainty and distress for many of us. You might be fed up hearing about Brexit, and...

Adverse Weather Policy: Prepare Your Business for Disruptions

With regular reports of the polar vortex hitting the UK by the end of the month, it leaves us asking, what does this mean for my business? Do I need an adverse weather policy? If the reports are correct, this will be the coldest January to date. This increases the...

How to plan your work Christmas party – Expert Tips

Christmas in the Workplace With the Christmas season just around the corner, lots of businesses are thinking about their Christmas nights out. We’re not the HR police, and we love a night out as much as anyone, but we don’t want to see you suffering a hangover...

Adverse Weather Policy – is your business prepared?

As we approach December, we are bracing ourselves for the snow and ice to suddenly appear. In addition, It's important you have an adverse weather policy in place to prepare for this. The events of the adverse weather from March is fresh in our minds, and as the...

8 Employee Handbook Template Tips

Your employee handbook template is more than a resource employees will leave on their desks for years to come. It’s more than a recitation of basic staff rights and responsibilities too. In fact, it’s also a way to set forth your policies and expectations. Most...

Why Training and Development Saves Money

Training and Development Training and development can be one of the most neglected aspects in management. Most employers onboard staff and set them free in the workforce. This leaves them with the burden of development, advancement, and more. There’s just one problem...

The Advantages of Having an Effective Employee Benefits Scheme

Watch our video about Employee BenefitsYou may have seen this in the news last week, but Scottish employment is at an all time high and unemployment is at it’s lowest rate in 25 years. All good news for people looking for work. However, it does create a challenge for...

New Appointments At The HR Booth | HR Support

Our team has experienced a lot of changes in the last couple of months. This started with an emotional goodbye to the wonderful John Allan who has recently retired from providing HR support. John has made a significant contribution over the years and we know our...

Onsite Childcare – Can I Open A Crèche In My Business?

Onsite childcare is rare in the UK. However, this could be great to help families who are facing the challenge of balancing childcare and work life. This can be an ideal solution to retain great staff, as well as help your team to balance their work and home life more...

Why HR Recruitment Process is the Most Important HR Function, and How to Do It

Too many organisations assume candidates will find them. However, this isn’t always the case. In fact, the best employees often come from recruitment efforts. Specifically, the right kinds of recruitment efforts. This is a big part of the HR recruitment process....

How to Conduct an Interview

In this article we are looking at how to conduct a job interview. We will provide you with some job interview tips so that yours and the candidate experience is positive. You will find out more about the hiring process for your talent acquisition and how to prepare a...

How to Conduct an Exit Interview

An exit interview is an informal meeting with an outgoing employee before they leave. It gives your business the chance to obtain honest feedback from an employee who is leaving your employment. For employees, these meetings are one of the last deep...

My First Week At The HR Booth | HR Consultant UK

We have welcomed a new member of the team this week and we can't wait for you to meet them! John Mullen is an HR consultant UK who has an extensive career in all things HR. Find out a bit about john and how he feels about his first week working at the HR Booth. My...

My Placement With The HR Booth | HR University

HR University Skills With Ram We had the pleasure of welcoming Ram in to her team as part of her HR University placement. After searching long and hard for a company that fit in with her Business MGT and Human Resource Management course, she finally came across The HR...