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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.

How To On-Board New Staff In A Welcoming Way

How To On-Board New Staff Looking at how to on-board new staff effectively can have a positive result in the long run for your business. First impressions are not just a responsibility for the employee, it's also important for managers to make new staff experience a...

Summer In The Workplace: How To Motivate Your Staff

Summer In The Workplace Here at The HR Booth, we are asked frequently over the last couple of weeks how organisations can motivate their employees during summer in the workplace. We have been enjoying record breaking weather the last couple of weeks which is to...

What Should I Include In An Employee Handbook?

It's the Summer Holidays and that time of year when a lot of your staff are taking time off. This can be a quiet time of the year due to this. In addition, it's important that you encourage productivity and continue to work on your business despite this. You can use...

HR Values List. What does your company stand for?

Core HR Values Core HR values give a clear message of what your business stands for. In addition, you should make sure your employees are aware of the company values and also be aware of what they represent. It can also be effective to discuss core values, and help...

GDPR Compliance | The HR Booth GDPR Pack

Download the e-book GDPR, officially known as the General Data Protection Regulation, represents a landmark legislation enacted by the European Union (EU) to address the evolving landscape of data protection and privacy in the digital age. It serves as a comprehensive...

Meet Ram, Our New HR Support Trainee | The HR Booth

We have had the pleasure of introducing Ram in to our team this week as our HR support trainee. The HR Booth will support her through her university business degree. We thought this would be a perfect opportunity to find out Ram's interests in HR and her plans for the...

When Will The National Minimum Wage Rise?

National Minimum Wage Changes The change in National Minimum Wage is quickly approaching next month. We thought it would be helpful to remind you that the National Minimum Wage changes come into effect on 1 April 2018. As a manager, it can be helpful to put a plan...

Business Holiday Planning Checklist: Why You Should Plan Summer Holidays Early In Your Business

The summer season can be hectic with managing holiday planning in your business. This is the time of year when your staff are flying out to warmer climates. Some employees with young children may not have this opportunity. Working parents can be faced with balancing...

Are Team Meetings Important?

We have worked closely with our clients to drive performance in their organisation to show the value of a team meeting. It’s important that you get the best out of your employees as you face the challenges of the year ahead. As your business progresses, it’s important...

Do I Have to Pay Employees for Snow Days

Do I have to pay employees for snow days? The adverse weather in the UK has brought the public to a standstill. Many of us are worrying about how this will affect pay roll and employee compensation. Regular enforcements of red and amber warnings makes travelling to...

Four Steps to Conduct an Effective Telephone Interview

The recruitment process can be very time consuming when you have the perfect candidate in mind. Being able to reduce the time it takes to find the right person can be an advantage to you and your business. A telephone interview can be the perfect solution. The...

What Is An HR Plan?

What is an HR plan and do I need one for my business? It’s hard to believe that we are now into the New Year already. I hope all the plans you put into place at the end of 2017 are on target. This is unlike a new year’s resolution which only lasts a few weeks. As a...

The HR Booth Would Like To Wish You A Merry Christmas

Experience the warmth of the season with The HR Booth. Embrace the spirit of giving as we support Fife Gingerbread, Social Bite, and The Ann Edgar Charitable Trust. Access our festive opening hours and out of hours HR support for the Christmas and New Year period.

Bad Employer: Could This be the Worst Boss in the World?

What is a bad employer? What is a bad employer? We have found the perfect example! Breaking nearly all of the HR working directives, failing to observe health and safety, and forcing long and inhumane working conditions on his staff, could this person be the worst...

How to Communicate Internally With Your Team

How to improve workplace communication Businesses these days are very good at working to improve workplace communicating. This is clear in their customers or prospective customers. This can be inhanced with the use of social media. We think this can be a great way to...

Employee rights in winter: Is Your Business Ready for Winter?

With winter just around the corner, you may want to think about how this can affect your business. This can be a good time to consider employee rights in winter to ensure the colder months run smoothly. Adverse Weather and Employee Rights in Winter Adverse weather...

How to Attract and Retain Staff

How to retain staff - What do your employees want? It’s getting harder to attract quality candidates to come and work for you. In addition, finding the right staff is a phrase we hear often from our clients. We though this would be a perfect opportunity to give you...

What is GDPR

The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will Begin On 25 May 2018 in the UK. ‘any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in...

Holiday Planning

How to manage staff holidays? Things seem to go to bad to worse for Ryanair following the way they’ve not managed holiday entitlement. As you will know, they have had to cancel thousands of flights, and their reputation has been severely damaged with threats of legal...

Six Ways to Improve Employees Performance

We are passionate about employee engagement here at The HR Booth as this will lead to improved business performance in your organisation. This improved performance can lead to increased profitability, productivity, employee retention, customer metrics, and safety...

Managing Mental Health In the Workplace

Foster mental wellness to boost productivity and loyalty. Support individuals with flexibility, remote work options, and phased returns. Encourage open dialogue, self-awareness, and coaching. Create an environment where your team can thrive and excel.