We work with several family businesses across the UK and they are very different than other corporations. And, although the expected HR tasks are still necessary – including recruiting, staffing, training, development, performance reviews, and employee relations,...
I'm just back from my summer holiday, having spent 10 days out in Spain enjoying some sunshine! We're now into the third week of the school holidays in Scotland and the schools down south break off today. As such, we are well into the summer season, and many of us...
It's important as an employer to fully understand pregnant employee rights to ensure a supportive and compliant workplace. Your employees may have some work related concerns during this time and it's important to reassure them as much as possible. The main questions...
Deciding whether to outsource your HR requirements and then choosing a suitable HR provider is a difficult decision. We work with dozens of clients across the UK, and recently carried out a survey asking our clients to give feedback on the service we provide. We got...
A contract is more than just a document both you and your employee sign to memorialise your employment agreement. And, while there are bare minimums the law requires in any contract, you should never follow those minimums as guidance for your own program. Moreover, a...
Over the few weeks we have had the pleasure of having university student Fern Barclay working with us, where she has been learning about HR Administration and some generalist HR cases. Fern is studying International Business at Strathclyde University and is about to...
In a recent blog article, we looked at how to conduct a fair disciplinary meeting. Below we follow up on this article by providing you with some key steps to take when deciding an outcome of disciplinary hearing. If you followed our previous advice on how to conduct...
Employee engagement is more than keeping your staff happy or satisfied, although both are important goals to work for, satisfied or happy staff are not necessarily engaged. Engaged staff have well-defined roles in the organisation making strong contributions, actively...
We work with a number of businesses throughout the UK, and a common topic we help with is managing performance. Quite often, we see practice where managers have not engaged in 1-1 discussions to tackle performance or conduct, and as a consequence the behaviour...
Effective meetings are not only integral to achieve team goals and successful completion of tasks, but also are reflective overall of team functioning. They also allow for open conversation that draws upon each employee’s knowledge, skills, and perspectives to solve...
A social media recruitment training workshop Over the last five years social media has played an increasingly prominent role in the way employers recruit their staff. It is clear that social media is changing the way employers recruit their staff in this article we...
As you know, finding the right candidate for your business can be a time consuming process and being able to reduce the time it takes to find the right person can be an advantage to you and your business’s needs. Here at The HR Booth, we understand that finding the...