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Fife Business Awards – Medium Sized Business Award

Fife Business Awards – Medium Sized Business Award

We were delighted to pick up the Medium Sized Business Award on Friday night at the Fife Business Awards 2024. This award is a testament to the hard work the team have put in over the past year and we're delighted to receive recognition of this. CEO & Founder...

Supporting your LGBTQ+ Employees

Supporting your LGBTQ+ Employees

You can show commitment to your LGBTQ+ employees by supporting them during Pride Month. Let’s take a look at three simple ways you can ensure diversity and inclusion within the workplace. This is a powerful and meaningful way to create a diverse working environment...

The HR Booth join forces with Stirling Wanderers

The HR Booth join forces with Stirling Wanderers

Stirling Wanderers 3XI play in the East District Development Hockey League. With the goal of simply making it through the season, the team not only did that but exceeded all expectations by thriving in a difficult league. They finished the season in 4th place, winning...

Ask The Expert with Claire & Blackadders

Ask The Expert with Claire & Blackadders

Holiday Allocation Working Time Regulations don’t define what a month is, it is up to the employer to decide when this starts. There is no right or wrong answer to this. The employee is entitled to full leave as of the anniversary of the start date. Holidays can be...

3 Common Mistakes of Employment Tribunal Insurance

3 Common Mistakes of Employment Tribunal Insurance

Employment law is complex, with loopholes and potential liability, leaving employers scrambling for protection. This only benefits those in the tribunal insurance field because most businesses can’t afford the time, expense, and hassle of an employment tribunal. This...

Meet The Team: Calum

Meet The Team: Calum

Calum recently celebrated a well-deserved promotion to Senior HR Consultant and is one of our longest serving employees (over two spells with us). He's also volunteered to take on the Marketing work whilst we're away on holiday! 😉   1. How long have you worked...

Ask The Expert with Alistair

Ask The Expert with Alistair

We sat down with CEO and Founder of The HR Booth, Alistair, to discuss how he helps create a positive workplace culture, what this looks like and the steps you can take to do the same. What does a positive workplace culture look like? There are various different...

Mental Health Awareness Week

Mental Health Awareness Week

This week marked the start of Mental Health Awareness Week.   We've taken this opportunity to demonstrate just how quickly you can save someone's life.   If you know someone that needs help or you need help yourself, check out some of the below links: SAMH Change...

Promoting from Within

Promoting from Within

By choosing to promote employees within your own organisation, you are making the conscious choice to enhance the culture, to boost employee retention and to reduce future costs. This approach celebrates loyalty, utilises existing knowledge and ensures that promotions...

Meet The Team: Sharon

Meet The Team: Sharon

Happy One Year Anniversary Sharon - it's been a pleasure! What better way to celebrate than finding out a bit more about her - let's get into it! P.S. good luck getting to John's 'comfortable' chair!   1. How long have you worked for The HR Booth? Since 9th May...

HR Admin Support – Double Promotion

HR Admin Support – Double Promotion

We are continuing to see clients, existing and new, utilise us to provide outsourced HR admin services.  As this service continues to grow and develop, we have made some changes to how we structure and manage this team. As such, we are delighted to confirm that Lynn...

The Importance of Slowing Down with Carl Honoré

The Importance of Slowing Down with Carl Honoré

When do your best ideas come to you? If you answered 'in the shower' (or something similar) then this post is for you... We were delighted to be joined by Carl Honoré on the latest episode of our podcast. We’ve compiled together the best bits of the episode into a...