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Common costly mistakes when hiring a team. Use this UK focused advice, care of Simon Gilmour, Employment Law Partner for Harper James Solicitors, to help avoid high hiring costs, low workplace morale and mistakes which could have you constantly recruiting. Starting a business means putting together a crack team to help you achieve your dream – but making mistakes with who you hire, how...
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How can women effectively challenge gender bias in the workplace? Hayley Mackenzie from Boiler Guide, shares here thoughts and experience. "According to the Gas Safe Register, of the 100,000 Gas Safe registered heating engineers in the UK, less than 500 of these are female. The reasons for gender imbalance in the trades are many and complex, but the roots of the issue can be traced back to antiqu...
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Stigma around mental health struggles and burnout is costing the UK economy £1.4bn a year through unexplained sick days, with 40% of employees uncomfortable telling their managers they need to take days off for mental health reasons, research from Breathe reveals. A new report from Breathe, HR software for SMEs, commissioned to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week 2019 reveals British...
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With a background in occupational therapy, Glandore Director, Clare Kelly’s experience has shaped Glandore’s own wellness initiatives. Hosting Pilates and yoga classes, lunch and learn seminars and meditation guidance, among other offerings, Glandore’s wellness programme has become a way of not only supporting their members’ wellbeing but offering them a healthy opportunity...
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When it comes to fixing gender balance in the workplace, there are plenty of small but hugely impactful changes that companies can implement to make life more comfortable for women in their organisations. Our career partners Jobbio recently shared 5 quick wins that are aimed at helping improve gender equality in the workplace. Over to Niamh Linehan from team Jobbio to explain all...  S...
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“Bring Your Full Self To Work” – a new pledge for businesses to support mental health in the workplace has been launched by Sanctus, a startup who are on a mission to change the perception of mental health. Launched on World Mental Health Day, (#WorldMentalHealthDay) founding signatories include Redbull, education technology co. Makers Academy and recruit...
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Content written by Steve Bern of Southcourt Property Services Ltd. Cheers Steve!"Getting your start up off the ground takes courage, commitment and guts. You’ve already got loads to think about in your start-up activities from creative to finance to accounts to marketing.  The kids are home early, the dog’s barking and the neighbour’s having an extension done and you can&rsq...
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Workplace By Facebook - What We Know So Far According to Facebook’s Newsroom - did you know they had a newsroom? - the company has been using its own internal version of the social network for years to keep employees connected. For more than a year, they have been testing a version of this service specifically for the workplace with businesses all over the world. With over 1,000 businesses ...
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