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How to Create a Culture of Belonging
We all like to feel as though we belong. Humans are social animals - and when we feel lonely or excluded, our mental and physical health...
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Mar 4, 20244 min read
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5 Steps Employers Need to Take in a Slowing Economy
The once rock-solid labour market is on shaky ground. Are you ready for what’s ahead? For nearly two years, filling open positions has...
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Feb 25, 20234 min read
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The Four-day working-week
Is the traditional Monday – Friday working week soon to become a thing of the past? A report carried out by Anghel and Cohen (2023),...
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Feb 25, 20233 min read
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Conflict Resolution in the Workplace
Tension within the workplace is natural and some conflict is bound to occur. Though some managers may confuse dispute prevention with...
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Feb 23, 20237 min read
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The Essential Business Owners Guide to Business Contracts
Article Author Kristin Louis Parentingwithkris.com kristin@parentingwithkris.com Starting and running your own business isn’t simple, but...
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Feb 23, 20233 min read
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The Cost-of-Living Crisis – Advice for Employers
Inflation, as measured by the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), hit 9.4% in the year to June – the highest level for 40 years, in the face of...
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Sep 5, 20223 min read
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Domestic Entrepreneur: How to Host Visitors Safely and Comfortably
This Article was written by Ethel Lair website: https://legacybasedliving.com With the advent of remote working, it’s more important than...
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Jun 6, 20223 min read
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ANDROPAUSE
Over the last few years, there has been more and more research done into the affects of menopause on the female body and how the changes...
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Jun 27, 20215 min read
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UNCONSCIOUS BIAS EXAMPLES AND HOW TO AVOID THEM IN THE WORKPLACE
If you’re hiring based on ‘gut feeling,’ you’re likely hiring on the basis of unconscious bias. The best way to prevent yourself from...
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Jun 18, 202110 min read
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Small businesses and redundancy:
Your Guide: Redundancy is the process by which an employer ‘lets someone go’ from their company because there is no longer a business...
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Jun 5, 20217 min read
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HR OUTSOURCING
An overview of HR outsourcing, its use within organisation and its alternatives Introduction Outsourcing any activity to an external...
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May 27, 20216 min read
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A Guide to Designing a Hybrid Workplace
A year of working from home has taught us valuable lessons. Employers have started acknowledging that work-from-home is, after all, not...
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May 23, 20219 min read
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Revolutionising Inclusion in the Workplace
Diversity, undoubtedly, is an all-encompassing concept. It goes way beyond gender and includes ethnicity, language, socio-economic...
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May 13, 20216 min read
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20 Subtle Signs of Workplace Bullying
If you think workplace bullying doesn’t affect some of your employees, you're mistaken. One in four employees is affected by it. There is...
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Apr 21, 20216 min read
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace — Trends for 2021
Diversity in business can bring underrepresented thoughts and experiences to the table, inspiring increased creativity and innovation...
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Apr 8, 20213 min read
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The five things you need to know about business resilience planning
Environmental stewardship and sustainability have become woven into most organisation operations to the point where sustainable...
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Mar 31, 20216 min read
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Say Hello to Thought Diversity: Understanding this Growing Workplace Trend
When you think of effective workplace diversity, you probably think of people of different genders, races, and cultures putting their...
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Mar 15, 20213 min read
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Recruitment Process Throughout 2020 and now into 2021, the UK along with the rest of the world has suffered a global pandemic...
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Mar 11, 20212 min read
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Guidance: Cyber Security for SME’s
How to Protect Against Key Threats Malware/Viruses Update your operating system, browsers and plugins Enable click-to-play plugins Remove...
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Mar 7, 20214 min read
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WHAT IS COMPLIANCE IN BUSINESS AND HR?
UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS CONCEPT In recent years, throughout the world we have followed the high level of...
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Feb 28, 20215 min read
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