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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- Jun 5, 2021
- 7 min
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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acornhrservices
- May 27, 2021
- 6 min
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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acornhrservices
- May 23, 2021
- 9 min
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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acornhrservices
- Apr 21, 2021
- 6 min
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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acornhrservices
- Mar 31, 2021
- 6 min
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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acornhrservices
- Mar 7, 2021
- 4 min
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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acornhrservices
- Feb 28, 2021
- 5 min
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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acornhrservices
- Feb 22, 2021
- 12 min
What is IR35 (and what does it mean for you?)
Note: Due to the challenge’s businesses are facing because of COVID-19, the government announced on 17 March that IR35 tax reforms will...
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acornhrservices
- Feb 21, 2021
- 5 min
7 top HR mistakes companies make
It’s easy to ignore the human resources side of your business when things are flowing smoothly. After all, there are far more pressing...
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acornhrservices
- Feb 14, 2021
- 3 min
Is Your HR Function Compliant?
What is HR compliance? The definition of compliance is the “act of adhering to a particular law or rule or acting according to an...
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acornhrservices
- Feb 7, 2021
- 4 min
Six HR strategies for improving employee engagement
Disengagement can cause real damage to an organisation’s productivity and profitability – giving HR teams an opportunity to spark...
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acornhrservices
- Feb 1, 2021
- 2 min
3 Keys to 2021 Business Planning
There is no question the business landscape has changed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, but what remains unseen is how adjustments...
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acornhrservices
- Jan 27, 2021
- 2 min
Varying Employees Contracts of Employment
Today we are exploring some of the challenges that you may be faced with when considering changing an employees existing terms and...
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acornhrservices
- Jan 26, 2021
- 2 min
WHY HUMAN RESOURCES MUST EMBRACE SUSTAINABILITY.
The term sustainability is used in different aspects to refer to “adequately meeting the needs of the people today without compromising...
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acornhrservices
- Jan 22, 2021
- 5 min
Why all businesses should embrace sustainability
Sustainability is becoming more important for all companies, across all industries. 62% of executives consider a sustainability strategy...
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acornhrservices
- Jan 10, 2021
- 4 min
WHY IS HUMAN RESOURCES IMPORTANT?
People ask me, "Why is human resources important, Kim?" and I always answer, "Because your organisation is about your people. Without...
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acornhrservices
- Jan 10, 2021
- 11 min
Moving from Agile Teams towards an Agile Organisation
Even though agile is now mainstream, companies still struggle to change at the organisational level. The existing agile frameworks and...
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acornhrservices
- Jan 10, 2021
- 4 min
Why Benchmarking Your HR Policies with Current Global Trends Matters?
These days, it’s impossible not to discuss the human resources space without at least mentioning the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 has...
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acornhrservices
- Jan 10, 2021
- 5 min
HR tips and advice for small business owners with no HR Department in sight!
HR advice for small businesses: 6 tips for success Small businesses can’t always afford a dedicated HR department, so you’re going to...
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