Damned Lies and Excuses

26 / 01 / 2017

Ahead of the national living wage and national minimum wage rises in April, the Government has launched a £1.7million awareness campaign, to ensure workers know how much they are legally entitled to. It’s the latest in a series of name-and-shame type tactics. In addition, Sir David Metcalf has been appointed as the first Director of Labour Market Enforcement to oversee...

15 Advantages to Working in a Small Business

24 / 01 / 2017

Most people want to work in a large business (in most cases simply because they have heard of the company) so if you’re an SME employer you will need to positively emphasise the advantages of being an SME to prospective candidates. Here are some sales pitches. One of the big advantages of working for an SME is not being a...

The Curious Case of The Bacon Baguette…

19 / 01 / 2017

A flight attendant who worked for EasyJet was sacked for supposedly stealing a bacon baguette. Shannon Gleeson worked for EasyJet for three years and had an unblemished record. One of Ms Gleeson’s colleagues had reported to management that she had seen the cabin manager and Ms Gleeson eating a bacon baguette and croque monsieur from the in-flight range. After the...

New Year, New Me….

12 / 01 / 2017

New Year seems to bring out an all-or-nothing approach to improvement. If they are bothering with resolutions at all, most people try to do too much too quickly. Going to the gym five days a week in January is down to five days in total in February. But by March the gyms are empty and very few can be bothered...

Want to Recruit Rock Star Employees?

10 / 01 / 2017

A fantastic recruitment process is one of the most important things a company can do to achieve growth. If you want to build your dream team of employees you have to keep your recruitment process switched on all the time. If you come across an excellent candidate, talk to him or her straight away. Good quality people are in short...