Tips for returning to work after a career break

08 / 01 / 2014

Here are some useful hints and tips provided by one of our guest bloggers, Lisa Bramall from Ten2Two, specialists in part time and flexible working in the Milton Keynes area. 1. Refresh your outlook Get back into ‘work mode’. What can you do? Where could you work? Did you work for a multi-national but might prefer to work for a...

The Importance of Finishing Things off

06 / 01 / 2014

I have been building my business up for several years now. Sometimes it feels like one step forward and three steps back. I have had to make certain sacrifices because to take the business forward I have to work on it and that takes time. Sometimes I have felt overwhelmed because there was so much to do and however hard...

Nigella Lawson: Sex and Drugs and Turkey Roll?

23 / 12 / 2013

It comes as something of a disappointment that Britain’s favourite domestic goddess, Nigella Lawson, has feet of clay. They say there’s no such thing as bad publicity. I’m not so sure; her career may not be over but it will certainly suffer something of a set-back as a consequence. Giving evidence during the trial of Francesca and Elisabetta Grillo, Ms...

Keeping Suppliers Sweet

20 / 12 / 2013

Yesterday a number of my suppliers came for a sumptuous afternoon tea at our offices. Not all – some work at a considerable distance - but I try to get as many of them together as I can so we have a personal face-to-face chat at least once a year. I also like my team to get to know each...

Battling with Employment Tribunals

18 / 12 / 2013

In the course of our wanderings through the Looking Glass world of HR we meet some brilliant people who a) make sense of it; b) give good advice and c) have a sense of humour and thus keep us sane. My favourite employment solicitor and blog guest Hywel Griffiths reports from the front line. Greetings from the Employment Tribunal front...