I Want My Solicitor Here!

10 / 11 / 2016

This week has been a cold one and I’m not talking about the weather. Putin’s tank, Brexit Remoaners and Trump. We do live in interesting times don’t we? And now Christmas is just around the corner bringing its own little crop of festive problems. Not every employee I come across is making his or her way onto Santa’s good list....

National Stress Awareness Day 2016

08 / 11 / 2016

The election drama finally being played out in the US today is probably one of the most stressful days of the entire year for many. I‘m not sure which proposition is worse - Trump or Clinton. It’s ironic really. Last Wednesday was National Stress Awareness day, a day for people to think about stress and how it is affecting their...

Can You Make Health and Safety Fun?

03 / 11 / 2016

November 5th is looming and with it the usual reminders to fireworks away from heat sources, keep children at a safe distance, lock up your pets and don’t return to a firework once lit. Commonsense stuff of course, but the statistics show that despite plenty of guidance every year about 1000 people are injured in firework related accidents, about half...

How Do You Find the Best People for Your Business?

01 / 11 / 2016

We are currently in the process of recruiting an HR Administrator/ Trainee HR Consultant using a battery of tests and structured interviews. We are very demanding about the qualities we require of the right team member. It’s worth it. Success in this process predicts a high level of success in the role. One of the points on which successful business...

Are You Making The Right Decision?

26 / 10 / 2016

It’s been another busy week - busy but interesting. In addition to festooning our office with Halloween deccies (including some rather drunk looking home-made woolly pompom spiders with pipe cleaner legs and wicked little eyes),we are also in the process of recruiting new blood into the business in the form of an HR Administrator/ Trainee HR Consultant. Recruitment is...