January 16th, 2020 in BlogThere’s more to resilience than meets the eye – it’s not simply another word for ‘coping’ and it is a little more complicated than the famous World War II slogan “Keep Calm and Carry On”. Resilience was first studied back in the 1950’s and 60’s and was centred around children that appeared to grow-up relatively unscathed despite coming from severely disadvantaged backgrounds. Early resilience research suggested personality…
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April 3rd, 2017 in BlogStatutory Rate Increases, National Living Wage, Apprenticeship Levy and Gender Pay Reporting Welcome to my latest Small Business Employment Law Update for an easy-to-read overview of the main employment law changes affecting the smaller business. In future issues I will keep you posted on HR implications of the EU exit negotiations (including possible changes to the working time directive, TUPE and immigration). NATIONAL LIVING WAGE AND NATIONAL…
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March 20th, 2017 in BlogWe’ve all had experiences of attending training sessions and events, only to find those action plans and good intentions made on the day are quickly sidelined, shelved or forgotten within hours of returning to work. Organisation development professor, Art Kohn has described this as the ‘forgetting curve’ and suggests that on average 50% of new information is forgotten within one hour, 70% is lost in 24 hours and a staggering 90% within a…
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September 14th, 2012 in Extra Help for Small Businesses7 Inspirational quotes to share as Kay Heald HR celebrates its 7th Birthday
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May 19th, 2011 in Build and Develop your Team, HR Help for Small and Family BusinessesWould you like to make staff appraisals more effective for your business? Take a peak at Peak Performance is Possible - our new management workshop for busy managers.
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