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PeopleTalk – October 2013

Posted: October 1, 2013 by Donna Obstfeld

Welcome Well Autumn is here, the kids are back at school, Halloween, Bonfires night and even Christmas are all approaching fast. Before we know it we will be welcoming in a new year. But before I wish our lives away, this month’s PeopleTalk is full of useful and interesting items for you and your business.…
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Interesting Interview Techniques

Posted: September 6, 2013 by Donna Obstfeld

I could cry, but I would be wasting my tears and crying about something over which I have no control. I have just listened to a very articulate 21 year old describing the interview process he was put through by one of my old employers. Now ordinarily, I wouldn’t mind too much, but in this…
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PeopleTalk – September 2013

Posted: September 3, 2013 by Donna Obstfeld

Welcome to the September newsletter for DOHR. We have lots of information for you this month and are delighted to introduce you to our two lovely new team members. Also this month we provide you with a brief legal update, a reminder about the need for risk assessments and details of a first aid course.…
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Are they really sick?

Posted: August 19, 2013 by Donna Obstfeld

I am going to have a moan. I don’t often have a moan, but please excuse this one – it is a complaint I know many employers share. Now I do accept that people get sick. And I do accept there are times when an employee is better out of the office resting than in…
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Feeling The Heat

Posted: July 17, 2013 by Donna Obstfeld

With temperatures soaring and no sign of an end to these wonderful hot days of summer, employees and employers are both feeling the strain. For absolute clarification …… there is no legal maximum working temperature and to this point, a group of MPs now want to introduce a maximum working temperature of 30 degrees (lowered…
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PeopleTalk – June 2013

Posted: June 13, 2013 by Donna Obstfeld

Welcome to June’s edition of PeopleTalk. This month has already seen us exhibiting at the Great British Business Show at London’s ExCel on Thursday 6th and Friday 7th June. With an estimated 47,000 visitors through the door it was a really exciting two days for us. Donna ran a seminar entitled “HR for SMEs” and despite the noise…
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Daily Commute

Posted: May 28, 2013 by Donna Obstfeld

Been busy interviewing this week …… some candidates were local while others would have significant daily commutes. This got me thinking, why are employees willing to travel so far to work? Are there fewer jobs available, or are people choosing to live out of London? If they are choosing to live further out, is it…
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PeopleTalk – May 2013

Posted: May 2, 2013 by Donna Obstfeld

Welcome Welcome to May 2013 and our 6th Birthday celebrations. As we enter our 7th year, we have taken the opportunity to look back over our first 6 and reflect at how far we have come and how exciting the future is for DOHR. Over the years we have supported approximately 140 different clients, from…
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PeopleTalk – April 2013

Posted: April 16, 2013 by Donna Obstfeld

Welcome to April’s edition of PeopleTalk, the (almost) monthly newsletter for DOHR, the HR practice which works with employers to make their workplace a better place to be. I should be talking about Spring being in the air and a great time to spring clean your HR policies etc., but instead as I write this,…
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Mediocre Managers

Posted: April 8, 2013 by Donna Obstfeld

Mediocre Managers – how much damage could they do? If a Manager is mediocre, surely that’s better than completely useless? Let’s think about that…… What skills and attributes does a Manager need? Looking at this from four points of view: The Business An Employee The HR Department or Senior Management The Customer Google ‘Manager’ and…
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