• Recruiting Blind

    Would you? Could you? Over 100 UK businesses have pledged to recruit blind as a way of increasing social mobility and reducing the risk of discrimination candidates with submit their applications on standard company from without a name or school. As an HR professional, I’m not sure how I feel about this. 15 years ago…

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  • I can’t afford to give pay increases!!

    As I speak to my clients, I pick up on general trends. Sometimes it is based on stuff they have heard in the news, sometimes it is the fear of forthcoming legislation; but recently there is one trend which is repeated by almost all of my clients – pay increases! Staff are asking for them…

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  • PeopleTalk – January 2012

    Welcome to the January issue of PeopleTalk Welcome to the first 2012 edition of PeopleTalk. This is the time of year when both employers and employees are setting their goals for the next 12 months. For employees it is a time of ‘New Year’s Resolutions’ and for employers it is ‘Strategic Planning’: What do I…

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  • PeopleTalk – December 2011

    Welcome to the December issue of PeopleTalk Welcome to the last edition of Peopletalk this year, and what a year it’s been. As we prepare for the final push towards Christmas and start thinking about our New Year’s resolutions, we’d like to share some important advice with you to make sure you’re fully covered against…

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  • Strike Day – Business Continuity

    As business owners we should all have a business continuity plan, but talking to my small business clients, I wonder how many of us do? What happens if we are ill? What happens to our business when we go away? What happens if our Internet access goes down? What happens if our staff can’t get…

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  • People Talk November 2011

    Welcome Welcome to November’s issue of Peopletalk. The plans for the Business Essentials Conference are well and truly taking shape, Kate Hickey our new HR Officer has hit the floor running and we turn our thoughts to Performance Management of our staff to ensure greater engagement and company success. Kate Hickey DOHR is delighted to…

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  • PeopleTalk – October 2011

    Welcome October is implementation month – The Government implements employment legislation changes twice a year, so this month has seen new National Minimum Wage rates, the introduction of the Agency Worker Regulations and the final stage of the abolition of the Default Retirement Age. It is also time to start checking people have taken their…

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  • Look the part, play the part, be the part.

    I’m not sure if anyone famous has ever said this or if it genuinely came out of my head this week, but while interpreting some 360 degree feedback for a client as part of a management development programme, I wrote this phrase and I have decided that I really like it! The issue identified was…

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  • Are you guilty of bribery and corruption? Are you sure?

    It’s everywhere …… every newspaper, every news bulletin, every conversation down the pub. How could they not have known? Who knew what? Are they telling the truth? Will Cameron go next? Have you taken a step back and looked at your own business? When you ask someone experienced, someone you have known for 5+ years, someone…

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  • British Jobs for British Workers?

    When recruiting for your business, who do you prefer to hire and why? British workers European workers Non EU workers What is your experience? While working for an organisation a few years back, we needed to 20 year background check staff. Some of the applicants came from Darfur and Baghdad. It was impossible to background…

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