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Should They Stay or Should They Go? Dismissing or Extending An Employee During Their Probation Period
Do I need to wait until the end of the probation period to dismiss? What if I’m not quite sure about an employee by the time I get to the end of their probation period? Should I extend? All are questions we at the The HR hub are asked quite regularly as people...
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Performance Matters: Managing It In Your Business
Most leaders would be quick to say that having high performing teams are near the top of their wish list for things they want to have in their business, but in my experience most also dread getting their head around performance management as a strategic way to...
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HR Housekeeping: Clearing Your Way To Success For The Rest of 2019
Pull out your coats and put the flip flops back in the loft. Although we have a few more days until it’s officially ‘Autumn’, the gentle chill is already here. For me, like many, September is my preferred ‘January’: the time where I sort out what’s going on across all...
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Coach Like a Pro: 5 Easy Ways to Start Coaching your Team Today
According to Deloitte Insights (Bersin) coaching comes second only to goal setting as a management practice which drives employee engagement. Many employers sit their workers down once a year for a review. At that time, the employee finds out what they've been doing...
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Tick Tick! Relax Into Summer With Your HR Checklist
As the Summer stretches out before us and much needed holidays are almost within touching distance, like many in my shoes, my workload expands from my normal work-work, to incorporate the role of COO (Chief Organising Officer) of my household. It’s a role I never...
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The Work Summer Do: Why You Need One And How To Get It Right
For many, Glastonbury weekend heralds the start of an increasingly busy summer calendar of live cultural and sporting events. And more and more businesses are capturing some of this magic for their employees by hosting their own summer 'do'. Here, Matt Turner,...
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Love Island Lessons For Employers: How To Stop Getting ‘Pied’….
A resignation can feel like just like getting dumped. Particularly if the person in question has been coupled up with your business for some time. If you've been 'pied' more times than last year's Love Islander Dr Alex, here's a few tips on how to avoid it next time....
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Team Need A Jump Start? Your 90 day plan to get the spark back.
More than any month, June is often the time when employees run out of battery. The excitement and momentum from the first quarter has begun to wane and summer holidays seem a long way off. Staff are the engine room of any business, and when their spirit starts to...
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Mental Health Week Special: The Stepping Stones To Becoming A More Mindful SME
Now in it’s 19th year, Mental Health Awareness Week always begins on the second Monday in May. In 2019, it takes place between 13th and 19th May. In a world that is increasingly opening up to – and understanding those with – mental health issues, it’s no surprise that...
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Managing (Not Avoiding) Conflict In An SME
Let’s face it, most of us avoid conflict if we can. It makes everyone feel uncomfortable and it’s not particularly productive. But even if you’re the most placid business owner in the world, inevitably there will be occasions when arguments between colleagues break...
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