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Does your business have an us vs them problem?

Your day shift gets certain benefits. Your night shift gets different ones. Both sides think the other has it better.

Whether it’s office staff vs tradespeople on site, shop assistants vs delivery drivers, or kitchen vs front of house, the same problem emerges.

  • By admin
  • September 29, 2025
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Are you accidentally wellbeing washing your team?

Wellbeing washing is when a company means well and tries to improve employee wellbeing by offering perks or one-off events.
Trouble is, it doesn’t actually address the real problems affecting their team’s health and happiness.

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  • September 29, 2025
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Does your business need an HR health check?

1. Check if you’re covered legally

We look at your contracts, policies and how things really work. Not to catch you out, but to spot anything that might bite you later. Like that contractor who works like staff, or the policy that says one thing while you do another.

  • By admin
  • September 22, 2025
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Is how you’re working with people legal?

Your business is growing, people are delivering and everything feels like it’s working.
But how you’ve set up these working arrangements could end up costing you.

  • By admin
  • September 17, 2025
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What’s the best way to exit a disruptive employee?

What’s the best way to exit a disruptive employee?

Most people hand in their notice and work professionally until they leave.

But sometimes they tell colleagues how awful the business is, try to convince others to quit or just refuse to do their job properly because they’ve already mentally checked out.

When this happens, you don’t want to be figuring out what you can legally do while they’re causing problems. You need options that you know will work.

  • By admin
  • September 12, 2025
What every business owner needs to know about employee burnout
What every business owner needs to know about employee burnout
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What every business owner needs to know about employee burnout

Burnout shows up in different ways in your business: Your most reliable person starts making careless mistakes Someone who used to handle difficult customers well now loses their temper A worker who always stayed late is suddenly out the door at closing time When this happens, it costs you money. What burnout really is Burnout […]

  • By admin
  • September 10, 2025
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The 10-minute conversation that can reduce sickness in your team

Sick days are at their highest level in over a decade. The average UK employee now takes 7.8 sick days per year.You can’t control the winter flu season or someone’s chronic health condition. But you can control how you respond when people return to work.

  • By admin
  • August 26, 2025
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Still don’t have a staff handbook? Here’s what you’re risking…

Still don’t have a staff handbook? Here’s what you’re risking. A decent handbook isn’t just about staying on the right side of the law. It’s about making your working day smoother.

  • By admin
  • August 22, 2025
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3 things you should fix before they become a legal problem

3 things you should fix before they become a legal problem. Not every HR issue will turn into a legal problem. But it’s worth knowing which ones might so that you can handle them well from the start.

  • By admin
  • August 20, 2025
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What’s really keeping your team happy and ‘engaged’?

As a business owner, making sure your team is happy and engaged should be something you prioritise, because it fuels business success.

  • By admin
  • August 15, 2025
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