If you’re a sole trader and you’re looking to employ your first member of staff, what would you need to do? You’d need an employment contract, some basic policies to cover both yourself and for the employee. This would include covering areas such as...
What do I need an HR professional for is a question I’m often asked. Well, have you got any employees? And even if you say one, I will say I presume you have a contract of employment? I presume you’ve checked whether they have the right to work in...
In this video independent HR consultant Leone Goodman discusses changes to sexual harassment policies in the UK. Have you thought about the recent changes to the sexual harassment policy and the fact that the burden of proof is on the employer? Last year the UK...
Working from home is such a big topic right now, primarily because hybrid working is the most common form of work pattern in the UK currently. Clients I work with, tend to have broad requirements such as to work 3 days a...
Growing a startup is one of the most exciting (and chaotic) business journeys there is. You move fast, build quickly, and do whatever it takes to get the job done. But as your company scales; more people, more roles, more complexity; the systems that once worked start...