by Kate | Oct 12, 2021 | HR Tech, Managing People
Tech Tuesday We’ve got another #TechTuesday for you, and this week we want to talk about a great tool called Toggl. Have you heard of it? Do you know what it does? If you are yet to give it a go, it is about time you tried it! Toggl is an extremely handy... 
by Kate | Sep 27, 2021 | Managing People, News
Pocket HR Membership So you may remember in November 2020 we launched our founding members on the wonderful world of Pocket HR. Since then we have been tweaking and improving Pocket HR and I would like to thanks our founding members for their patience and... 
by Kate | Sep 16, 2021 | Breathe, HR Tech, Managing People
Breathe HR Software keeps on getting smarter and smarter! It’s been just over 2 months since Breathe launched their brand-new Rota, Time and Attendance module, and they now have even more useful new features. Let us introduce you to the Breathe – People Portal mobile... 
by Kate | Sep 10, 2021 | Managing People, Policy, Process
There have been some recent employment tribunal cases with regards to employers, not allowing employees time off to go and deal with things such as going to pick up their child from nursery who was sick and not allowing an employee to amend their working hours. So, we... 
by Kate | Aug 10, 2021 | HR Tech, Process
Tech Tuesdays It is safe to say that when it comes to transcribing meetings, volunteers are often hard to come by. I am yet to find a person who loves writing up minutes or transcribing interviews. Let me introduce you to Otter, a mobile app and website that... 
by Kate | Aug 5, 2021 | Employment Law, Process, Recruitment
Do you ask your new hires for references? A couple of years ago I wrote a blog on DO NOT Make This Costly Mistake When Checking References but one thing I didn’t touch on was what you should do if you get a bad reference. Can you just dismiss someone? Should...