Aside from the new wave of mental health awareness after the pandemic, there are still big...
Hi, I’m Kate.
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I love using my Human Resource experience to help small businesses grow and improve. The intention of this blog is to provide a great, cost-free learning resource for all your HR practices.
On this main blog page, you’ll find blogs a wide range of helpful topics; from compliance and people management to health advice to increase your staff’s happiness and wellbeing. Finally, because I love my gadgets, I hope to introduce you to handy, productivity apps and technologies. Nothing would make me happier than knowing this blog will help your company change for the better
Why Should You Ensure Staff Training is Complete and Up to Date?
As a small business, are you confident that the staff training you offer is sufficient for your company and the roles of your employees?
Can Your Business Safely Incorporate a 4-day Work Week?
There are plenty of reasons why both employers and employees are considering the 4-day working week. National Insurance contributions are set to rise in April and the 4-day working week could reduce UK employees’ commute costs anywhere between £160-£796 a year. Not only that but following the pandemic, everyone’s been reflecting on their work-life balance.
Medical Assessments – Why Employers Can’t Ask for Pre-Employment Health Screening
The 2010 Equality act prevents employers from carrying out a pre-employment health screening in order to avoid discrimination, exclusion, and inequality.
The Ins and Outs of Redundancy Support for Employers & Employees
Are you, like many businesses in the UK, having to reconsider finances in 2022? The small business community are now taking redundancy plans as a popular option for cutting back on expenses. Whether you’re the one being made redundant, or the employer having to make the difficult decision, this whole ordeal is never easy.
Grants, Sick pay and more – December 21st 2021 Update
Latest updates Coronavirus Support for Businesses Rishi Sunak today announced today there will be...
Great news to end the year for our Kickstarters
Our two Kickstarters have been on the come-up! They started out with no office experience at all and have grown to become valuable members of the KUHR team. This year we’ve laughed, made memories and exchanged gifts. Here is the past year in their own words.
COVID-19: Important Temporary Changes to Self Certification
The Prime Minster has currently pledged to get all adults over the age of 18 a booster vaccination...
Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
Have you reviewed your benefits package recently? Did you know that there is a new Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme that you could now be offering your employees?
This specialist scheme is like the modern-day cycle to work scheme, available to help support your employees make the switch to driving electric.
Offsetting Lower Salaries with Strong Employee Benefits
A surprising number of the workforce claim that they’re underpaid which can often lead to...
The Importance of Developing Your Employer Brand
Recent statistics show that 50% of job candidates have said that they wouldn’t work for a company with a bad reputation, even for a pay increase, whilst 86% of HR professionals say recruitment is becoming more like marketing.
Introducing Toggl
Toggl is an extremely handy time tracking tool that allows you to track time spent on different tasks; providing detailed insights and an opportunity to optimise workflow by identifying areas of improvement.
Breathe – the ‘go to’ HR system
Breathe is the ‘go to’ HR system for all small businesses and we wanted to highlight why it’s so brilliant. Here’s our Kate to give you an overview.
Pocket HR Membership – Launching 1st October 2021
Pocket HR is the online HR Membership that will have you grow your business through your people. One step at a time.
Breathe – New People Portal app
Breathe HR Software keeps on getting smarter and smarter! The Breathe – People Portal app has been designed as a fantastic on-the-go tool to keep your employees in the loop and regain control of managing their shifts.
Flexible Working
We look at the difference between ’emergency time off for dependents’ and ‘flexible working’ and why employers should consider policies for both.
Introducing Otter
Otter will save you time and effort through transcription. Quickly and efficently generate notes for meetings, interviews and to-do lists at the push of a button.
What can you do if you get a bad reference from an Employee?
Do you ask your new hires for references? A couple of years ago I wrote a blog on DO NOT Make This...