Our HR and recruitment updates
Hybrid working is here to stay, but how robust is your home working policy?
Engaging, reflective, highly practical and full of ‘light bulb moments’ are the phrases that have been used to describe the webinar “Blurred Boundaries and Burnout – the challenges of a new flexible working world” hosted by Steve Herbert, Head of Benefits Strategy, Howden Employee Benefits & Wellbeing for members of The Surrey & Sussex HR Forum. The flexible world of working Aptly held on [...]
How to choose the right recruitment agency
Recruitment agencies can be integral to your business’ success. Without the right people in the right positions, it is impossible to run any organisation successfully. The right recruitment agency helps to ensure you have the most qualified and suitable candidates for any vacancy. As well as adding quality to your talent pool, finding a great recruitment agency can also streamline your hiring processes and [...]
A guide to hiring temporary staff in the holiday periods
For anyone working in human resources, or in a position where the hiring of employees falls squarely in their lap, planning for typical holiday times, such as Christmas, Summer and Easter can bring a slight feeling of discomfort (or mild dread), especially in today’s climate. Depending on the sector of your business, the peaks and troughs of demand will be different, but undoubtedly, during [...]
What is flexible working & how employers can manage flexible working requests
Established in 2018 and now extended through until next year, the Government’s task force, aptly named the Flexible Working Task Force has been working on a proposal, which is now open for consultation. In light of the pandemic and what has been learnt, they propose that employees have the right to ask to work flexibly from day one of employment (currently this stands at [...]
Webinar – Employment law update – April 2021
Mike Cole, Partner at Penningtons Manches LLP, will share a comprehensive update to help us be ready for our return to the workplace, along with a summary and review of new case law and changes in legislation.
Stigma surrounding mental health – Oakleaf Enterprise
The current pandemic has highlighted just how widespread mental health issues are today, and as a result, mental health is being addressed on a much larger scale. But due to the stigma associated with mental illness, a lack of awareness, and limited access to professional help, mental health still remains a taboo subject.
Webinar – Supporting mental ill-health – Thursday 18th March 2021
Date: Thursday 18th March 2021 Time: 10:00am – 11:00am (approx finish time) Speaker: Katie Buckingham, Founder of Altruist Enterprises We all know that mental ill-health is on the increase and is continuing to be a growing concern, particularly in the workplace. But, how would you recognise it? How would you broach the subject with someone, who may not even recognise it themselves and what is the [...]
Laptop donation appeal – thank you from Durrington High School
A lovely message of thanks from one of the schools that have received donations from our Laptop Donation Appeal. We are still collecting laptops for underprivileged children as the need to access their online schooling is as great as ever.
Recruitment and Recovery – creating a more inclusive labour market
Recruitment and Recovery – how we can create a more productive and inclusive labour market
Working from home – top tips to stay motivated
The Covid-19 pandemic has left the nation struggling with a new challenge, how do we stay motivated when working from home?
Webinar – End of the Beginning. Tuesday 16th February 2021
Steve Herbert from Howden Employee Benefits, one of the Surrey HR Forum’s most popular speakers, will take a pragmatic and engaging look at past and current events, in a bid to identify how Human Resources professionals can learn from this crisis. Importantly, he will explore how we can implement workplaces that are more resilient to COVID-19 and other potential infections in the future. A fast-paced [...]
Urgent Appeal – Community Laptop Donation
Do you have any used/new laptops you could donate to our urgent appeal? We are restarting our campaign to supply laptops to those children most in need during this current lockdown. To date, we have given 40 laptops to underprivileged children who are falling behind with their education, with more being refurbished right now. Thank you to everyone who has donated so far and to [...]
Redundancies and furlough… what’s new? Thursday 26th Nov 2020
The Recruitment Consultancy once again welcomes Mike Cole, Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP on Thursday 26th November for a new webinar. Mike provided an update on redundancies and the Furlough scheme for us in September, but at the end of last month, the Government did a U-turn on Furlough coming to an end and kept it available (with some changes) until March 2021. Employers who were looking [...]
Redundancy facts for Employers Thursday 10th Sept 2020
As the furlough scheme is wound down, employers are unfortunately having to consider whether they can afford to continue to employ all of their staff. Join us for a complimentary webinar on the 10th of September (10:15 - 11:45am) where Michael Cole from Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP will cover the following topics: The basics of redundancy dismissals “Top tips” for getting things right Common problem areas Interaction of [...]
