The HR Agency

25/04/2024

We would love to send a big thank you to The HR Agency! We are so thankful that you share our vision in promoting community spirit and want to help us thank those who help shape our wonderful community! Thank you for celebrating Thame!

15/04/2024

With 5 categories - Creative Arts Contribution; Company of the Year; Service with a Smile; Sporting Contribution and Volunteer of the Year - there's 5 great opportunities for you to recognise someone in our local community who makes such a great place to live!

For the 3rd year in a row, we're privileged to be sponsoring Thame Town Awards !

We can't wait for the Awards to celebrate with all the nominees and winners!!

Do you know someone who needs to be recognised for their work within our community?

Nominations are open for this year's Town Awards!

You can make your nomination online, in the Information Centre or by scanning the QR codes you will see shortly around the town!

If you are attending our Annual Town Meeting you can also make your nominations there!

We want to pay forward the good work and vibes of those who shape our town, and we hope you want to as well!

The categories for the awards are...(drum roll please....)

𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
Someone of any age who excels in the Creative Arts and/or has contributed
to the creativity of our town.

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫
A local company that has gone the extra mile for the wider community e.g., supporting community initiatives, offering opportunities, and practising sustainability.
(Companies and their employees can nominate themselves for this award)

𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐒𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞
A business or individual that consistently provides a faultless and friendly service.

𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
Someone of any age who has shown great dedication to a sport and/or contributed to
local sports/fitness for the benefit of the community.

𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫
An individual or group who selflessly gives their time to help others in our community.

10/05/2022

Our wonderful partners at Includability , are hosting their May Employer Support Group on 25th May, 10.30-11.35am, and we'd absolutely love for you to get involved!

There is an incredible line-up of Guest Speakers, who are all truly inspirational both within the Includability Community and beyond:

❤️ Meera Somji - Co-Founder of Clusivity.
❤️ Furkan Karayel - Author of the best-selling book, "Inclusive Intelligence" (Available now on Amazon!)
❤️ Martin Mason - Founder and CEO of Unleashed Org - Talent Management and Inclusion Specialists.

Includability's Employer Support Groups are hosted on a monthly basis and are driven by a purpose to inspire positive change within the workplace and society. They are totally free to sign up to, through the Includability Eventbrite page (link in comments below)!


Will Cleare

18/04/2022

We're proud to be able to support this great local initiative, to recognise the fabulous people who give so much to make our wonderful local community!
Thame Town Awards

Thame Town Awards will be open for nominations on Thursday 21 April 2022, so get your thinking caps on as Thame looks to celebrate its local unsung heroes! Who do you know that deserves a Town Award? Look out for details on how to nominate in our newsletter and on our website next week, as well as via the Thame Town Awards page. This year’s awards have been generously sponsored by Red Kite Radio, Helpful Hirings, and The HR Agency.

11/04/2022

April is Stress Awareness month.

The last 2 years have been dominated by health and wellbeing. According to the Stress Management Society, 65% of UK adults have been overwhelmed and stressed during the last 24 months due to the added pressure of Covid.

Ensuring you have policies and procedures in place that support the culture of psychological safety is vital in reducing stress and maintaining the health and wellbeing of your team.

Please reach out to The HR Agency for advice and guidance on how we can guide you to deliver this.

01/04/2022

Today, 1st April 2022 the UK minimum wage rate increases.

Further upcoming UK Statutory UK Employment changes:

3 April 2022 Family-friendly payments increase
6 April 2022 SSP rate increase

If you need any HR support, please contact the team. We are only a message away.

07/03/2022

March - a time for hope, peace, kindness and unity.

The current geopolitical situation has placed even more emphasis on the need for business to unite and collaborate to act as a for our planet and its people!

March is global Month. With over 4,600 businesses now , the movement continues to go from strength to strength. The UK has the fastest growing Bcorp with hundreds of companies either or going through the certification process.

With Paul Smith and Dave Holby-Wolinski at the wonderful Includability - The Home of Inclusive Employers working in partnership with our own Will Cleare, a new support group has sprung to life - B Together - for Certified B Corps, Pending B Corp and other purpose-driven businesses.

The aim of B Together is to provide proactive support, collaboration, advice and guidance through the collective wisdom and expertise of all who want to participate in the group.

In our first meeting last week we discussed important topics such as assessments and . There will be more to follow on these vital areas, as well as others, in our next meeting at 12.30pm (BST) on 7th April.

With the sheer volume of companies striving for Certified B Corp status, B Together can play an important role in bringing businesses and people together.

Do you represent a B Corp, Pending B Corp or a purpose-driven business? Are you keen to share, learn and grow as part of a collaborative community? If so, you can find a link to the group in the comments below.

03/03/2022

Upcoming UK statutory employment changes.

1 April 2022 Minimum wage rate increase
3 April 2022 Family-friendly payments increase
6 April 2022 SSP rate increase

However, the requirement to carry out right to work checks in person has been deferred until 1 October 2022; and can continue to be completed as set out in the Covid-19 guidance.

If you need any HR support, please contact the team. We are only a message away.

14/02/2022

Valentine's Day!

According to research from YouGov in 2020 18% of those surveyed have found love through the workplace; and for 45-54 year olds, 22% have met their partner at work.

Do you have a workplace romance policy in place? If you would like to review your employee policies please reach out to The HR Agency team.

09/02/2022

...wondering what to have for dinner this evening?

IT’S ONLY BLUMMIN !

At The HR Agency, we love a good pizza! So, we know it takes many ingredients to make the perfect pizza.

We're also experts in HR, and recognise the need to bring all the elements of the employment lifecycle together to make the perfect people experience.

We even supply our clients a dip of purpose, to make our recipes even yummier!

Drop us a line if you’d like to know more on the ingredients we use in our work…

03/02/2022

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The HR Agency assist our clients to offer a wide range of support available to employees who may need additional support, especially after the challenging two years everyone has endured.

To review your employee benefits package please DM us; we would be delighted to chat further!