The HR Dept SussexbytheSea

24/08/2026

We're absolutely delighted to have been shortlisted in two categories at this year's Eastbourne Unltd Chamber of Commerce Business Awards:
🏆 Customer Service Excellence
🏆 Employer of the Year

These awards are particularly special because they recognise the two things that matter most to us.
Providing outstanding support to our clients when they need us most.
And creating a workplace where our team can thrive, develop and genuinely enjoy what they do.
As a small Sussex business, competing alongside so many fantastic local organisations, we're incredibly proud to have made the shortlist.
A huge thank you to our clients for trusting us with some of their biggest people challenges, and to our brilliant team who make this possible every single day.
Now for the important question...
Who else is celebrating being shortlisted this year? We'd love to hear from fellow finalists in the comments 👇
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06/08/2026

If your business uses fixed-term contracts, now is the time to understand how the new unfair dismissal rights could impact you and what steps you can take to reduce risk:

“ That’s another fine fix, you’ve gotten me into! ” might sound like something uttered in a Laurel and Hardy film. But in this case we are talking about…

09/07/2026

As a business owner, the school summer holidays can put your management skills, communication and business planning to the test.

In our latest blog, we explain how to navigate this period successfully:

There are many stages of parenthood, each presenting different challenges to the working mum or dad. From sleepless nights early on to the financial…

01/07/2026

While the focus is often on how candidates should prepare for interviews, it’s just as important for employers to get it right too in order to secure the best talent for their business.

Our latest blog explains how you can do this:

Wimbledon is being served up to us over the next fortnight. The preparation that the competitors subject themselves to as elite athletes is an example to…

30/06/2026

Supporting our clients – and celebrating some very special successes 🐾

Last weekend, we were proud to support Lincs Dobermann Rescue at their annual fundraiser — alongside our own Lincs rescue star Starsky and Layla (our Head of Wellbeing 🐶), who took 1st in Veterans and 5th in Lovely Lady at nearly 12 years old 👏
It was a brilliant event. But it also came at a time when the reality of their work couldn’t be clearer.
In the lead up to Dobiefest this month, the team had already stepped in to help dogs like Rio — found abandoned in a skip and in a heartbreaking state — and another boy who had spent years tied up in a small crate, living in appalling conditions, arriving in desperate need of urgent veterinary care.
When he was finally brought to safety, he didn’t panic…
he simply lay down and slept.
For the first time in a very long time, he felt safe.
He now faces significant medical treatment and an uncertain road ahead. And yet, despite everything, he is gentle, trusting, and already beginning to experience what life should feel like.
This is the reality charities like Lincs face every single week.

If you can spare anything — a donation, supporting Dobiefest, or simply sharing their story — it genuinely makes a difference.
👉 Every contribution helps give dogs like these the second chance they deserve. https://lnkd.in/dtWextiS

18/06/2026

Whilst AI brings many efficiency benefits, it also comes with risks that should be approached with caution.

AI bias is one of them, and we explore what this means in this week’s blog:

From stock market IPOs to the threat of advanced computer hacking, AI is never out of the news. It is a big thing in businesses generally, and HR…

10/06/2026

Cast a look over the Employment Rights Act, and when it comes to the biggest change – the expanded unfair dismissal rights for employees – you’d be forgiven for thinking you don’t have to do anything until 2027.

But you’d be wrong.

This week's blog explains why changes need to be made now, and what those changes are:

Cast a look over the Employment Rights Act, and when it comes to the biggest change – the expanded unfair dismissal rights for employees – you’d be…

03/06/2026

Navigating protests and unrest in the workplace isn’t new, but today’s employers need to be clear and proactive to keep conversations respectful and workplaces running smoothly.

Our latest blog explains how you can do this:

How have employers dealt with civil strife and dissent historically? Roman legions had a policy of decimation whereby one in every ten soldiers was…

28/05/2026

Whilst many can’t wait for this year’s football World Cup to kick off, it can also bring a range of HR challenges for employers.

Read our latest blog to explore what these challenges are – and how to handle them:

Pep Guardiola has just left Manchester City after ten years of unprecedented success. Thomas Tuchel is being paid to lead England to glory in the USA.…

21/05/2026

The Fair Work Agency (FWA) is the Labour government’s new “workers’ rights police force”, and on paper it is powerful. In fact, it has some actual police powers enshrined into its constitution.

It has been well-documented that the FWA is an amalgamation of several established watchdog-type agencies. It will help the state by both streamlining governance and joining the dots between wrongdoing.

This means that it has enforcement duties in a wide range of areas including the national minimum wage, holiday and sick pay and modern slavery among other things.

That is the “why” and the “what” of the FWA, but in this article we will now focus on the “how”.

In May's People Matter, we also discuss prioritising staff safety, rising fuel costs and more.

To read these articles in full, and find out the latest from the world of HR, check out our newsletter here:

What powers does the Fair Work Agency have? “Open up, FBI FWA!” could in theory be the dramatic words you hear as this new national agency bangs on your…