Danton HR & Training

27/03/2026

What a night!

Last night we attended the West Midlands Leadership Awards in Birmingham, organised by The Business Desk to celebrate exceptional leadership, innovation and impact across a wide range of sectors.

Congratulations to our managing director, Nicola Roke, who was shortlisted in no less than three categories, taking home the HR Leader award on the night.

It caps of an amazing week, following on from news of our nomination for the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce Business Awards 2026.

14/01/2026

22/12/2025

As 2025 comes to a close, we’d like to thank all our clients and partners for your continued support throughout the year. We hope you enjoy a relaxing and well-earned festive break.

Whilst our team will be having a much-deserved rest, if you find yourself needing advice, please do give us a call and someone will be on-hand to help.

Wishing you a very Happy Christmas!

30/05/2025

Hospitality businesses often navigate some of the trickiest areas of HR and, as employment law changes, this is becoming more difficult. From the new legal onus to actively prevent sexual harassment, the changes in how you distribute tips, to how you manage seasonal workers, absences, and recruitment, these are all pressure points for hospitality businesses.

https://lu.ma/yylti5l5

​In this FREE workshop our HR Business Partner, Jay Todd, will take you through the key actions that you need to take as a hospitality business.

​Over the course of an hour, Jay will cover:

​- The latest employment law that specifically effects hospitality businesses
- What you need in place to avoid issues
- Actions that you can take to make the running of your hospitality business smoother.

​As we head into the summer months, this is a timely update for hospitality businesses as they prepare for a busy season.

​You will also have the opportunity to ask questions in the session and get HR advice on any specific issues you’re facing.

​The session is for:
​- Hospitality business owners and employers
​- Hospitality managers

​Anyone responsible for the HR admin within a hospitality business.

​It’s free to attend and you will come away with a checklist of key actions to put in place in your hospitality business.

https://lu.ma/yylti5l5

27/05/2025

To what extent is your company compliant with current legislation? And be honest, does that question make your heart race a little?

Keeping up with the constant changes in law is a challenge for even the most well resourced HR team.

But fall behind and you leave yourself vulnerable.

How about a quick check in.

Take our Mini HR Audit and in just 5 minutes you’ll get instant results across 3 key areas:

➡️ HR Compliance

➡️ Employee Performance & Engagement

➡️ Leadership Performance & Culture

You’ll get a personalised traffic light report that highlights your strengths and shows exactly where you might need to tighten things up.

It’s simple. It’s fast. And it’s free of charge.

Click on the link below to get more details:

https://bit.ly/3ZVgyyF

23/05/2025

One of the worst things we see as a HR business is small businesses getting into trouble because they didn’t get the basics of HR right.

For small businesses, this can be costly.

From the moment that you’re in the process of hiring your first employee, you need to be aware of employment law and do certain activities to keep your business compliant.

While it might be tempting to fly under the radar, all it takes is one tribunal and it can be very costly.

We know. We’ve seen it happen.

Instead, a simple one-day training course could keep you from making costly mistakes.

We are running our first HR for Better Business training on 18 June for small and micro businesses.

If you run a small business or are responsible for the HR activities in a small business (such as HR admin or office managers), then this course is ideal for making sure you’re doing taking the right actions every time.

We will cover:

✅ The basics of employment law for recruiting, contracts and different employees
✅ How to manage HR records in the right way and be GDPR compliant
✅ The key HR policies to set the business up for success
✅ The statutory requirements for all types of leave including annual leave, sickness and family leave
✅ How to deal with basic HR queries and procedures relating to managing absence, underperformance, grievances and disciplinary
✅ How to reduce risk and exposure to legal claims

Book your space here: https://bit.ly/3SoXW58

21/05/2025

Are you planning to hire young workers this summer?

Students and other young people can be a neat solution if you need to fill some temporary positions this summer.

But watch out for the HR and legal implications of offering this sort of work.

Want a run through of what you’ll need to keep in mind?

We've put together a practical guide to help you remain compliant when hiring young workers this summer.

It covers such issues as:

➡️ Age-related employment regulations

➡️ Enhanced health and safety responsibilities e.g. duty of care

➡️ Minimum wage compliance

➡️ Working hours and rest break requirements

Our blog includes more information on all of these points as well as links to the best online resources to help you.

Click here to have a read ⬇️

https://bit.ly/4ci4ZVk

19/05/2025

This Thursday, our Director, Duncan Roke will be taking a group of managers through their pace at our free mini training session.

This taster session will take you through part of our accredited Managing People Fundamentals module.

You’ll get to find out what the risks are of getting these conversations wrong and what you can do to make sure you get the right outcome.

Duncan will be sharing one of the techniques that he teaches on the programme so you’ll end the 45-minute session with something you can use in your job straight away.

We are offering this to celebrate our recent accreditation for the programme with the Institute of Leadership.

It’s on Thursday 22 May at 12pm and will last for around 45 minutes.

There will be time at the end for any questions you have.

Sign up for free here ➡️ https://bit.ly/4m5DzI3

16/05/2025

When employees are off work due to illness, it creates a bump in the road.

According to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), absences at work are at a 10-year high, which means that sick days are costing your business more than ever.

Absences might feel like something you can’t control, but the truth is, there are ways to reduce it.

In our latest blog, we’re diving into the real impact of employee absence on productivity, morale and your bottom line.

We also share some strategies that have helped some of our clients reduce absence by up to 50%.

Have a read and you’ll find out:

➡️ Why short-term absences may be a sign of deeper issues
➡️ The role of flexible working, engagement, and clear policies
➡️ How to spot the early warning signs (and what to do about them)
➡️ Why your managers are key and how to support them to succeed

When employee absence goes unchecked, the pressure spreads across the team, which can then lead to disengagement, burnout and even more time off.

The good news? A few strategic changes can make a big difference.

Read the full blog here:

6 Effective Strategies for Managing Employee Absences and Improving Productivity

https://bit.ly/3Y04ZEP

15/05/2025

What’s the one thing all high-performing teams have in common?

Things like having a strong culture and shared vision get a lot of airtime, but there’s something at the foundations of how a team can perform that gets less attention.

It’s psychological safety.

As a manager, creating a high-performing team is one of the toughest (and most rewarding) parts of the job.

And it starts with how safe your team feels to speak up, take risks, and be themselves.

That’s why we’ve put together a free guide called ‘A Manager’s Guide to Psychological Safety’.

In it you’ll get;

➡️ A whistle-stop tour of what psychological safety actually means
➡️ Simple ways to increase this within your team
➡️ Real-life examples

Download your copy here:

https://bit.ly/4jO9ISV

14/05/2025

Next week, we will be taking managers through a free taster training session to help them manage difficult conversations with confidence.

If you dread those “little chats” then you can join the group here: https://bit.ly/3GKadyx

It’s 45-minutes of training where you’ll learn how to apply one of our proven techniques for approaching this situation.

We’ll have time for Q&A at the end.

It’s on 22 May at midday. Busy? Sign up anyway and we will send the replay.

Here is that link again: https://bit.ly/4m5DzI3