The HR Specialists

22/02/2022

Are small employers without HR advice ready?

Continuing the theme I started in a previous thread. Employees who cannot afford to stay off will most likely come back to work with or without symptoms...

10/02/2022

For more information on managing absences please get in touch for advice.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kerrymcgowan_older-workers-and-ethnic-minorities-have-activity-6897496542089949184-jK6h

21/04/2021

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kerrymcgowan_hybridworkforce-hybridmodel-hrdirector-activity-6790548960084922368-S5r3

Have you been considering a hybrid strategy for your business? The Lords’ Covid-19 Committee report, Beyond Digital: Planning for a Hybrid World has been...

24/09/2020

New Job Support Scheme from November. To support viable jobs. 1/3 as minimum paid by employer, up to 2/3 paid by government. Up to 6mths. Even if not used furlough, JSS will be open.

17/08/2020

Should companies avoid supporting employee BLM initiatives? At The Human Leadership Forum we discussed this topic. https://lnkd.in/g2KC3B7 thankyou to Biraj Nakarja, Daryl Searle, Kevin Withane and Paul Whittleston for an interesting debate.

Has your organisation taken any action, has there been a honest debate? Is it good enough to say I am not racist, should we stand up and say we are anti-racist? Do we say nothing, walk away when we see something uncomfortable happen or do we call out the racist behaviour?

Is this an uncomfortable subject for employers to tackle? Have you set up forums within your organisation, have leaders made statements but not followed up with action?

Is this a political issue or a moral issue? Are you aware of unconscious bias, what about equity, are we creating hurdles or barriers for some groups in society to fail? Is there really inclusion in our workplaces?

Kevin Withane said "he looks for the exits in a bar when he enters", he goes into work everyday with the burden of things that have happended to him.

We would love to hear your stories and experiences, please join the debate and keep the momentum going.

In this session of the Human Leadership Forum, Kerry McGowan facilitates the conversation around the topic of Black Lives Matter. Specifically, the panel are...

05/08/2020

The furlough scheme will finish at the end of October. Already redundancies are happening, with the expectation that numbers will grow over the next few months. If you don’t know how a redundancy should be handled then a simple phone call may help you sleep at night. Www.thehrspecialists.co.uk

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53644103

Conciliation service Acas says thousands more people are calling for redundancy advice.

17/07/2020

Are you adapting to the changing ways of working? Have you maintained performance levels? Have you thought about having an audit of your current structures and roles?

17/07/2020

Are you struggling with all your employment responsibilities? If it’s taking too much time or giving you a headache, now is the time to outsource and focus on your business.

16/07/2020

Changing the way you manage in these unusual times? More flexibly, more remotely, more distanced.

16/07/2020

Have a look at what else you might need www.thehrspecialists.co.uk

02/07/2020

Are you on top of the changes coming for furlough, flexi-furlough, pay and contributions?

July sees the introduction of flexible furlough. Up until the end of June employees were either on furlough full time or at work (some other arrangements also might have applied).

24/03/2020

How are you and your teams coping with working from home? We are used to working in in different locations including from home but we have never had to do it for an extended time and it’s going to take some getting used to. I am sure your teams have pulled together really well and everyone is posi...