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The R (Redundancy) Word
A WORD WE ARE GOING TO HEAR A LOT MORE OF IN THE COMING MONTHS In this piece I’m not going to explain the procedure to follow in dealing with redundancies, that can wait for another day. I’m going to consider something which is of equal importance but is often...
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Your CV is your opportunity to showcase yourself as a future employee to a prospective employer. It is said that you never get a second chance to make a first impression and that is certainly true with job applications. So, what are the "do's and don'ts" that are...
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RedundanciesI help SME business owners treat employees with dignity and respect whilst dealing with the challenge of managing redundancies. During my 40+ year career in HR I have had to both advise and lead on in excess of 60 SME focussed redundancy programmes. I...
Managing redundancies
In my experience clients who are facing the prospect of having to make redundancies are mainly concerned with the practical aspects; what can I do, what can’t I do, and how do I do it? Whilst every redundancy situation is different there are questions that arise on a...
Crisis in the High Street
The problems that the retail sector are facing are well documented. Certainly, the traditional high street is in decline, maybe terminal decline. Yet there is one substantial but massively underplayed advantage that the high street has over online retailing. What is...
Its All “up for grabs” How to avoid your client undoing all of your good work
Whilst challenging, the “easy” part of the recruitment process is identifying and engaging with candidates and having interviewed them, their shortlisting to meet with your client. I say “easy” because as the recruiter you can control this process because you are...
Granit Xhaka and an employer’s duty of care
Why counselling is a progressive initiative irrespective of an employee’s job Granit Xhaka is a professional footballer. Granit is captain of the Swiss national football team and until recently he was captain of Arsenal. He probably earns more in a week than most of...
The Titanic – and how to avoid that iceberg
The hidden dangers you should look for in your business As the passengers and crew of the SS Titanic found, it’s the hidden dangers that you don’t see, the ones below the waterline, that can cause the most damage. And on a less dramatic scale the same could be...
Recruitment and online dating
Still looking for that special somebody? What recruiters can learn from online dating According to a recent article in The Daily Telegraph, a significant number of people, particularly millennials are now using online dating sites for networking purposes and to find...
Planning to have that difficult conversation
FIVE STEPS TO TAKE THAT WILL ENSURE THE MEETING IS A SUCCESSThere is no easy way to have “that” difficult conversation with an employee. That’s why so many managers who are accomplished in other areas sometimes don’t handle the meeting as well as they should.I should...
