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It’s 2025, and it’s time to make sure your house is in order. This checklist will guide you through the top 10 areas you should review, including the complete employee life cycle, to get the very best out of your team and business this year. 1. Legal compliance This is at the top of...

HR policies are as crucial to your business as the laws of the land. They provide your organization with written guidance on how employees should behave and your expectations. You can rely on them if you have an issue with an employee and they can support you in any employment-related legal challenges. For that reason...

According to research by Gartner, 85% of new people managers receive no formal management training. As you and I both know, managing people is a complex task. There is no instruction manual nor a “one-size-fits-all” approach. Yet, we still expect our managers, often promoted through tenure and technical competence, to learn on the job and...

Happy New Year! It’s 2025, and it’s time to make sure your house is in order. We’ve created a new checklist that will guide you through the top 10 areas you should be looking at to get the very best out of your team and business this year. This includes legal compliance, HR technology and...

Conflict is a natural part of day-to-day life and is inevitable. But a lot of people shy away from any sort of confrontation and manage it poorly. The thought of addressing something or confronting someone really stresses people out. And, if you do build up the courage to address it, you probably handle it in...

2025 is just around the corner and lots of business owners we know are already planning ahead. You’re likely using this time to take stock of the year to date, looking at your goals for 2025 and thinking about what you need to do to get there. An important part of this process is reviewing...

Since the pandemic, remote and flexible working have become familiar phrases in the workplace. We’re big fans of offering remote and flexible working for employees, as long as it works for the business too. Although both working styles can be interchangeable, it’s important to remember their differences. In this article, we’ll break down the key...

Most business owners think that HR is purely operational: there to look after your employees, handle issues and organize the annual holiday party However, there are two sides to HR: operational and strategic. While operational matters are important, the real value you’ll gain from HR is from our role as a Strategic Partner in your...

What is quiet quitting? Quiet quitting is a term used to describe a situation where employees do the bare minimum required for their jobs without going above and beyond. Rather than quitting their job outright, these employees disengage both emotionally and mentally, maintaining just enough effort to meet job requirements. To us HR consultants, it’s...

In general, U.S. employers are not required to provide flexible working arrangements. However, employees can make flexible working requests and there may be special circumstances where you’ll need to offer flexibility, such as: Employee Requests for Flexible Work (The Americans with Disabilities Act – ADA): Under the ADA, if an employee has a disability...

You’ve heard of something called an Employee Handbook and you know that big companies have them. But you never thought that a company of your size needs one. Maybe you’ve thought to yourself, “We’re not so formal. We all get along. We’re basically a family. Why do we need rules? It kills the vibe.” And...

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Why would you want an outsourced HR consultant? What can they do for you? Simply put, outsourced HR provides your company with access to a high level Human Resources professional without paying the salary of a full time high level Human Resources professional. To illustrate, many small businesses do not have a full time CPA...

“Oh, do you get to fire people?” That is one of the questions I get when people hear that I’m in HR. I hate that question. Yes, sometimes I have to terminate someone’s employment, and no, I don’t bark the words, “You’re fired!” I try to be as compassionate as possible when delivering bad news...