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General Election July 2024 -Potential Employment Legislation

Current Trends Although polls currently show a clear Labour lead (44% vs Conservatives at 23%), an outright majority is not a foregone...

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Flexible Working painful or progressive?

April 2024 Legislative Changes Recent legislation came into effect from April 2024 to increase the rights of employees to request...

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Should my business return to office based working?

A topic I often get asked for my opinion on is working models; whether businesses should return to their pre-pandemic, office based...

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Recruitment and beyond – Getting the best

January to March are some of the busiest months for recruitment. Many businesses make and review their plans and identify new roles....

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Are you ready for the National Minimum Wage increase in April 2024?

On 22nd November 2023, the Chancellor announced the new National Minimum Wage increases which will come into effect from 1st April 2024. ...

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How Healthy is your HR?

Hummingbird HR Services offers new and prospective clients a HR Healthcheck as part of its initial consultation service. This is a great...

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Removing the Stigma and Embracing Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategies

November is the month where men across the globe try to ‘grow a mo’ in support of the charity Movember, which aims to change the face of...

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Why your SME needs HR support

Having worked in a Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) for many years, I know that resources are scarcer than in a larger corporate...

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How Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning could impact your workplace

The rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are hot topics in the news right now, often accompanied with reports...