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What’s the Solution to Finding and Keeping the Best Talent?
10th Jun 2018Business, Change Management, Employee Benefits, Employee Engagement, Employment Law, Human Resources, Leadership, Recruitment, Training
If I could name one question which gets asked of me most among new and existing clients, it’s along the lines of ‘how do I find and keep the best talent?’ As consultants in the...
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Succession Planning & Talent Spotting are the Key to Diversity
5th Jun 2018Employee Engagement, Employment Law, Human Resources, Leadership, Recruitment, Training
For our latest blog, MAD-HR founder Carole Burman discusses talent-spotting, board diversity, and succession planning. Last week saw reaction travel far and wide, over a new report which revealed major companies had some pretty dire...
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Managing the World Cup 2018 and potential disruption
17th May 2018Absence Management, Employee Engagement, Human Resources
The FIFA World Cup is due to start on 14th June, with 60 matches being played in Russia over the course of a four weeks before the final on 15th July. With some matches taking...
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When does the notice start from?
27th Apr 2018Employment Law, Human Resources, Payroll
An NHS worker sent a redundancy notice when she was on holiday abroad has won her case at the Supreme Court. The High Court and Appeal Court had upheld Sandi Haywood's claim that notice began...
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What you need to know about employee record retention
16th Mar 2018Employment Law, Human Resources
With GDPR looming, we are often asked “how long do you have to keep employee records for?” If you are looking to save space, reduce cost, minimise the risk of losing or damaging vital information...
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Limits on Payments and Awards
15th Mar 2018Employee Benefits, Employment Law, Human Resources, Payroll
We share this handy table on limits on payments and awards to help you remain compliant with employment law. NB: This table was updated 15.03.18. [table id=1 /] [mad_subscribe driptag="BLOG" headline="Book a Free Online Toolkit...
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Statutory Payments Table 2017/2018
11th Mar 2018Employment Law, Human Resources, Payroll
We have put them in this handy table for you so you know what to do. [table id=1 /] Read how the Government administer Statutory Payments here
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Are the Quality of Your Line Managers Holding Your Business Back?
7th Dec 2017Business, Employment Law, Human Resources, Training
Line Managers and Supervisors are those responsible for motivating the workforce, maintaining morale and developing the culture you desire for your organisation. Once you have established your targets, formulated your strategic direction and cascaded that...
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How To Get The Best Out of Your Appraisal Process
21st Nov 2017Business, Employee Engagement, Human Resources
Appraisals are like marmite: employees and employers alike either love them or hate them. But like Marmite, performance appraisals are here to stay. If managed in the correct way they can be a fantastic tool...
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How Effective Is Your HR Department?
15th Nov 2017Business, Employment Law, Human Resources, Recruitment
Whether you have an HR department of twenty or two or even one person with a split role, it is impossible to run a business and employ staff without having some form of HR support....
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Why Now Is The Time to Review Your HR Strategy
6th Nov 2017Business, Human Resources, Recruitment
An HR Strategy is critical to ensure the success of your business plan. It ensures that you have your most important asset - your people – in place to achieve the goals you desire. Without...
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How To Create a Great Culture and How Can You Measure It
31st Oct 2017Business, Employee Engagement, Human Resources, Leadership
If you can create a great culture in your organisation, everything else will fall into place. Great culture results in a happy and stable workforce, reliable teamwork, high productivity, increased profits and the realisation of...
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How To Effectively Manage Probationary Periods
19th Oct 2017Business, Change Management, Human Resources, Leadership, Recruitment, Training
Probationary periods for a new recruit are now commonplace. The use of a Probationary period is at the discretion of the employer in terms of whether to have one and if so, how long the...
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Growing Your Business with a Winning Team
16th Oct 2017Business, Employee Engagement, Human Resources, Leadership
Your business will only be as successful as your team. A simple fact and possibly the biggest challenge facing entrepreneurs. The market can be open, your product or service optimally priced and of the desired...
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Business Networking – Rapport and Relationship Building
10th Oct 2017Business, Networking
Networking is a vital part of any successful business. Whether you choose to network formally through attending networking meetings, or whether you take the informal route, you still need to know what you are doing...
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Why Should Every Employer Care About The Culture of Their Business?
26th Sep 2017Employee Engagement, Employment Law, Human Resources
Culture can be hard to define. It can be considered how organisation’s conduct their business – “how we do things around here”. It is the system of shared assumptions, values, and beliefs, which have a...
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What is the first thing you should do when your star performer resigns?
20th Sep 2017Employee Engagement, Employment Law, Human Resources, Recruitment
There is no longer an expectation of a job for life with the average Briton having six different employers during their career. It can be an upheaval in the largest of organisations, but for an...
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Training and Development – How to Maximise Delegate Buy-in?
15th Sep 2017Human Resources, Leadership, Training
As a manager, or the lead for training and development in your organisation, you may have identified a skill gap, and feel you have a bonafide case for investing in training whether for an individual...
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Do You Have The HR Professional Support You Need To Take Your Business Forward?
5th Sep 2017Employment Law, Human Resources, Leadership, Recruitment, Training
The past 24 months have certainly seen a dramatic change in the economy. Brexit, the unexpected General Election, indeed the unexpected General Election result, and shifts in earnings, employment and inflation, have all impacted on...
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MAD HR New Anglia Growth Hub Webinar
17th Aug 2017Employment Law, Human Resources, Leadership, Recruitment
Our very own Charlotte Bate took part in a webinar for the New Anglia Growth Hub, entitled 'An Introduction to Employing People'. The webinar runs through various elements that businesses should consider when employing staff....
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