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France empowers employees to switch off the technology

We live in an age where constant communication is expected. We share France's legislation which enables their staff to switch off the technology

Change Management

How to Run Effective Team Meetings

Getting your people together can be so powerful and have such positive outcomes, so we share our top HR tips on running effective team meetings

Dress Code

Make sure your dress code policy avoids discrimination

With recent press attention on reported dress code tribunals, we share how you can make sure your dress code policy avoids discrimination

Social Media

Can social media posts be used in disciplinaries?

With the use of social media being such an engrained part of our lives, can social media posts be used in disciplinaries as evidence?

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What does employee engagement actually mean?

Employee engagement is a hot topic that is not set to disappear, so what does employee engagement actually mean for businesses?

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Where’s the line with social media use by employees?

Social Media has radically changed all aspects of our lives and needs to be managed in business so where is the line with social media use by employees

Apprenticeship

The Apprenticeship Levy – are you ‘in the know’?

Katrina Gardiner, Senior Policy Officer (Skills) at Suffolk County Council get's us all genned up on the Apprenticeship Levy

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7 Top Tips for recruiting successfully

We put together our HR heads and are sharing our 7 Top Tips for recruiting successfully. Make the most of this free advice to grow your business

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Training: How to hire and manage people

How to hire and manage people is a one day course that will provide those with HR responsibility with everything you need to know about managing people.

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The benefits of face-to-face training vs online!

In a digital age we take time out to weigh up the benefits of face-to-face HR training compared to online or virtual learning and offer our opinion.

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Advice for SMEs employing family & friends

Chat with Nic Pandolfi: Employing family & friends advice. Some advice for SMEs employing family & friends - what to watch out for and how to prepare

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How an HR consultancy can drive business growth

When you analyse your business, HR underpins all aspects of business. We look at how HR consultancy can drive business growth

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How to encourage your employees to be happy

As a nod to International Day of Happiness, the HR experts at MAD-HR look at how employees can encourage your employees to be happy at work

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What the Budget means for you as a business

Following on from Hammond's budget announcement on 8 March 2017, we have put together a round-up of outcomes and what the Budget means for you as a business

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What you need to know about dogs in the workplace

Assistance Dogs in the workplace. They are not just for the blind and employer's have a responsibility. We look at the legal implications.

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Employment Law changes you need to act on now

2017 brings a number of significant Employment Law changes you need to act on now. We share a summary and the top 3 that you need to be aware of

Change Management

How to deal with change management effectively

Just the word “change” can result in unease but it is inevitable and unavoidable. Here are our tips on how to deal with change management effectively

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4 Time Management Tips for Senior Managers

Senior Manager's time is precious and often your team will be relying on you to give them direction. We share our 4 Time Management Tips.

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How to manage long term absence

Long term absense - Dealing with long term health absences can be costly, complex and time consuming, We share our tips on how to manage long term absence.

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10 bizarre excuses for not paying national minimum wage

We share 10 of the most bizaar excuses for not paying national minimum wage have been revealed by the Government to encourage workers to check their payslip

MAD-HR Director Carole Burman joins The Consortium

We are thrilled to share that our Managing Director, Carole Burman has joined The Consortium as an Associate. 

Shining the Spotlight on Neurodiversity in the Workplace

Neurodiversity in the Workplace – Enabling leaders to see neurodivergence as a business advantage.

The Role of AI in Modern Recruitment

The MAD-HR team explores the growth of AI in recruitment processes and explains how to invest in your recruitment strategy.

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