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Why Should Every Employer Care About The Culture of Their Business?

26th Sep 2017
Employee 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...

What is the first thing you should do when your star performer resigns?

20th Sep 2017
Employee 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...

Training and Development – How to Maximise Delegate Buy-in?

15th Sep 2017
Human 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 2017
Employment 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...

MAD HR New Anglia Growth Hub Webinar

17th Aug 2017
Employment 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....

Hiring Someone – What You Need to Know

17th Aug 2017
Employment Law, Human Resources, Leadership, Recruitment

You may have set up your business from your kitchen table last year, or jumped straight into premises with the intention of going global. Whatever your business plan, growth and success normally results in the...

Leading by Example – Maintaining Your Edge

4th Aug 2017
Change Management, Employee Engagement, Human Resources, Leadership, Training

A growing, forward thinking company will have strong leadership to drive the organisation’s strategic programme forward and ensure their team have the skills and abilities to meet their challenges. You can read more about leadership...

The Christmas Party – How to Keep it Professional

4th Aug 2017
Employee Engagement, Human Resources

Whilst you may be thinking about staff scheduling to cover the peak summer holiday period, or dreaming of your own week away on the beach, August is the busiest month for the hospitality industry in...

How to attract millennials to your business

12th Jul 2017
Change Management, Employee Engagement, Recruitment, Training

After the Baby Boomers came Generation X, and now it’s the Millennials who will soon be making up at least half the workforce and are inevitably the future of employment. With a wealth of talent...

How can HR software systems help your business?

12th Jul 2017
Absence Management, Change Management, Human Resources, Payroll, Recruitment, Training

Historically Human Resources has been seen as an administrative function, often an add-on to the office manager or even secretary’s role, frequently neglected in start-ups until either growth or an issue demanded attention... Nowadays, growing...

5 ways to improve value you get from your meetings

12th Jul 2017
Employee Engagement, Leadership

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, meetings form a major part of work communication and management strategies. Google currently reports results from recent surveys citing that on average 16 hours a week can be spent in...

5 Top Tips on managing HR in a small business

12th Jul 2017
Employee Benefits, Employment Law, Human Resources

If you ask a start-up business about their marketing plan, their pricing strategy or their social media approach, most will be able to give answers. However, if you ask about their HR strategic plan and...

How to get ready for the GDPR data protection changes

1st Jul 2017
Employment Law, Human Resources

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is due to be implemented on 25 May 2018. The UK's decision to leave the EU by the end of April 2019 does not mean that impending EU legislation...

How to be a trusted and authentic leader

15th Jun 2017
Change Management, Employee Engagement, Human Resources, Leadership

Being a competent manager or having a senior position does not automatically make a leader. A leader connects with those they seek to lead. They inspire, encourage and empower their team. Whilst there is certainly...

How to Effectively Manage A Team

8th Jun 2017
Leadership

Knowing how to effectively manage a team is essential to being an effective leader. The people skills you need to manage a team, drive productivity and maintain motivation and vision are key leadership skills. In 2015...

Here’s why you’re losing talent from your business

2nd Jun 2017
Employee Benefits, Employee Engagement, Human Resources, Leadership, Recruitment

Finding, gaining and retaining talent is key for businesses to succeed, particularly in today's world. We share our top HR advice and insight into why you might be losing yours. Your recruitment process… A recruitment...

Recruiting for Values

2nd Jun 2017
Employee Engagement, Human Resources, Leadership, Recruitment

Do you appoint a new recruit based on their skills to meet the job criteria alone, or do you look at the bigger picture and take into account the applicant’s attitude, views and values? Recruiting...

What triggers the need for HR support?

2nd Jun 2017
Change Management, Employee Engagement, Human Resources, Recruitment

Often businesses start without expert HR support but even the most adept entrepreneur will need qualified support to effectively manage people issues before long. The frustration of spending time on non-revenue generating activities becomes too...

How to deal with those not pulling their weight

26th May 2017
Employee Engagement, Human Resources, Leadership, Training

As a busy line manager, just getting the day job done can be a challenge without the added distraction of deal with those not pulling their weight. Wouldn’t it be great if your team took...

Happy 3rd Birthday MAD-HR!

12th May 2017
Human Resources

Three years ago Carole Burman set up MAD-HR to bring affordable HR support and advice to businesses of all shapes and sizes in East Anglia and beyond. Now with the sensational Charlotte Bate by her...

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Christopher Durand

14:28 23 Aug 18

We have used MAD-HR a number of times and I have been very impressed by their knowledge and expertise, which is invaluable for us a small and growing business. All the work they have done for us, and this includes not just contracts and handbooks etc, but also training to make us a better more thoughtful team, I regard as a sound business and personal investment. We intend to make this an on-going relationship to help us develop as a business.read more

Aisleen Marley

14:48 24 Oct 17

Carole immediately grasped my situation and quickly set about creating the perfect document to help drive my business forward. She has a wealth of experience that she was able to apply to my current and future business goals in order to come up with the goods! The process itself was extremely straightforward with a clear system for booking in a call with Carole, where she then talked me through my options. Thoroughly recommended.read more

Rachael Martin

19:40 03 Jul 17

Carol offers outstanding support and advice to ensure you are meeting legal requirements. Her toolkit is a very worthwhile investment as it ensures your documentation is up to scratch and you have all that you need in place! Highly recommended - outstanding service.read more

ClarkeCare Ltd

14:03 22 Jun 17

I recently attended a Suffolk Brokerage Registered managers meeting and the very lovely Charlotte from MAR HR was there to give a presentation. Charlotte was fantastic and delivered a great presentation. Her knowledge around all things HR where clearly evident and she answered some tricky questions really well, giving clear, helpful advice. I would highly recommend anyone thinking of gaining support for their business to speak to Charlotte. I know we at ClarkeCare will be engaging their services in the near future. Thank you Charlotte :-)read more

Hana Dickinson

10:36 26 Jul 16

I love working with Carole and the team at MAD-HR. They are so knowledgeable and responsive. I feel really confident that my HR (and therefore my business) is in safe hands. We've had a few issues that we've needed help with and Carole has been right there, with great advice and useful resources (via the Online HR Toolkit) that have made my life so much easier and my blood-pressure so much lower. Thanks Carole and team. You rock!read more

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