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What not to wear: Dress codes
After planning to write a blog on a summer ‘dress down’ policy I have just looked out the window to see grey clouds and rainfall! I am aware that at this very moment in time a dress code policy may not be on people’s mind as jumpers and coats are still a necessary addition to […]
July 11, 2016
BHS: giving business a bad name?
Last evening, in his first interview, Dominic Chappell told BBC’s Newsnight that he apologised “sincerely and utterly” to the 11,000 staff of to the failed High Street retailer BHS. HR180’s MD and founder, Claire Morley-Jones, shares her feelings… And so, here we are again… business is now, once again, a ‘dirty’ word after the latest […]
July 5, 2016
Happy Friday, but workplace treats could be bad for your health
Last weekend Professor Hunt, Dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons, warned that workplace ‘cake culture’ is fuelling the current obesity epidemic and contributing to poor dental health. And for many people, it transpires that the workplace is now the main place they will eat sugar. But he warned […]
July 1, 2016
Career development with HR180: My Journey by Jen Fisk
After 2 years working at HR180, it is now my time to move on, but not before I tell you all about my HR180 journey and why I believe one of the reasons I have been able to move into a development role is because of the experience I have gained here. I always knew […]
June 28, 2016
Post-EU referendum – what about your business?
Today the country votes on whether to REMAIN or LEAVE the European Union (EU). But what happens then – and how might the result affect your people management and ultimately your business? People Management recently asked Chris Rowley, professor of HR at Cass Business School how UK employment might be affected post-referendum, “It is impossible […]
June 23, 2016
Brexit debate at HR180, and in the STAY corner…
HR180’s founder and MD, Claire Morley-Jones, supports staying in the EU. Here’s her take on why. I have been amazed and surprised by the strength of emotion that this debate has evoked in the nation and with the final result looking to be so close, I am sad that a great majority of us will […]
June 14, 2016
Brexit debate continues, and in the LEAVE corner…
HR Manager, Tim Frear, supports leaving the EU. Before I start there is one key question a number of people have asked and that must be addressed before any other issue about the EU referendum: the Eurovision Song Contest – even if we pull out of the EU WE WILL still be a key country in the […]
June 14, 2016
National Living Wage causing a stir for veg growers – and further afield
HR Consultant, Sue Westhead, takes a view on the realities of the National Living Wage on SMEs – in this case, around agriculture and food production. I watched an interesting programme, which provoked a lot of thought for me as a HR professional, on the topic of the living wage. COUNTRYFILE’S Vegetarian Special* certainly stirred up […]
June 14, 2016
Happy Birthday ma’am! What’s happened in the last 90 years?
The longest reigning monarch in British history has enjoyed a remarkable and long life. And during those 90 years, rather a lot has happened so we’ve put together some of the highlights – and the quirky – which are now part and parcel of life in the UK. April 1926 – At a time when […]
June 14, 2016
How to manage in a ‘gig economy’
HR Assistant, Chelsea Davis, has been looking at a rising trend in recruiting, the ‘gig economy’, and it’s a trend that’s likely to stay. So what is a gig economy? In basic terms it is an environment in which temporary positions are common and organisations contract with independent workers for short-term engagements. With an increasing number […]
June 6, 2016
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