How to Manage the Redundancy Process
The UK continues to face a persistent cost of living crisis, with rising inflation and increasing business costs putting significant pressure on companies. As a result, many businesses are facing tough decisions, including the need to make redundancies and downsize their workforce to remain financially viable in these challenging times. Make your business case It […]
Could a four-day working week be successful?
In June 2022, the world’s largest trial of a 4-day working week began with over 60 organisations worldwide taking part, involving around 3,000 UK employees. Its purpose was to determine whether working four days a week instead of the traditional five improved employee wellbeing and productivity. Firms taking part included office-based software developers, housing, food […]
Mental health set to be a major challenge for 85% of SMEs
We ran our annual SME Business Survey back in November and when asked what the most important aspects of Health and Safety over the next 12 months, mental health came out top. Of those surveyed, 85% of SME business leaders stated that mental health will be their biggest health and safety challenge in 2023, an […]
Finances impact decision making in 70% of SMEs
This month, we have published our annual SME Business Survey report. In its third year, the survey asks SME business owners ten varied questions in order to understand key themes in what challenges lie ahead for businesses of fewer than 250 employees across multiple industries, including manufacturing, education, care, hospitality, and finance. With our survey […]
Five Ways Graduates Can Work For Your Business
It’s that time of year again. Graduates across the country are diving head first into the job market and looking for that first step into what they hope will be a long and successful career… Of course graduate or not, that’s what everyone is hoping for when they start out in the working world, which […]