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Simple “how to” guides help you understand fundamental tasks in HR as well as emerging issues that your business has to deal with. Beagle HR is a HR consultancy providing HR advice and HR services in Surrey.

Beagle HR is a UK based Human Resources Consultancy in Surrey that works with you as a HR business partner. Furthermore, we offer expert advice that helps you comply with legislation whilst managing your employees in a people-centric, creative, timely, and cost-effective manner. We offer HR advice and services. In addition, HR services are available in: Surrey, London, Hampshire, Addlestone, Ashford, Basingstoke, Byfleet, Camberley, Chertsey, Chobham, Cobham, Dorking, Egham, Epsom, Farnborough, Godalming, Leatherhead, Reigate, Staines-upon-thames, Walton-on-thames, West Byfleet, Weybridge and Woking.

We understand that your HR issues can vary greatly, we offer an extensive range of HR services including; onboarding, compliance, employee support and problem solving, retaining and offboarding.

Beagle HR was set up at the beginning of 2020 by Dan Caruso.  Dan has had previous experience in retail, telecommunications, and education in both operational and strategic roles. Beagle HR is proud to serve clients from a host of different industries including; accountancy firms, IT support services, hospitality, digital marketing agencies, financial services, and facility support services. We work with clients in the SME market to offer practical advice, compliance and resources.

How To Combat Age Discrimination In The Workplace

older people discussing age discrimination in the workplace

Age discrimination is an issue that affects both employees and employers. Despite the fact that there are laws in place to prevent age discrimination in the workplace, it still occurs, leaving many older workers feeling undervalued and underappreciated. As the workforce continues to age, employers must recognize the importance of retaining older workers who have […]

Can Employees work abroad for the same company?

Can employees work abroad

Since the pandemic, more and more workers want to stay working from home, and some may also have plans to relocate. Whether that be to different parts of the UK or moving to another country altogether. This leads to the question everyone wants to know, can employees work abroad for the same company? The first […]

Investigation into employee misconduct 

Internal investigation

The metropolitan police department has started to issue fines to people who attended parties at Downing Street during lockdown, which has now been known as ‘partygate’. Sue Gray’s full report on her independent investigation into the events. The way to conduct internal investigations have been raised and they can play an important part in finding […]

Employing staff for the first time – step by step guide

Employing staff for the first time

Learning  how to employ staff for the first time is one of the most important decisions to be made as an employer. If you’re looking to grow your business or manage your workload, employing new members of staff can significantly  improve your business to grow faster. However, the process can be overwhelming to handle in […]

How to Obtain Employee Medical Records Legally

employee medical records

Employee medical records can be essential for employers. Access is these records can be essential when you need to consider dismissing someone for capability reasons. Additionally, if an employee has a disability, one might need access to these records in order to make reasonable adjustments. Medical reports may be provided by occupational health or a […]

How to Manage Employee Engagement

how to manage employee engagement

Firstly, to understand how to manage employee engagement, we must first understand what employee engagement means. In a broad sense, employee engagement can refer to the perception of the relationship between employee and company. Employee engagement is a fundamental concept in the effort to understand and describe, both qualitatively and quantitatively, the nature of the […]

How to promote environmental sustainability at work

sustainability at work

Promoting environmental sustainability at work is more important today than ever before. We often hear about changing weather conditions and its impact with the recent floods and heat waves across the globe. As sea levels continue to rise and global warming kills off wildlife across the world, this is no longer a problem for tomorrow. […]

2021 Graduate Route: How to Hire International Talent

Graduate Route 2021

What is the 2021 Graduate Route? On the third of March 2021, Rishi Sunak announced the annual budget. Along with it, he announced in a tweet “a new unsponsored points-based visa to attract the best and most promising international talent in science, research and tech.” This came to be the 2021 graduate route. The scheme […]

How to know if your company needs staff handbooks

staff handbooks

“An employee handbook, sometimes also known as an employee manual, staff handbook, or company policy manual, is a book given to employees by an employer. The employee handbook can be used to bring together employment and job-related information which employees need to know”. Wikipedia New employees have to absorb a lot of new information when […]

How to Conduct Productive Exit Interviews for Employees

exit interviews

Exit interviews for employees are an extremely vital and an invaluable tool to increase retention and understand how companies can improve. However, research has shown that fewer than a third of companies follow up on exit interviews with an action. Exit interviews can help employees gain a competitive edge and improve retention by showing employees […]