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Hybrid Work – Tips for Increased Productivity

hybrid work

The Covid-19 pandemic has been a heavy blow to many and has forced many business owners to reconsider how their businesses operate. For many, working remotely from home has become the new normal and as businesses now begin to reopen, some may find themselves in a hybrid working environment where you can work either at […]

How to Harvest Resilience in a Hybrid / Remote Work World

remote work

As a result of the current pandemic, many people are settling into a new normal of remote work from home. However, as businesses begin to reopen, some may find themselves in a hybrid working environment. This is where a person might switch between working from home and at the office.  This new way of working […]

2021 Statutory Payments and Compensation Limits

The limits of statutory payments and compensation will increase in April, as they do every year and like many, you may be interested to know how this will affect you. Minimum Wage Firstly, let’s discuss minimum wage. Firstly, from April the age that employers are entitled to a national living wage has dropped from 25 […]

IR35 for Construction

IR35 for construction

General overview of IR35 The off payroll rules known as IR35 used to clamp down on tax and NI avoidance from people working through limited companies, has undertaken some important changes over the last few years. One sector that must adapt accordingly is the construction sector. This article shall serve an IR35 for dummies approach […]

Could Brexit mean a skill shortage? Here is what to do

brexit skills shortage

Will Brexit mean you be facing a skills shortage? The Immigration Act 2020 became written into law this month November 2020, subsequently the new UK Immigration Points Based System will certainly come into law from 1st January 2021. Organisations will therefore require a sponsor licence to recruit and recruit any individual from outside Great Britain, […]

Launching the Redundancy Toolkit

Redundancy

Today I am pleased to announce Beagle HR is launching a new toolkit to help those businesses navigate their way through redundancy. We do not believe a business should have to pay thousands of pounds for someone to tell them what to do. Our simple easy to use toolkit will guide you through the process. […]

5 ways to promote employee engagement

People leave for a variety of reasons. A common one is they do not feel supported or encouraged to do what they do best. The price to replace an employee can exceed 1.5 times their salary. If your employees are dissatisfied, your customers are most likely not happy, too. It’s a never-ending cycle that repeats […]

Can you manage performance remotely?

managing performance

“When feedback is included as part of regular, ongoing performance discussions throughout the year, the employee, the manager and the organisation are all better off.” Shawna McKnight What is performance management? According to the CIPD, it is to: Identify the objectives in which individuals and teams will see their piece in the organisation’s strategy and […]

Organisational Design in 2020

Organisational Design

With the world of business going through a rapid period of transformation due to to the onset of Covid-19 now could be the perfect opportunity to redesign your organisation. In this article I look at Organisational Design and why it is worth considering right now. Why now? Change that usually takes years has happened in […]

What is High Performance Working?

HIGH PERFORMANCE WORKING

Is it merely a new and exciting HR buzz term that may diminish eventually? Or perhaps it one thing worth exploring? High performance working (HPW) is focused on building a culture in which there is trust, transparency, and open communication. It means eroding the conventional hierarchical structure which lots of businesses still operate within. Instead, […]