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Why is self care important for business owners?

Discover why self care is essential for small business owners and learn how to incorporate self care practices into your busy schedule. What is Self Care Month? Self care month is championed by the World Health Organization (WHO), it runs…

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Bank holidays – What every employer must know

The government has confirmed 8th May as an extra Bank holiday in the UK to celebrate the King’s coronation on 6th May. Here is a reminder of what every employer must know about bank holidays.   Extra bank holiday –…

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Why Pay Transparency can be good for both employers and employees

Pay transparency has become one of the biggest topics in the workplace and for businesses. These two words ‘pay transparency’ still cause a lot of nervousness for most employers. For a long time, it has been forbidden to discuss pay…

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Autumn Statement 2022 key changes at a glance

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced the Autumn Statement last week (17th November 2022). We have summarised the key points and how they may impact you as a business owner and your clients:   Income Tax frozen Income tax rates and personal…

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Growing a consultancy business

Growing a consultancy business is always a challenge. It came as a lovely and welcome surprise to win the High Growth Indie award in 2022. Humber HR People is coming up to our fourth birthday, so it is particularly significant…

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Member Spotlight – Nicci Birley

This month’s member spotlight Nicci Birley has specialised in a number of areas throughout her career. But if she head to choose it would be coaching and mentoring. About Nicci It’s been almost five years since Nicci started her indies…

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How to notify your clients about a price increase

A price increase in your service is never good news to break to your clients. If it is not managed appropriately, it could be a risk for your consultancy business. Not all your clients may accept the price increase, and…

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Mini-budget scrapped

Jeremy Hunt, the latest Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced yesterday, 17 October 2022 that he was scrapping most of the mini-budget measures announced by his predecessor three weeks ago. So, what has been scrapped and retained from we what we…

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Mini budget changes – IR35 and tax cuts

The chancellor (Kwasi Kwarteng) announced the government’s mini-budget on 23d September 2022.   Mini-budget – Summary of Key changes Here are some of the key changes from the mini budget announced on Friday and how they may impact you as…

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Member spotlight Nicole James

Nicole James HR Generalist from Bamboo People Solutions is this month’s member spotlight.   About Nicole Nicole is well experienced in employee relations and organisation design and development. She enjoys making a positive difference to people’s working lives and believes…

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Setting up your business | Your HR practice

Setting up your business can be extremely exciting but at the same time daunting. Many HR Independent professionals and business owners set up their businesses after successful careers in the corporate world. The reasons for starting your own business may…

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How AI is reshaping HR

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is when machines are simulated to think and function as humans. Machines, especially computer systems are becoming smarter. They can process large amounts of data without human intervention. HR has always held large volumes of data. But…

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HRi Awards 2022- Entries are closing soon, submit yours NOW

Did you know the first ever HRi Awards are now open for both members and non-members?  The HRi awards are open to all UK-based HR professionals in the independent sector, both members and non-members of HRi. The HRi awards shine…

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Supercharge your business conference 2022

Supercharge your HR business conference 2022. Taking place in the heart of London and hosted by our very own legal partner Freeths LLP. Early bird tickets are available on a first come first served basis Spaces are limited.    …

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Member spotlight – Theresa Cooper

July member spotlight goes to Theresa Cooper from CooperativeHR. Theresa loves a challenge and making a difference in the lives of business owners. Theresa likes to work with ambitious business owners with dreams. To relight the fire and passion they…

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Gender pay gap – what does a slow rate of change mean?

2022 marks the fifth year of gender pay gap reporting. It became mandatory for UK companies with over 250 employees in 2017.   Earlier this week, PwC released an analysis of gender pay gap data. 10,282 companies disclosed their data…

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Member Spotlight – Anabela Yourell

This month HRi shines its member spotlight on Anabela Yourell.  No situation is a surprise for Anabela because she has seen it all as a seasoned ER specialist. Anabela likes to work with businesses that have ambitious growth plans, managing…

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