With COP26 in Glasgow fast-approaching, there’s a real sense that it’s now or never for decisive, unilateral action on climate change. As we look to our leaders to seize the moment, many of us will also be scrutinising our own lives and asking, are we doing our bit?
While we increasingly make sustainability a priority at home, more of us Read More…
One of the clauses we always recommend our clients have in their contracts of employment relates to Garden Leave. The name comes, of course, from the concept of being paid to stay at home (& do the gardening), hence the term Garden Leave. The lack of this clause – or even a failure to invoke the clause when it Read More…
The furlough scheme, which has helped so many individuals and businesses through the darkest days of the global pandemic, officially comes to an end on 30th September. There are around one million workers still on the scheme – although sadly some won’t return to work when it ends.
For those that do, either on a part-time or full-time basis, a Read More…
Bank and Public Holidays can be a bit of a bother. Mostly, they’re no trouble for employers. Where the business shuts on those days they bring a brief but much needed/enforced respite for many employees including those you often have to nag to take time off from the business.
But occasionally, those holidays cause some head scratching moments when it Read More…
Introducing Amanda Paddy, our multi-faceted Director and relentless problem-solver! For complex or challenging HR issues, Amanda is a respected fixer and a safe pair of hands.
Amanda holds a Level 7 Advanced Award in Employment Law and is an Associate Member of the CIPD. She also holds qualifications in leadership, strategic management, business management coaching and business capability auditing. Her Read More…
How the best workplaces are adapting permanently to Covid-19.
Many employees are now returning properly to their workplaces for the first time since March 2020, presenting a whole raft of new HR challenges. For example, parents may be breathing a sigh of relief that they aren’t home-schooling anymore, while facing that age-old dilemma of what on earth to do with Read More…
We’re reflecting on an important business milestone this month. Sapience HR was founded by Sue Hook 15 years ago this June, but the last 15 months have been the most turbulent of all.
Quite simply, there has been a seismic shift. The repercussions of what has happened to the way we work as a result of the pandemic will be Read More…
In the second of our blog series ‘Meet The Team’ we introduce our Team Administrator with a Jedi-like skill set, Jeanette Joy.
Jeanette will be your first point of contact for all HR enquiries when you reach out to the Sapience HR team. She has been an adept Administrator for us for many years, and since taking her CIPD level Read More…
With slim profit margins and seasonality to take into account, simply increasing wages to attract potential recruits isn’t an option for many hospitality businesses. But there are other ways to make your offer of employment more alluring…
In the second of our two-part blog aimed at helping hospitality businesses recruit, we consider how businesses can stand out from the crowd Read More…
In the first of a two-part series on how hospitality businesses can stand out from the crowd when it comes to attracting staff, Sapience HR Founder Sue Hook discusses how to shake up your recruitment procedures to get better results.
The hospitality sector is facing yet another crisis – chronic staff shortages which threaten to derail the anticipated bounce-back. Here, Read More…
Here, HR expert Sue Hook tells us why everyone should use Employee Voice in their HR arsenal, why it matters, and how to listen effectively to what it’s telling you.
All employers – from the smallest start-up to the biggest multinational corporations – have something called Employee Voice, it just manifests itself in different ways. From chats over a coffee within Read More…
This April, the team at Business Cornwall asked Sue Hook – Founder and Director of Client Development here at Sapience HR – for her insight on what makes a really effective HR strategy.
Here are Sue’s thoughts…
HR is about more than resolving disputes and navigating legal issues; it’s about understanding your staff and how they contribute to the culture and Read More…
