Recent content by shuv

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    Marketing the small/medium sized businesses

    Thanks Phil and Sally, In order to understand how to market my services, I think I need to really understand why it is that SMEs will use an accountant, for example, but not an HR service to get the most out of their expensive resources. Performance problems must occurr as long as people...
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    Managing people and change

    Thanks for the warm welcome everyone!
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    Sick Pay

    You could have different sick schemes as long as their is an objective and non-discriminatory reason why. For example, you may have more favourable schemes for managers than employees in order to compete for employees in the market. Whatever you decide, make sure you do not end up in a...
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    Marketing the small/medium sized businesses

    Hi, My name is Siobhan and I have recently gone self-employed as an HR Consultant so please be gentle with me! I am operationally very knowledgeable and have the added advantage of working as a Business Partner for FTSE 25 to strategically to improve bottom line figures. I see an...
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    Employyee absence monitoring

    Hi, I am Siobhan, an HR Consultant who has worked in public sector and FTSE 25. Sickness is an area that is familiar to all and I have spent a lot of my career writing policy, procedure,and lowering rates. Absence monitoring is a key part of lowering absence. You have to understand how much...
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    Sick Pay

    Hi, I think the answer depends largely on how you want to attract people to your business, what you can afford and how you want to retain any employees. The fact that you are concerned about only paying SSP implies that you don't feel it is the right thing to do. However, in my...
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    Managing people and change

    Hi, My name is Siobhan. I am experienced in delivering organisational change as well as dealing with those day to day issues in getting the best performance from your people as well as meeting employment legal requirements. If you have any questions about HR, send them my way.