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Talent Management

Here’s why you’re losing talent from your business

If you are losing talent from your business, read our top HR tips on why this is and learn how successful organisations must create a retention strategy.

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Recruiting for Values

Recruiting for Values - what does it mean and how do you truly make it worthwhile, adding value to your business. Make it work for you.

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What triggers the need for HR support?

We have years if experience of coming on board to assist companies with their people matters. So, What triggers the need for HR support?

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How to deal with those not pulling their weight

Teams can bring all sorts of issues to the fore, made harder when there are some slackers so how do you deal with those not pulling their weight

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Happy 3rd Birthday MAD-HR!

MAD-HR celebrates 3 years of providing premier, outsourced, HR services throughout East Anglia this May. Thanks to all who support our growth.

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How to manage an employee with a new tattoo

Manage an employee with a new tattoo. Body art is on the rise and therefore it is important that you have policies in place to manage this situation.

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France empowers employees to switch off the technology

We live in an age where constant communication is expected. We share France's legislation which enables their staff to switch off the technology

Change Management

How to Run Effective Team Meetings

Getting your people together can be so powerful and have such positive outcomes, so we share our top HR tips on running effective team meetings

Dress Code

Make sure your dress code policy avoids discrimination

With recent press attention on reported dress code tribunals, we share how you can make sure your dress code policy avoids discrimination

Social Media

Can social media posts be used in disciplinaries?

With the use of social media being such an engrained part of our lives, can social media posts be used in disciplinaries as evidence?

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What does employee engagement actually mean?

Employee engagement is a hot topic that is not set to disappear, so what does employee engagement actually mean for businesses?

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Where’s the line with social media use by employees?

Social Media has radically changed all aspects of our lives and needs to be managed in business so where is the line with social media use by employees

Apprenticeship

The Apprenticeship Levy – are you ‘in the know’?

Katrina Gardiner, Senior Policy Officer (Skills) at Suffolk County Council get's us all genned up on the Apprenticeship Levy

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7 Top Tips for recruiting successfully

We put together our HR heads and are sharing our 7 Top Tips for recruiting successfully. Make the most of this free advice to grow your business

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Training: How to hire and manage people

How to hire and manage people is a one day course that will provide those with HR responsibility with everything you need to know about managing people.

Training

The benefits of face-to-face training vs online!

In a digital age we take time out to weigh up the benefits of face-to-face HR training compared to online or virtual learning and offer our opinion.

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Advice for SMEs employing family & friends

Chat with Nic Pandolfi: Employing family & friends advice. Some advice for SMEs employing family & friends - what to watch out for and how to prepare

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How an HR consultancy can drive business growth

When you analyse your business, HR underpins all aspects of business. We look at how HR consultancy can drive business growth

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How to encourage your employees to be happy

As a nod to International Day of Happiness, the HR experts at MAD-HR look at how employees can encourage your employees to be happy at work

Budget

What the Budget means for you as a business

Following on from Hammond's budget announcement on 8 March 2017, we have put together a round-up of outcomes and what the Budget means for you as a business

Understanding Employee Contracts: What Small Businesses Need to Know

Learn why employment contracts are essential for small businesses, what to include, and how they protect your company and employees.

Recruitment Metrics Every SME Should Track

Learn how recruitment metrics help SMEs stay competitive, control hiring costs, and attract top talent with a data-driven approach.

Recruiting Top Talent on a Budget: A Guide for Businesses

Learn how to attract top talent on a budget with practical strategies for small businesses to compete with larger organisations.

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