News & Thoughts

​In today's ever-changing world, understanding and adhering to equality, diversity, and inclusion (ED&I) principles has become more crucial than ever for businesses. As we progress through 2024, it's essential to stay informed about the legal requirements and best practices surrounding ED&I in the workplace.

Our mental health and day-to-day wellbeing are affected by numerous things, whether individually or in combination. Things like illness, bereavement, social life or lack thereof, your job and the security of it, your family circumstances among many other things. For so many of us, work is a huge part of our lives – we spend hours a day there, and it has a direct effect on our lives and wellbeing. It really isn’t a surprise that how we feel at work can impact the rest of our lives outside of the office.

Anyone who manages people has been there: a valuable employee is resigning, the panic is setting in, what do you do? You counter offer them to convince them to stay. This might seem like a logical solution to get the potential leaver to stick around, and avoid the costs associated with hiring their replacement, but counter offers can, more often than not, lead to unintended consequences that can cause long-term damage to your business.

​Last year the UK government announced significant increases to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW), set to take effect from 1 April 2024. While these changes are intended to support low-paid workers, they also bring about several hidden challenges for businesses that employers must be aware of.

​Diversity, equity and inclusion (EDI) in the workplace is not just a moral obligation – it makes good business sense. As a leading recruiter with over 25 years of experience, I often advise companies on strategies to create an equitable and inclusive work culture that attracts and retains top talent from diverse backgrounds. I recently had the pleasure of running an HR Business Breakfast for 25 HR professionals in Sheffield alongside CMP Legal.

​It’s been more than four years since the first ‘work from home’ calls came, and the face of work changed completely. There’s been a lot to adjust to, and some companies haven’t yet settled on a working format that works for everyone.