HR Solutions
Making a pub more than just a place to eat and drink
Running a pub is not easy in today’s climate. According to figures from the British Beer & Pub Association, nearly 300 pubs closed across England and Wales in 2024. But Sean Reddington, Founder of The Reddington P...
‘Canada’s Top Small & Medium Employers’ for 2025 are...
More Canadians are turning to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) for career growth, flexibility and meaningful work. Compared to larger employers, SMEs usually offer faster-paced environments where employees can take...
Work stress means young people are twice as likely to skip exercise
The UK’s newest workforce generation is struggling under the weight of workplace stress, with young people twice as likely as directors to sacrifice physical health due to work fatigue. According to new insights from P...
Three connections for business success
Connections are everything in business; they are credited with landing contracts, top jobs and promotion, but there are three deeper levels of connection which are more important and consequential in running a...
MPs push for four-day working week council
A group of Labour MPs are calling for the UK government to include a four-day working week as part of the Employment Rights Bill. An amendment to the Bill has been put forward by Peter Dowd, Labour MP for Bootle, to...
UK’s first medical trial of four-day work week finds significant...
Thrive, a fast-growth all-in-one learning technology company, released findings from the UK’s first medical trial of the four-day work week in partnership with the University of Sussex, revealing significant i...
UK SMBs losing £1.1 billion every month from poor expenses tracking
According to new research from Dext, a leading bookkeeping automation platform provider, the UK’s small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) surveyed could be losing a staggering average of £742 every month fr...
A partnership to transform the employee pay experience
CloudPay, a global leader in payroll solutions, announced a new partnership with Banco Santander, one of Spain’s largest banks, redefining the employee pay experience through on-demand pay. By leveraging CloudPay NOW, C...
Editor’s Question: To make sure your business can grow, which business...
As an organisation grows and its need for new tools increases, it will need to decide where it’s best to invest and where it’s best to automate processes. Luke Shipley, CEO and Co-Founder, Zinc, discusses this t...
Husky and Swoop partner to transform the value of workplace pensions to SMEs
Husky Finance is excited to announce an innovative partnership with Swoop Funding that is set to transform how SMEs across the UK manage their workplace pensions, payroll and salary exchange (SE) services. This...
Sage and Virgin StartUp announce partnership to empower UK entrepreneurs
Sage, a global leader in accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology for small- and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), has announced a new partnership with Virgin StartUp, Virgin’s not-for-profit company dedicated to h...
SMEs are still avoiding payroll solutions
Breathe, a people management software provider for SMEs, reveals its latest report, Demystifying payroll for SMEs. It found that almost a quarter (22%) of teams are not utilising payroll solutions, instead opting for tim...
Spreadsheets: The shield of data security
EASA specialises in turning complex spreadsheets and legacy tools into secure, scalable web apps without traditional coding. Sebastian Dewhurst, Founder of EASA, discusses how SMEs can leverage spreadsheets for...
How small retailers can transform challenges into opportunities for growth
While the majority of small businesses face obstacles in managing their businesses, customers and employees, retailers face unique challenges that have the potential to reduce revenue or if adequately addressed, can...
Weathering the storm: five tips to prepare for business emergencies and...
Every business will face an emergency or unplanned disruption at some point – it’s inevitable. Although the prospect of a disruption is always unsettling, there may be a silver lining for businesses if they’re prepared for w...
Editor’s Question: What does a successful performance development plan...
It’s important that employees at SMEs feel valued and in turn, want to stay working at the company for longer. One way of doing this is to ensure that employees have a set performance development plan. Four experts t...
Offploy uses Conga suite to slash paperwork and increase social impact
Offploy is a United Kingdom-based social enterprise that helps employers recruit ex-offenders through specialised HR consultancy, training and policy development services. Due in large part to increasingly progressive...
Editor’s Question: What are your best tips for improving employee...
Ensuring employee well-being is essential for any business. If your employees aren’t happy then the company will struggle to function and grow. In this month’s editor’s question, five experts share their tips on impro...
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