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Conveyancing is the legal term given to the process of buying and selling a house or transferring ownership of a property. Buying your first home or moving house can be an exciting time but it can also be incredibly stressful. Some people are happy to let the professionals deal with everything and guide them through every step.
You certainly need the best advice and a team like the experts at Co-Op conveyancing services will explain everything as you go along. Having a basic understanding of the processes involved before you start can give you an idea of what to expect …
Health and Safety Protocols for Workplaces
Today’s working environments are far safer than they have ever been. Whether you go to work in a factory, an office or out in the open, every employer has to conform to a set of rules and regulations aimed at making sure you are protected as much as possible as you go about your daily duties.
However, accidents can never be totally eradicated because, by their very nature, they are unpredictable and often caused by human error – which is unpreventable.
If you are involved in an incident at work that is not your …
Even the most committed and talented employees sometimes need a little extra motivation every once in a while and as an employer your job is to make sure you provide this to ensure you get the best out of your workforce.
So how do you do this? The trick is knowing what drives your staff to want to achieve better results. The obvious answer is money, however in reality this is not always the case. Of course your employees want to receive a wage that reflects their hard work and talents, however most do not put money at the top …
There is a growing trend towards healthy living. Sales of organic food are increasing among the under 35s, while the government is encouraging people to eat well and exercise more. As an employer the health of your staff might not be an immediate concern, but encouraging your employees to live healthier lifestyles could benefit your business.
Save money
A healthier workforce will take less sick days, meaning you will save money from having to pay for sick leave. Long-term sick leave alone is estimated to cost private companies £6.5 billion, while standard sick days are thought to cost the …
When Yahoo! CEO, Marissa Mayer, killed the company’s popular work from home policy in late February, she did not only create controversy, but she also sparked a ferocious debate about productivity in the workplace.
According to an internal memo, which was leaked to tech site All Things D, Yahoo! ordered several hundred employees, at the time enjoying working from home, to start working in the office full-time from the 1st of June. Mayer discovered that some remote workers weren’t using Yahoo!’s virtual private network (VPN) often enough; she reasoned that if employees weren’t using the VPN, they couldn’t be working …
Work-life balance – splitting your time and energy between work and other important aspects of your life – is important for employee engagement, and individuals who do not manage this balance are at risk of burnout or demotivation. However, Aon Hewitt employee engagement research suggests that work-life balance often isn’t the main driver of employee engagement in the UK. Instead these tend to be availability of career opportunities and recognition for a job well done. However, overall organisation-level results can sometimes mask the drivers of specific populations e.g. Generation Y, Baby Boomers, technical specialists, long-serving employees.
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It is often suggested that you shouldn’t mix business with pleasure but for some individuals this simply isn’t possible. Those starting their own business often do so with someone they know – a friend or relative, spouse or partner. In these situations, plenty of things need to be considered in order to protect both the personal and professional relationships.
The division of company assets and management control is perhaps the biggest consideration and closely related to this are legal considerations surrounding what would happen if one of the partners was to lose their life or become physically or mentally dependent …
Benefits of HR training
Knowledge of HR is becoming increasingly important for employers, with increasing regulations and guidelines which must be followed. Employees are considerably more aware of their rights than in previous years, with significantly greater numbers of tribunals brought against employers. With this in mind, it is especially important that employers protect their businesses by maintaining a strong understanding of HR.
One of the best ways to keep up to date with everything you need to know is HR training sessions, dedicated to providing you with the most relevant and up to date HR information.
What should be …
Finding the perfect HR job
If you are considering a career in Human Resources (HR), or you are already working in the industry and looking to move on, the following article explains how to find the role that’s perfect for you.
What does a role in HR involve?
A position in HR involves finding and retaining the best employees for an organisation. HR positions deal with multiple facets of how an organisation and its staff function, such as salaries, benefits, healthcare and employment law. Jobs can range from more junior roles such as HR Assistants, Training Officers and more senior …
When seeking employment, focusing on your strengths is always advisable – after all, who is going to hire someone who lacks confidence in their own abilities?
Employers and recruiters such as Randstad recruitment receive an unprecedented number of applications for every position they need to fill. This means skimming through written application and CVs to scope out those that might survive the next stage of interviews. At this stage, if the applicant hasn’t made an effort to point out their strengths, the employer will not take the time to find out what they are.
Knowing Your Strengths
You can’t expect …
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