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Human Resources

What you need to know about employing staff and who can help locally.

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Recruiting, training and retaining staff is a major commitment and should be approached with caution.

Whilst it is often a vital step if a business is to grow, it also brings with it financial and legal implications.

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Do You Know What Good Performance is?
Most business owners recognise the importance of reward and recognition in motivating staff and enhancing performance but also that it is not all about money.
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Lancashire Human Resources

The People Shed
There are hundreds of different things that could happen when dealing with employees in the world of work and without the correct HR policies, processes or advice you could find yourself in that worst-case scenario of an ‘Employment Tribunal’. From a 24/7 advice line to assuming full responsibility for HR, The People Shed can provide a flexible range of bespoke products to suit your people needs. We set out to challenge our competitors with clear pricing up front, a free audit to establish needs and not asking business owners to sign up to extremely long contracts. We offer commercial, practical HR and employment law advice. Working right across the UK, we have gained fantastic feedback and great referrals, which in turn has helped us achieve a positive reputation with 100% of our work coming from recommendations.
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Professional CV Bristol
Job searching becomes easier when you have a compelling CV. Professional CV is an online cv writing service where a team of expert professional writers is available to build a job-winning cv for you. No matter which industry you belong to or whether you're a fresh or skilled professional, we can transform your old cv into a sensation job-winning cv. For more information visit our site.
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Croner
Croner, a Wolters Kluwer business, is the UKs leading provider of workplace advice, information and software. It has served HR, health & safety and business professionals since 1948. From owner-managed businesses to large corporations we work closely with our customers to define the right mix of services to help them meet their business objectives. Our extensive suite of products and services is designed to manage risk and compliance more efficiently and effectively.
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Direct Law & Personnel
Unique Award winning - Hands On HR - Unlimited attendances at your premises. Chair all hearings,disciplinaries,dismissals, tupe & redundancys. Contracts of employment - self employed terms - Company Handbook Documentation. 9-5 advice on all HR queries. Indemnity - optional - to cover legal fees. Health & Safety Policy drafting - risk assesments - advice - training
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Metis HR
Help with problem employees. Legal Compliance of your employment policies. One off projects. Investgations of employees. Attendance Management. RecruitmentRetention. Speedy tailored solutions with all HR issues. Out of hours support.
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