The Role of HR in Employment Law Compliance and Claim Prevention
Human Resources (HR) is a powerful ally in maintaining legal compliance and preventing costly tribunal claims. From creating compliant policies to training employees, HR plays a vital role in protecting businesses from potential legal pitfalls. HR’s role encompasses several areas critical to risk management: Employment Law and Policy Implementation: HR keeps organisations updated on employment […]
How Does HR Outsourcing Reduce Costs?
In today’s dynamic business environment, managing costs effectively is crucial for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). One of the most effective strategies for achieving this is HR outsourcing. But how does HR outsourcing reduce costs? By outsourcing HR functions, SMEs can achieve significant cost savings while enhancing operational efficiency. Let’s explore why 39% of SMEs […]
Top 5 Reasons Why Businesses Are Turning to HR Outsourcing in 2025
Why Businesses are Turning to HR Outsourcing has become a significant focus in 2024, with 39% of SMEs planning to outsource HR this year, according to our 2024 SME Business Report. We expect this trend to grow as we face further developments in employment law later in 2024 and into 2025. With a newly elected […]
UK politics and workplace conflict
The news of Boris Johnson standing down as the leader of the Conservative Party, amid mass resignations from cabinet members, has dominated headlines in the UK and across the globe. Putting politics aside, this week has shown how conflict at work, if not properly dealt with, can cause serious harm, not just to the organisation, […]
More healthcare professionals to certify fit notes
Major changes are occurring in regard to the issuing of fit notes (statement of fitness for work). With effect from 1st July 2022, there will be new legislation that will give authority to more healthcare professionals to be able to legally certify and issue fit notes. This will include nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and pharmacists. […]
Outsourced HR: The Pros and Cons
Outsourced HR is a contractual agreement between an employer and an external third-party provider whereby the employer transfers the management of, and processing of key employment practices for certain HR functions to the external provider. If you are struggling to keep up with HR tasks in your organisation, or simply don’t see a full time […]
5 HR trends to look out for in 2020
During the last decade, the scope of HR has expanded and evolved alongside advances in technology, changes in the way organisations function, how teams are managed and how employees set their expectation regarding work. As human resources embark on a new decade, HR must focus more on the human element of human resources and people […]
Carol Ann Guilford, Director of HR Consultancy – Retirement
Today, 31st March 2020, marks a significant date in the development of HR Solutions as Carol Guilford retires from the company that she created back in 2001. In June 2001 Carol left British American Racing F1 to launch HR Solutions and immediately built an impressive client list; seeing the business go from strength to strength […]
