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Age Discrimination Concerns

How to avoid age discrimination when recruiting. A recent report from the governments’ Women and Equalities Committee on age discrimination in the workplace. found that discrimination, bias and outdated practices exist right across the business world, despite having...

A New Year resolution for your business?

Time for a New Year resolution? Christmas is fast becoming a distant memory and Spring feels a long way off – a great time for the wonderful institution of the New Year’s resolution. Most of us typically look at the big three of food, fitness or finance! We all start...

Does personality profiling really work?

Getting the best people for your organisation. Getting the best people that you can for your organisation has always been a difficult thing to achieve. Traditional recruitment methods can vary in their level of success. Who hasn’t been utterly blown away by a...

Making the hard tackle

Dealing with tricky employees. Many years ago, strange as it may new seem, I played rugby. Being somewhat shorter and more rotund than many of the team it fell to me to play in the position of hooker - right in the middle of the scrum. Bizarre as it might sound that...

Top 50!

Clive Ozzard has been selected as one of Britain's top 50 business advisers. Clive Ozzard is really pleased to announce that he has been selected as one of the top 50 business advisers in the UK! The award came from the small business network Enterprise Nation and...

New right for partners to attend ante-natal appointments

New legislation has provided fathers and same-sex partners with the right for time off to attend some ante-natal appointments with their partners. New Legislation From 1 October 2014 employees gained the statutory right to take time off to attend antenatal...

Difficult Conversations (Part 3) Induction

Avoid difficult conversations in the future by having a carefully planned induction for new staff. When thinking about the need to avoid ending up with employee problems, a key factor is what happens when they start. Those early days are vital to get right as they...

Difficult Conversations (Part 2) Personality Profiling

Personality profiling to help with recruitment and selection. To avoid those difficult conversations clearly good recruitment is a must. Having established the benefits of using a Person Specification to gain clarity on the type of person you want to recruit, most...

Growth Vouchers

Overview of the government's Growth Voucher scheme. “External, strategic advice is key to commercial success and has helped thousands of businesses to grow. I want to make it easier and more affordable for small businesses to access and the Growth Vouchers programme...

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