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How to reduce employee anxiety when reopening your workplace

The return to work needs to be handled carefully as employees with health conditions and employees who cohabit with people with health conditions may have legitimate reasons not to return to work. Here are some ways to alleviate anxiety:

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Rathbone HR on the airwaves

Polly from Rathbone HR was delighted to be invited to be a guest on the Brave Business Show with Cynthia Wihardja on Radio Bath on 27th April 2021.

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Have you created a wellbeing strategy for your business?

A wellbeing strategy details how you will help to support employees to lead healthy and fulfilling lives inside and outside of work. Having a strategy rather than an ad hoc approach will ensure your wellbeing initiatives are cohesive and effectively support the needs of your employees.

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Have you heard about the Kickstart Scheme?

If you’re looking to expand your workforce and keen to offer job and work experience opportunities to the next generation of workforce, then the Kickstart Scheme may be the right thing to consider for you and your business.

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5 Employment Law Changes to look out for in April 2021

With so much change happening in the world at the moment, it’s not always easy to keep up with employment law changes. To make things a little easier, we’ve collated 5 employment law changes to look out for in April 2021.

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Bath HR Network employment law event 21st April

The next Bath HR Network virtual coffee morning is at 10am on Wednesday 21st April and we’re delighted to welcome Pip Galland, Employment and HR Solicitor at Burges Salmon LLP as our guest speaker.

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How to manage Bank Holidays for staff on Furlough

Furlough presents additional complication by where employers will need to ensure that they pay their staff correctly for a bank holiday. Here is some top tips on how to manage bank holidays in your employees contracts and for staff on Furlough.

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Apprentice Incentive Grant

The extension of the Government’s apprenticeship hiring incentives announced by the Chancellor in his recent Budget have the potential to be transformational for young people and employers alike.

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Managing Remote Teams Webinar 30th March

Rathbone HR is delighted to be delivering a webinar on Managing Remote Teams on 30th March.

I will be discussing the possible impacts of remote working on the physical and mental health and engagement of your teams. Attendees will learn key strategies to promote engagement within remote teams to help your business not only survive but also thrive. Click the link below to book your place! Managing Staff Remotely Registration, Tue 30 Mar 2021 at 10:00 | Eventbrite

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Bath HR Network event 17th March

The next Bath HR Network virtual coffee morning is at 10am on Wednesday 17th March. and we are delighted to be joined by Tiggy Robinson, People Lead and Partner at Bath-based management consultancy, Nine Feet Tall.

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Managing Remote Teams Webinar on Time to Talk Day

It was wonderful to deliver a webinar on Managing Remote Teams on Time to Talk day on 4th February 2021.

There was a focus on promoting employee mental wellbeing and the presentation led to some great discussion around how to effectively lead teams working remotely.

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Virtual Onboarding

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many companies are now onboarding remote new hires completely online. We’ve included some top tips here on how to adjust your processes and put the employee experience at the centre for successful virtual onboarding.

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