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September 19, 2019
What it will take for me to ever consider taking on an apprentice again

The background In 2017, I wrote a post highlighting some of the pitfalls I had uncovered as a small business owner when initially looking to take on apprentices. In that ...

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August 19, 2019
Is the Battle of HR & Finance Over?

When I first started out in the HR sector, I was made aware of the historic ‘battle’ of HR Vs Finance, but at the time, I couldn’t really appreciate what ...

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April 16, 2019
Why Being Human, Honest and Open in Business Has Served Me Well

When Jason and I established Natural HR and opened offices in 2016, I was more reserved about sharing ‘our story’ with people. Worried that established businesses would see us as ...

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February 11, 2019
Delivering Flexibility? Why Deliveroo Riders Feel This is Being Taken Away

It’s no secret that the ‘gig economy’ is growing and the way we work is changing. These changes are increasingly testing the boundaries of employment rights and questioning how we ...

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January 14, 2019
It’s not all successes in nice dresses

Last month I attended the inaugural West Midlands Tech Awards – I was shortlisted for the Woman in Tech Award! It was my first-ever awards evening, and I was over ...

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January 1, 2019
3 qualities you need as an entrepreneur

Happy New Year! For many of us, this is when we reflect on the past year and then think about the changes we will make to achieve our goals in ...

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July 7, 2017
30 hours free childcare: a false economy?

The government plans for 30 hours of free childcare per week for working parents have made the headlines over the last week. Nursery free hours extra cash worth ‘less than a ...

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June 16, 2017
5 ways to Stay on Top of a growing family and expanding business

Occasionally, I sit down and take stock of how hectic my life is before looking for ways to improve my efficiency, whether by reading and applying tips from personal development ...

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June 2, 2017
Proposal: A year’s unpaid leave to care for a relative

The Conservative party have proposed introducing a statutory right for workers to take a year’s unpaid leave to care for a relative – so what are my thoughts on this as ...

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May 26, 2017
The Future of Work: Human Qualities

I recently attended the London CIPD Future of Work Conference; surprisingly, what I learned from my day out of the office was networking skills! I blogged about these on Natural ...

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