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  • October 31, 2019

    What’s going on in the world of HR?

    What’s going on in the world of HR?

    Recently, Natural HR undertook a piece of independent research to uncover the current state of HR in the UK. Surveying 219 HR professionals, we hoped to understand the challenges, opportunities ...

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  • August 19, 2019

    Is the Battle of HR & Finance Over?

    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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    Category: Business Business Leader HR The Business Desk Leave a comment
  • July 30, 2019

    New workplace laws: non-disclosure agreements

    New workplace laws: non-disclosure agreements

    The government has announced plans to introduce legislation in order to prevent the misuse of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), sometimes called confidentiality clauses in the workplace. In the news, we’ve seen ...

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  • February 18, 2019

    Shared parental pay and sex discrimination – one to watch in 2019

    Shared parental pay and sex discrimination – one to watch in 2019

    It seems we’re no further forward in clarity on the legal position of paying statutory rates to a man taking shared parental leave, compared to paying enhanced maternity pay to ...

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  • February 11, 2019

    Delivering Flexibility? Why Deliveroo Riders Feel This is Being Taken Away

    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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  • June 9, 2017

    Shared parental pay and sex discrimination

    Shared parental pay and sex discrimination

    Prior to the introduction of shared parental leave and pay in 2014/15, I attended several employment law updates to prepare for what felt like the topic of the year in the HR world, ...

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  • June 2, 2017

    Proposal: A year’s unpaid leave to care for a relative

    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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    Category: Business HR The Telegraph Leave a comment
  • May 26, 2017

    The Future of Work

    The Future of Work

    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 HR: Networking ...

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  • May 11, 2017

    You`re fired: is there a right way to let staff go?

    You`re fired: is there a right way to let staff go?

    My time in business has provided quite a journey and led to a change within myself in how I’ve approached dismissing employees over the years. My journey started as a ...

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    Category: Business HR The Telegraph Leave a comment

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Early celebrations for Finn turning 9 this week 🎈 #familytime #sundaydinner #mybabyboyforever #happyweekend #familymeal
A year ago today, the hospital rang and set the sc A year ago today, the hospital rang and set the scene with me. Are you sure she’s end of life? I quizzed the Doctor after dropping everything, printing off some of my Grandma’s favourite photos and turning up to find I was chatting with her like any other chat we’ve had….but as the week went on as did the reality of what had been set out to me when I took that call. A year on and this week feels challenging but I know I can draw upon the resilience my Grandma gave me 💕 #ayearago #ificouldturnbacktime #iloveyougrandma #strength #resillience
Here’s what real entrepreneur life looks like be Here’s what real entrepreneur life looks like between Christmas and the New Year: ✉️ Pick up the post 🥛 Clear the fridge 💻 A bit of work In 2023, I’m going to post more content about my business life and hope to inspire budding entrepreneurs and the next generation (especially the girls) to go for it! P.s. sorry about the sniffs, still got a bit of my Christmas cold lingering. #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #realentrepreneurlife #entrepreneurlife #realbusiness #businesswoman #girlboss #girlbosslife #bossingit #birminghambusiness #femaleentrepreneur #femalefounder #tech #techentrepreneur #inspirethenextgeneration #2023goals #2023 #inspireher #bethechangeyouwanttosee #nomakeup #nomakeupday
Well done to everyone shortlisted for the West Mid Well done to everyone shortlisted for the West Midlands Tech Awards 2022! It was incredible to be part of this year's judging panel and learn about some of the amazing tech businesses we have in our region. Congratulations to all of the winners: Young Tech Talent, sponsored by Delta Financial Systems Limited JonBould, Goldilock 🏆 Digital Start-up @doji.uk 🏆 Innovation in Education, sponsored by @teamkagool @mymindsafe 🏆 Property and Construction Tech EcRoFit (@mybcu) 🏆 Professional Services Tech Flume 🏆 Scale-up Business @redbraincom 🏆 West Midlands Woman in Tech, sponsored by @millsreeve @kavitaparmarelli, Word60 🏆 Digital Development Team @genba_digital 🏆 Tech Collaboration @aspiresportsuk and @mimoveapp 🏆 Established Tech Business @weareword360 🏆 And not just hosting but magic too with @benhanlin! Well done to the organisers Reach plc @birmingham.live, @coventry.live, @businessliveuk and everyone who looked after us at the @millenniumpoint 👏 Photo credit 3 and 4 - Mark Radford #WMTechAwards #techawards #westmidlands #Birmingham #birminghambusiness #awards2022 #awardsjudging #entrepreneurship #entrepreneurs #business #supportentrepreneurs #techbusiness #startup #scaleup #womanintech
I hope your Christmas shopping has gone better tha I hope your Christmas shopping has gone better than mine today…To me, Love from me @chanelofficial x Well, you know what they say, you need to love yourself before others 💄 😘 #tomefromme #tomeloveme #myfirstchanellipstick #chanel #chanelbag #christmasdecor #christmasshopping #happysaturday #happyweekend #selfcare #loveyourself #littletreat
Last night, we held our Female Entrepreneur Networ Last night, we held our Female Entrepreneur Network Christmas party @liquidpr hosted by @lluncoolj and her lovely team, thank you for your hospitality and amazing food! 🥂🎄 A network of like minded ladies has been invaluable in my business journey and I’m forever grateful of the inspiration and support I have. After recently attending the #femalefoundersforum report launch in which a key stat was 80% of female founders feeling their male counterparts had better access to networks, our group shows it’s within our power to build our own networks and support other women in their business journey 🙌 #femalefounders #entrepreneurship #entrepreneurs #business #businessowner #businesswoman #womeninbusiness #realentrepreneurlife #realbusiness #realbusiness #bethechangeyouwanttosee #womensupportingwomen #womensupportingwomeninbusiness #birminghambusiness #femaleentrepreneurs #FEN
Last week, I had the pleasure of joining the launc Last week, I had the pleasure of joining the launch of this year’s Female Founders Forum Report: One in a Million with @the_entrepreneurs_network The report highlighted some sad statistics but also some opportunities and recommendations to help overcome the barriers facing female entrepreneurs. I met some incredible ladies who’ve launched businesses from food @twochicksproducts, alcohol-free champagne @noughtyaf, HR consultancy @peopleknd to publishing @dkwliteraryagency and many more! Together, we can build our own networks and connections to encourage female entrepreneurs on their journey and hopefully inspire the generation behind us! #femalefoundersforum #femalefounders #entrepreneurship #entrepreneurs #business #businessowner #businesswoman #womeninbusiness #realentrepreneurlife #realbusiness #realbusiness #houseoflords #parliament #bethechangeyouwanttosee #womensupportingwomen #womensupportingwomeninbusiness #mondaymotivation
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