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Meet The Team: Calum

Meet The Team: Calum

Calum recently celebrated a well-deserved promotion to Senior HR Consultant and is one of our longest serving employees (over two spells with us). He's also volunteered to take on the Marketing work whilst we're away on holiday! 😉   1. How long have you worked...

Ask The Expert with Alistair

Ask The Expert with Alistair

We sat down with CEO and Founder of The HR Booth, Alistair, to discuss how he helps create a positive workplace culture, what this looks like and the steps you can take to do the same. What does a positive workplace culture look like?   There are probably loads of...

Mental Health Awareness Week

Mental Health Awareness Week

This week marked the start of Mental Health Awareness Week.     We've taken this opportunity to demonstrate just how quickly you can save someone's life.   If you know someone that needs help or you need help yourself, check out some of the below links: SAMH Change...

Promoting from Within

Promoting from Within

By choosing to promote employees within your own organisation, you are making the conscious choice to enhance the culture, to boost employee retention and to reduce future costs. This approach celebrates loyalty, utilises existing knowledge and ensures that promotions...

Meet The Team: Sharon

Meet The Team: Sharon

Happy One Year Anniversary Sharon - it's been a pleasure! What better way to celebrate than finding out a bit more about her - let's get into it! P.S. good luck getting to John's 'comfortable' chair!   1. How long have you worked for The HR Booth? Since 9th May...

HR Admin Support – Double Promotion

HR Admin Support – Double Promotion

We are continuing to see clients, existing and new, utilise us to provide outsourced HR admin services.  As this service continues to grow and develop, we have made some changes to how we structure and manage this team. As such, we are delighted to confirm that Lynn...

The Importance of Slowing Down with Carl Honoré

The Importance of Slowing Down with Carl Honoré

When do your best ideas come to you? If you answered 'in the shower' (or something similar) then this post is for you... We were delighted to be joined by Carl Honoré on the latest episode of our podcast. We’ve compiled together the best bits of the episode into a...

Meet The Team: Rennie

Meet The Team: Rennie

It's time to meet the man behind the account, and we think he might like Football (not sure what gives it away!) 1. How long have you worked for The HR Booth? 5 months – time flies when you’re having fun!   2. What’s your job role and what does a typical day look...

How Social Media can Attract Talent

How Social Media can Attract Talent

Social Media is now a vital aspect of business growth. It is something that all businesses should aim to utilise correctly. But it’s not all about fancy graphics and cool videos. Effective use of social media can help attract talent to your business. It can sell your...

Fife Business Awards: Meet The Judges

Fife Business Awards: Meet The Judges

It was great to meet with the Fife Chamber of Commerce judges yesterday, after our nomination for the Medium Sized Business of the Year award - sponsored by Shell It was fantastic to receive some recognition from our local MP Peter Grant, you can view his letter we...

Meet The Team: Janine

Meet The Team: Janine

New York at Christmas time sounds like the dream!  Janine has only been with us for 3 months so let's get to know her better:   1. How long have you worked for The HR Booth? I have worked at The HR Booth for 3 months (at the end of April).   2. What’s your...

Victimisation in the Workplace

Victimisation in the Workplace

Victimisation in the Workplace refers to any unfair treatment towards an employee based on factors such as race, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law. There are forms of mistreatment such as...