HR & Employment Law Insights

For the last four weeks, we have had Abby working with us in the office. Abby is part of the Career Ready programme.   What is the Career Ready programme? Career Ready are an organisation who provide young people with skills, knowledge and experience in a working...

Today marks International Self-Care day, highlighting the benefits of a healthy lifestyle, through the form of self-care. How does this, as an employer, relate to you? The standard workplace shift pattern is 9am to 5pm, which is eight hours long. Work this shift five...

End-of-quarter reviews are important. The end of June / start of July not only represented the end of Q2 / start of Q3. It is also the first quarterly review since the end of the financial year. Scotland and England take note! It is always important to review your...

The younger generation hold the key to our future. You can support them and their personal development by providing them the time & knowledge they need to maximise their potential. This article will focus on how you can support the younger generation and create a...

The election is a hot topic currently, with many businesses wondering how a Labour Government will impact their business operations. Having recently attended the excellent Breathe HR post-election webinar, we’ve put together an article on this subject. Capturing some...

Welcome to the latest edition of our Ask The Expert series. We sat down with our HR Advisor and in-house Breathe HR expert, Chloe, to go over what Breathe HR is, the latest features and why you should consider using it. A brief overview of Breathe HR Breathe HR is a...

At The HR Booth, we are dedicated to creating a happy workplace culture where mutual respect, enthusiasm and positivity is encouraged. A team that enjoy working with one another, more often than not, will tend to be more productive and more innovative. To help...

If you're looking for a beach, we'd recommend the nearby Seafield Beach - but we suppose The Maldives may just edge it! Rachel recently celebrated one full year with The HR Booth. To mark this, we asked Rachel a few questions, which you can check out below.   1....

With a Summer of Sport ahead, namely Euro 2024 and The Olympics. Couple this up with the general holiday season during June, July and August, it is fair to say that employers and line managers across the country should expect a significant rise in holiday requests...

This week is Men’s Mental Health Awareness Week. Therefore, we’re taking this opportunity to highlight the importance of Men’s Mental Health, and what you, as an employer or employee, can do to support your workforce on this matter. We spoke to Martin Melly, who works...

We were delighted to pick up the Medium Sized Business Award on Friday night at the Fife Business Awards 2024. This award is a testament to the hard work the team have put in over the past year and we're delighted to receive recognition of this. CEO & Founder...

You can show commitment to your LGBTQ+ employees by supporting them during Pride Month. Let’s take a look at three simple ways you can ensure diversity and inclusion within the workplace. This is a powerful and meaningful way to create a diverse working environment...

Stirling Wanderers 3XI play in the East District Development Hockey League. With the goal of simply making it through the season, the team not only did that but exceeded all expectations by thriving in a difficult league. They finished the season in 4th place, winning...

Holiday Allocation Working Time Regulations don’t define what a month is, it is up to the employer to decide when this starts. There is no right or wrong answer to this. The employee is entitled to full leave as of the anniversary of the start date. Holidays can be...

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...

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 various different...

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...

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...

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...

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...