Highlights of the Month | August 2024

30 August 2024 | Blog

Let’s take a look at our Highlights of the Month for August 2024.

In Conversation with DYW Scotland

We spoke to Michelle from DYW Scotland on who they are, what they do and what they can offer to young people within Scotland.

It was a pleasure to embrace their No Wrong Path campaign and show support for the younger generation.

You can watch this episode below.

Catch-Up with John

John celebrated six years with The HR Booth.

We spoke about what the future looks like for him & the business, and how the business has grown since he joined back in 2018.

You can watch his full interview below.

In Conversation with Career Ready

We were delighted to welcome Leanna from Career Ready onto our podcast to celebrate International Youth Day.

We spoke about the different options that the younger generation now have post-school, and how Career Ready can support them.

You can watch the full episode below.

A Special Visitor to The HR Booth offices

We were delighted to welcome Jenny Gilruth MSP to our office to speak about our mutual passion for supporting local businesses. We also spoke about our award win at the Fife Business Awards.

Thank you for visiting us Jenny, it was great to meet you!

Jenny gilruth visits the hr booth

Employment Rights Bill Seminar

We’d like to say a big thank you to our clients who attended our seminar on the Employment Rights Bill and the upcoming changes to the world of HR.

Keep an eye on our social media channels for future events that we’ll be hosting, with final details still to be confirmed.

In the meantime, why not have a read at our article on the potential upcoming changes to HR – click here to read.

the hr booth seminar

Team Quiz Night

We held a team quiz night in our office. It was great to have the whole team together. Thank you to Lorraine for being our quizmaster and to Alistair & Lorraine for providing pizza & alcohol-free drinks too.

Well done to Calum, Lynn & Rennie who were the winners!

Team Quiz Nights are a great way to encourage team building. Read our blog on this by clicking here.

team quiz night

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