Martin Nicholson 14/03/2024 Martin Nicholson 14/03/2024

Employee Retention - it’s not just about a pay rise

Martin Nicholson encourages you to consider ways to mitigate the risk of staff leaving you in 2024.

22/02/2024 22/02/2024

Employment Lawyer vs. HR

Martin Nicholson discusses the relationship between an HR Practitioner and an Employment Lawyer, and whether employers need to choose between the two.

19/12/2023 19/12/2023

Launch of 2024 Awareness Calendar - to enhance your employee engagement

Awareness days, months & weeks are a great opportunity to engage with your employees and our 2024 Awareness calendar makes it easy to do this.

04/10/2023 04/10/2023

Awareness Calendar - Ideas for Employee Engagement

Awareness days, and also months & weeks throughout the year are a great opportunity to connect with your employees, and show you care about what your people care about. Our Awareness calendar makes it easy to do this.

28/07/2023 28/07/2023

ProAction shares 5 key HR tips on Voice FM

ProAction was on Voice FM’s The Business Show recently to share top tips on how to look after your people whilst also proactively looking after yourself!

13/07/2023 13/07/2023

Something for nothing in a world where everything has a cost?

As an added employee benefit that costs you the employer nothing but some cash flow, and gives your employees an additional benefit, the often under utilised Cycle to Work scheme is a clear winner in the war to retain top talent.

11/04/2023 11/04/2023

HR Essentials Webinar: Recruitment in 2023 & Beyond

April sees the launch of the first in our series of HR Essentials Webinars to support your HR activities - offering a whole host of tips for successful recruitment.

29/03/2023 29/03/2023

5 Reasons to Outsource Your Payroll

Getting payroll right is vital for the most valuable asset your organisation has, your people! We explore the benefits of outsourcing your payroll to allow you to focus on other areas of managing your business.

21/03/2023 21/03/2023

Guide to Recruitment Advertising in a Candidate Driven Job Market

With no end in sight for the UK's candidate driven jobs market, this guide covers a whole range of tips on recruitment advertising.

Emma Mills 07/03/2023 Emma Mills 07/03/2023

Extra Bank Holiday for Coronation of King Charles in May 2023

Your decision as an employer will depend on how you wish to approach this extra bank holiday – contractually or from a goodwill and practical way.

16/02/2023 16/02/2023

Could an ATS make you more attractive than your competitors?

As the fallout from the global pandemic recedes, it was believed that so would the war for talent, but that is not the case according to recent reports. How can you ensure that you stand out & offer a recruitment experience that attracts talent to join your organisation?

10/02/2023 10/02/2023

HR Trends for 2023 Part 2

The team at ProAction HR have identified what we believe to be the eight key HR trends for 2023. This is Part two of our findings which focuses on employee experience, diversity & inclusion, benefits, and also recruitment & onboarding.

19/01/2023 19/01/2023

Six Steps to Successful DIY Recruitment for SMEs

One key trend for HR in 2023 is going to be the need to fine tune the recruitment and onboarding experience you offer. This could mean the difference between you successfully hiring someone or losing the talent to your competitor!

05/01/2023 05/01/2023

2023 Awareness Calendar Launch

Awareness Days, months & weeks give you an opportunity to connect with your employees, supporting important events can show you care about what your people care about. Our 2023 Awareness calendar makes it easy to do this.

13/12/2022 13/12/2022

Cheers to you!

“Small” business may be our label like so many others, but there is nothing small about every achievement, every client, every new customer, every product development, every new staff member acquired, and every objective met by employees. For EACH and every step forward each small business has taken over the past 12 months, we salute you.

02/12/2022 02/12/2022

Do you need any more apples in your HR basket?

Do you have dedicated HR resource, or is area of managing your business assigned to your managers? A key 2023 HR trend is employee experience, so informed people management is critical.

11/11/2022 11/11/2022

How valuable is time when managing your people?

SME businesses can take advantage of cost effective, emerging new tech and automation tools to develop a competitive edge, help retain current and attract future workers.