HR Archives - Sarah Dowzell

August 21, 2023
Scaling for the Future

In the ever-evolving landscape of the business world, scaling for the future has become paramount for sustainable growth and long-term success. As the global economy undergoes constant transformation, businesses must ...

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October 31, 2019
What’s going on in the world of HR?

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

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August 19, 2019
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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July 30, 2019
New workplace laws: non-disclosure agreements

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

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February 18, 2019
Shared parental pay and sex discrimination – one to watch in 2019

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

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February 11, 2019
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

Before 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 ...

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June 2, 2017
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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May 26, 2017
The Future of Work: Human Qualities

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 ...

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May 11, 2017
You’re fired: is there a right way to let staff go?

My time in business has provided quite a journey and changed how I’ve approached dismissing employees over the years. My journey started as a first-time employer at 21 years old ...

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