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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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July 1, 2019
The Perfect Fit: The Challenges of Recruiting Well

In October of last year, I spoke to Real Business about what I’d learned about recruitment – and why I felt ‘the fit’ of individuals was crucial in an organisation. ...

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April 16, 2019
Why Being Human, Honest and Open in Business Has Served Me Well

When Jason and I established Natural HR and opened offices in 2016, I was more reserved about sharing ‘our story’ with people. Worried that established businesses would see us as ...

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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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January 14, 2019
It’s not all successes in nice dresses

Last month I attended the inaugural West Midlands Tech Awards – I was shortlisted for the Woman in Tech Award! It was my first-ever awards evening, and I was over ...

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January 1, 2019
3 qualities you need as an entrepreneur

Happy New Year! For many of us, this is when we reflect on the past year and then think about the changes we will make to achieve our goals in ...

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July 7, 2017
30 hours free childcare: a false economy?

The government plans for 30 hours of free childcare per week for working parents have made the headlines over the last week. Nursery free hours extra cash worth ‘less than a ...

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June 16, 2017
5 ways to Stay on Top of a growing family and expanding business

Occasionally, I sit down and take stock of how hectic my life is before looking for ways to improve my efficiency, whether by reading and applying tips from personal development ...

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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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