How to manage people through a merger or acquisition – Part 1 People Puzzles HR Directors Andrea Richardson and Jackie Kibbler give their perspective on how to plan your people strategy for a merger or acquisition. Part 1 involves preparing staff for the changes before the merger so you don’t lose star performers.
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Have you ever found a fabulous candidate, but you don’t currently have a vacancy? Ensure you’re seizing every opportunity to build the right team by making space for someone with a unique skillset who will be an asset to your business. It can make all the difference to your growth plans.
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Holiday entitlement: Use it or lose it – but only if they refuse it? For many employers, the end of the calendar year also marks the end of the holiday year. Some employees may have lots of accrued holiday left to take but not much time in which to take it. There is a scramble for
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Getting Business Ready for Brexit For business owners, “Brexit means Brexit” means one thing: uncertainty. With all economic indicators pointing towards a recession, the question isn’t so much ‘if’ the downturn will hit, or even ‘when’. It’s ‘how’ businesses will manage to survive it. Responsible business owners should now be busy making plans to weather
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Getting started with an apprentice If you’re interested in getting an apprentice for your business, read below for People Puzzles quick guide on ‘How to get yourself started with getting an apprentice’.
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Apprenticeship training – how does it work? People Puzzles currently works with Dudley College to provide apprenticeship training at Pedigree Wholesale. We asked the college how employers tend to engage with training providers and how much time apprentices need to spend with them.
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The pros and cons of taking on an apprentice So what could be some of the pros and cons of taking on an apprentice?
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The apprentice’s perspective Michala already had 15 years’ experience before starting a 2½ year apprenticeship at Dudley College. A year into her course, we asked her what an apprenticeship means on a day-to-day level.
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Apprenticeships: Are you up to date? Apprenticeships have changed in recent years. The image of a young school leaver learning a trade simply isn’t what modern apprentices look like these days. The fact is, apprentices can be any age and could already be decades into their career.
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There are three of us running this business and we don’t agree! If you find yourself saying this or something similar, it may be comforting to know that this problem is not uncommon. It can easily happen, for example, when a company owner exits the business and leaves it in the hands of a new
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