‘I am spending too much money on recruitment agencies!’ Recruitment agencies costs can seem eye-watering – especially if the resulting hire doesn’t work out long term. But cutting costs without a plan could mean missing out on the best candidates. People Directors Victoria Sullivan and Alison Hilton explain why a recruitment strategy pays dividends in […]

New year, same old?   Seven years ago I distinctly remember standing in the kitchen at one of our clients in January, talking to the business owner, Tim. I was running People Puzzles and working with them as one of our clients, as their part-time People Director, and had been for two years. I was

Will you be on Santa’s Naughty or Nice list this year? We all know that Father Christmas only visits those who have been Nice (consistently, all year, not just for the third week of December). If your year has been anything like ours, it has probably been a bit up and down: some great client

What do you call a room full of People Puzzles Portfolio People Directors? Take one haunted Abbey in the middle of the Coventry countryside, add a large number of People Puzzlers, some lovely sponsors and a couple of (dozen) cases of wine, and what do you get?

Employment Law Update: November 2019 Accessing useful information about any employment law changes and how they affect you can be difficult – the good news is that we at People Puzzles always have the foresight on this and have experts on hand to help businesses to review their policies and procedure to ensure they’re staying

2020: The year to have great vision Planning can help companies grow 30% faster* than those that don’t.

Salaries update – Renumeration trends report October 2019 With increasing uncertainty over the outcome of Brexit, and a general election thrown into the mix to muddy the waters further, uncertainty in the economy remains as high as ever and predictions about the future of the economy still need strong caveats.

Remembrance Day in the workplace People Director Jim Thompson gives examples of how employers and businesses can invite their staff and customers to join in the tribute to our war veterans.