As you may know, Altum HR is a very proud patron of the Warrington Wolves CharitableFoundation who are the charitable arm of Warrington Wolves Rugby League Club. Created to provide life-changing opportunities through sport, education, health and the arts, we've worked closely with the team for...
The 6 Stages of Grief- What Death Can Teach Us About Life with COVID. A guest blog by Ngozi Weller, a qualified management training consultant, mental health first aider, speaker and coach who equips HR and people managers with the tools to improve employee well...
What is The Good Work Plan? In less than three months on the April 6th 2020, employers will have to adhere to the new employment laws proposed in the governments Good Work Plan. It is one of the biggest shakeups of employment law in recent history, so...
There are some policies that you must have by law and some you can write yourself, but which are they? We talk you through the must have policies....
Your role as a manager and an employer is not to be liked by your employees. However, for your business to be successful, staff need to feel motivated, secure in their job and supported by managers. They may develop animosity and dislike for their employer...
Most managers have had to deal with the ill health of staff members on at least one occasion in their career, but what about mental ill-health? Does it need to be dealt with differently? With the rise in ill mental health in employees in recent years,...
For almost any employer, long term sickness is problematic. Depending on the size of the business, it can be a strain both physically through losing that individuals input into the company, but also financially. One of the biggest problems employers have is that they don’t always...
For many people, social anxiety is a significant factor which affects their everyday lives. It is far more than just being ‘shy’ and can have a huge impact on an employee’s ability to work productively. Thanks to the increasing openness about mental health in the...
What exactly is 'Capability'? If you are considering an employee’s ‘capability’, you are thinking about the job they are employed to do and the knowledge, experience and ability they have to complete that job to a satisfactory standard. If an employee is not performing in an...
It cannot be denied that Brexit, and the lack of clarity regarding what a ‘post-Brexit Britain’ will look like, has been troubling for businesses. Established British businesses have comprehensive policies, procedures and processes which all align themselves with the current laws. How will Brexit effect these?...