Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral – Bank Holiday

Monday 19 September, the date of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral, will be a national bank holiday. This will allow individuals, businesses and other organisations to pay their respects to Her Majesty and commemorate Her reign, while marking the final day of the period of national mourning. This bank holiday will operate in […]

Top 10 Stress Busters

Stress can place immense demands on employees’ physical and mental health and affect their behaviour, performance and relationships with colleagues. It’s a major cause of long-term absence from work, and knowing how to manage the factors that can cause work-related stress is key to managing people effectively. There are many factors at work that can […]

What’s on the horizon for 2022?

The People Shed take a look at all the changes coming up in 2022. National minimum wage increases The rates for the national minimum wage will increase on 1 April 2022. The hourly rate of the minimum wage will increase from: • £8.91 to £9.50 for workers aged 23 and over (the national living wage) […]

New Client Alert – Bolton Wanderers in the Community

The People Shed is extremely pleased to be working with Bolton Wanderers in the Community. They know how time-consuming HR can be, getting it wrong can be costly and disruptive. Navigating employment law is a specialist area that requires specialist skills. By outsourcing HR to us, they now get the benefit of a qualified and […]

Are companies missing important health & safety measures?

The majority of companies are relying on human instinct to manage office returns, according to new findings from OpenSensors, a technology company that provides data-driven workplace transformation solutions.   Less than half of companies were using data from booking systems (46 per cent) and occupancy data (44 per cent). While over one in five companies […]

The People Shed partner with Candy Management Consultants

The People Shed are delighted to announce a new partnership with Candy Management Consultants (Candy MC’s). As we all know, Health & Safety and HR and intrinsically linked. As a result, it is hoped through working in partnership, that both companies are able to add to their portfolio of services and further broaden their appeal […]

The People Shed team get their teeth into the Transylvania Trek for Charity

The People Shed team are taking on the 6-day Trek Transylvania in aid of Children Today – watch out Dracula! Children Today is a charity close to the businesses heart as shedder Rachael Franklin has now become a Trustee after the business has supported the charity for 4 years, alongside volunteering to work in the […]

BreatheHR – designed to make employee management easier.

We are delighted to announce that we have become a BreatheHR Silver Partner. Designed with small businesses in mind, BreatheHR has the functionality a growing business needs to make managing employees easier so you can focus on the day-to-day running of your business allowing you to achieve your goals efficiently and effectively. BreatheHR is available […]