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The Howarths Musical Extravaganza is back!

The Howarths Musical Extravaganza is back! Our second Musical Extravaganza in aid of Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice will be held at The John Smith’s Stadium on Friday 1st July...

Employer Branding

Employer Branding Employer branding has been around for some time now although there’s still some uncertainty as to what it is. From most people’s perspectives, your employer brand is what...

Company and director fined for safety failings

Company and director fined for safety failings A manufacturing company based in Shrewsbury and its director have been fined after an empty 45 gallon steel drum once containing flammable liquid...

Laying employees off: how long is too long?

Laying employees off: how long is too long? Employers sometimes find themselves having to negotiate through tougher trading times and difficult economic periods and as such, redundancies and business restructures...

Employee Voice

Employee Voice Employee voice is a two-way process which provides communication between employer and employee to make improvements in the workplace. Employee voice mainly concerns providing employees with the opportunity...

Dangerous window installation results in fine

Dangerous window installation results in fine  A window manufacturing and installation company has been fined £36,000 after carrying out work in the West End of London with no measures to...

We have an exciting NEW PRODUCT to offer you!

We have an exciting NEW PRODUCT to offer you! Howarths are now able to offer clients a HR software system (Human Resource Manager). This is a very intuitive, simple but...

Everyone is talking about the National Living Wage

Everyone is talking about the National Living Wage It has now been announced that the National Living Wage will become effective as of 1 April 2016. This means that all...