In memory of Mavis Nye 1941 – 2023. At Howarths we are saddened to hear that Mavis Nye has recently passed. Mavis Nye was diagnosed with incurable asbestos-related cancer, mesothelioma...
HR Focus on Artificial Intelligence AI has long threatened to disrupt the people-focused world of HR, but with rapid developments and the adoption of platforms such as ChatGPT (which can...
What is Neurodiversity? The word is derived from two parts - neurological and diversity. It is a term used for lots of different people who have different thinking or communicating...
HR, employment law and health and safety consultancy Howarths has been appointed by a pasty maker that counts DJs Sara Cox and Chris Evans among its customers. Carrs Pasties has...
What is a Stay interview? A stay interview is a method that can be used by management to measure job satisfaction and the morale of current employees. You may already...
Probationary periods will be something most employers know all about, or at the very least have heard all about. The vast majority of contracts will contain terms about a probationary...
At some point during your business life, you may receive a visit from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for any number of reasons, and a visit from an inspector...
A new TUC poll of over 1,000 women has indicated that three in five women – and almost two-thirds of women aged between 25 and 34 – say they have...
I have to start this MD’s update off with an apology. I sit here writing this at the end of June, realising that the last MD’s update I did was...
At Howarths we are advocates of organisations getting into the practice of conducting exit interviews for all staff leavers across the business, no matter what their role or how long...
