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November 15, 2019 by Justine Crabtree in Charity

Everyone at Howarths is absolutely delighted to announce that this year’s Music Extravaganza has raised over £10,000 to support the work of our family-run charity, The Howarth Foundation! Aiming to

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Here come the festivities!

November 8, 2019 by Justine Crabtree in HR

Now we are nearing the end of 2019 the final festivities, which includes Christmas, are on their way! People will usually relax, take time off to spend how they wish,

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Safety Slogans in the Workplace

November 8, 2019 by Justine Crabtree in Health and Safety

There’s so much going on in the workplace that it can be hard to keep safety in constant focus. Safety slogans provide powerful messages and reminders that are short and easy to

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2020 changes to Employment Law

November 5, 2019 by Charlotte Geesin in Employment Law

Although the government is currently busy with more pressing matters, it has still scheduled some updates to current employment laws in April 2020. Usually, at this point in the year

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Single Employment Tribunal Claims on the Increase

November 5, 2019 by Charlotte Geesin in Employment Law

The Employment Tribunal Statistics for April-June 2019 have been released showing an overall increase of 14% in single claims to 9,700 being received by the Tribunal service as compared to

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Contract of Employment to become a Day One right

November 5, 2019 by Charlotte Geesin in Employment Law

With effect from 6th April 2020, businesses will have to provide a written statement of employment particulars to all workers from day one. Currently, this right only applied to employees

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Reducing Workplace Stress

November 1, 2019 by Charlotte Geesin in Employment Law

Stress is a major cause of sickness absence in the workplace costing over £5 billion a year in Great Britain. In 2017/18, 595,000 workers in the UK reported having work-related

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Client Case Study: PMD Business Finance

October 29, 2019 by Tracey Hopkins in HR

“Our people are our biggest asset. We’ve made positive changes that have led to a more productive business!” Peter Dobson, Managing Director of PMD Business Finance PMD Business Finance provides

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Effective HR leads to increased profits!

October 29, 2019 by Tracey Hopkins in HR

More SMEs are now realising the value of proactive HR. Effective people management and processes are proven to drive performance and have an impact on the bottom line. However, for

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9 Pillars of HR to build your team and grow your business

October 21, 2019 by Katie in HR

There reaches a stage in business where effective management of your people becomes critical. To break through the thresholds of business growth, HR needs to take a much more prominent

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Proud to be awarded Family Business of the Year!

October 17, 2019 by Gavin Howarth in Business

We are absolutely delighted to have won the Chamber of Commerce Regional Award for Family Business of the Year! To be recognised by such a long established business organisation such

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How to protect your company data when an employee leaves

October 8, 2019 by Justine Crabtree in Employment Law

When you employ a new member of staff, there is a big focus on ensuring they have all the correct equipment such as company mobile, laptop and access to company

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