Sarah ShortAug 21, 2019Topical comment
As HR professionals one of the things we need to do on a relatively frequent basis is persuade employers/clients to do things. To change practices or processes, take various types of actions, implement initiatives. But in the majority of cases, the HR professional...
Eleanor DeemAug 13, 2019Dealing with clients
One of the things really important to our approach to HR advice is having a focus on what end result the client wants for their issue, and basing our advice and support on that. Many other advisory services, particularly those of a helpline nature, give generic advice...
Eleanor DeemAug 6, 2019Dealing with clients
Getting clients as a self-employed HR professional is one thing, but if you want to keep them it’s crucial they feel they are getting value from your services. That doesn’t mean feeling they are getting a cheap deal, it means ensuring they feel that they are...
Eleanor DeemJul 30, 2019Legal advice, Running your own business
As HR consultants to small businesses, we spend an awful lot of time cleaning up mess that is either caused or exacerbated by the client not having a good quality employment contract in place, or perhaps not having something in writing, or possibly having something in...
Sarah ShortJul 24, 2019Work life balance
Our consultants spend most of their time working with a variety of small and medium sized organisations, and that means a lot of working remotely. It differs from, say, interim work where you are working with one employer for a significant period of time, and usually...
Sarah ShortJul 9, 2019Dealing with clients
At face2faceHR we’re passionate about working with and becoming part of our local business community, and we find that clients like this too. One of the things we get a lot of feedback on when we ask clients why they contacted us or decided to work with us was that...
