by Louise Lithgow-Dicker | May 5, 2026 | News
HR software is meant to make life easier. Yet for a lot of small businesses, it ends up feeling like just another system to manage. Another login. Another thing on the list. In most cases, that isn’t because the software is poor. It’s because of how it’s been chosen...
by Louise Lithgow-Dicker | Apr 27, 2026 | News
Let’s start with a straight question. If you look at what you’re spending on HR and it feels like a cost, not an investment, something isn’t right. Now this may be a an in house HR team or outsourced HR provider, It’s all the same, it must deliver! Because good...
by Louise Lithgow-Dicker | Apr 20, 2026 | News
Employing people isn’t getting any cheaper. Between rising costs and ongoing changes in employment law, many small business owners are taking a step back and asking the same question: how do we look after our team without committing to higher fixed costs? The good...
by Louise Lithgow-Dicker | Apr 13, 2026 | News
Smaller businesses are far more likely to find themselves facing employment tribunal claims than many owners realise. Why is that? Because in businesses with fewer than 250 employees, people issues are often handled informally. Managers are doing their best without...
by Louise Lithgow-Dicker | Apr 13, 2026 | News
This isn’t the start you had in mind. You’ve just brought someone into the business who felt like a great fit. Right skills, good attitude, someone you could see adding value quickly. Then, during those early conversations, they tell you they’re managing a long-term...
by Louise Lithgow-Dicker | Apr 7, 2026 | News
Conflict between employees is one of those issues that quietly drains time and energy. It rarely sits neatly in your diary, and it is often something you find yourself pulled into when you would much rather be focusing on running the business. In most cases, it does...
