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Why Diversity & Inclusion is a Business Imperative, Not a Trend
Anthony Sutton, Director of Cream HR and with decades of experience in HR, shares why Diversity and Inclusion is imperative to any business. In today’s global economy, diversity and inclusion (D&I) are not just buzzwords or passing trends—they are essential components of a thriving and…
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How SMEs Can Compete for Top Talent Without Breaking the Bank
For small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), attracting and retaining top talent can feel like an uphill battle. Large corporations often have bigger budgets, flashier perks, and greater brand recognition. But that doesn’t mean SMEs are out of the running. In fact, smaller businesses have unique…
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Why Suicide is an HR Issue
With 115 people dying by suicide in the UK every week most people will have a story about suicide but it is still something that people can be reticent about talking about. World Suicide Prevention Day takes place on 10th September and the founder of Cream HR is encouraging those in HR to open the…
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Strategies for reducing work-related stress
April marks the UK's 32nd Stress Awareness Month the theme of which is ‘Little by Little’ which has been devised to encourage people to understand how little and consistent effort can help with stress. Current estimates suggest 51% of long-term sick leave in the UK is attributed to…
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International Women’s Day and why your business must invest in women
The theme for this year's UN International Women’s Day (IWD) on 8th March is Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress. This covers a host of topics relating to women including poverty, human rights, and amplifying women’s voices to name a few. One HR company is asking that employers use this as an…
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The season to be merry….but not too merry.
Christmas is approaching and Christmas means office meals, drink and parties, a time for everybody to unwind after a long year of working hard, but what should a company do if the celebrations go too far? Katy Foster, Senior HR Consultant at Cream HR shares advice on how to handle to works…
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Everybody has mental health. Sometimes it’s good and sometimes it’s a struggle. Mental health can be impacted by a number of things and with World Mental Health Day taking place on 10th October one HR company is speaking out about how work can impact M
Everybody has mental health. Sometimes it’s good and sometimes it’s a struggle. Mental health can be impacted by a number of things and with World Mental Health Day taking place on 10th October one HR company is speaking out about how work can impact mental health and what employers can do to…
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Infertility: Are employers aware of how they can help?
June marks World Infertility Awareness Month and with the World Health Organisation (WHO) reporting that 1 in 6 (17.5% ) people are affected by infertility at some point, it is something that founder of Cream HR, Anthony Sutton, feels should be on the agenda of all HR departments. Undergoing…
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Don't lose your team to stress
April is National Stress Awareness Month and according to statistics work is one of the biggest causes of stress with 79% of people saying that they frequently feel stressed due to work. With this in mind Managing Director of HR consultancy Cream HR and firm believer that your employees are your…
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How to support Trans workers.
The 31st March is International Day of Transgender Visibility. The day marks an opportunity to celebrate trans and non-binary people, and to raise awareness of the discrimination faced by the community worldwide. The UK census recently gathered data on gender identity for the first time in 20…
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How to support Trans workers.
The 31st March is International Day of Transgender Visibility. The day marks an opportunity to celebrate trans and non-binary people, and to raise awareness of the discrimination faced by the community worldwide. The UK census recently gathered data on gender identity for the first time in 20…
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Is the workplace improving for women?
International Women’s Day is a day that celebrates women everywhere; it is a day that is used as a focal point in the women’s rights movement and an opportunity to bring attention to women’s issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights and violence and abuse against women. Anthony…
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New Year. New Recruitment Strategy.
As your business enters 2023 you probably have a number of plans for how you are going to manage and grow your business over the coming year. There’s more than likely a marketing strategy in place, plans for where you want to see growth and you’ve set some financial goals. Human Resources…
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Cost of living: How to help your team through
As the nation stumbles ever deeper into the cost-of-living crisis and people are worrying about how they will afford to heat their homes, feed themselves or cover childcare costs one HR company is advising that employers can do their part to help their teams deal with the stresses and strains. …
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Lichfield company joins four-day week
At the moment in the UK there are around 70 companies and over 3,000 people taking part in an official trial of the 4-day week. Now one Staffordshire based business has decided to follow suit and is reducing its working week by 20%. Cream HR who are based in Lichfield pride themselves on…
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It’s the people, stupid! Cream HR launch new podcast
If you have an interest in Human Resources and want a podcast that really explores what that entails and how to get the best from your people, then this new podcast could be right up your street. Cream HR offer HR solutions to SME’s that recognise their people are their most important investment.
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What employees really want
When it comes to retaining staff, some companies think that beers on a Friday, lavish award ceremonies and a pool table will cut the mustard and foster loyalty from a team, but experts Cream HR are telling businesses that if they really want to make an impact the fun stuff isn’t what they need to
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How can we make the workplace better for women?
March is a month that celebrates women from International Women’s Day to Mother’s Day. Whilst these days are an opportunity to show appreciation and support for the women in our lives and the world over, are employers doing everything they can to make the workplace enjoyable and accessible to…
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Midlands HR Company gives employers a key bit of advice in new book: It’s the people, stupid.
In a time when there has been lots of talk about the great resignation, a Midlands HR company have published a book that they hope will help businesses get a handle on how to manage their staff better and create a happier, more productive working environment that people want to stay working
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It's time for the great re-engagement
2021 was full of talk about ‘the great resignation’ with people purported to be leaving their jobs in droves as one of the consequences of Covid inspired them to want and expect more from their employers. For some businesses this may have driven change but for others change has not been so…