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Strategy

Meraki HR Managing Director, Emma Browning, welcomed to the board of Babelquest, digital marketing agency

Meraki HR MD Emma Browning has been announced as the new Non-Executive Director for Oxfordshire based digital marketing agency, Babelquest. Emma said of her appointment, “ I am delighted to be joining the Babelquest board. I have been working with the team at Babelquest for the last two years, supporting them in the development of their people strategy throughout a significant growth process and following a merger – all of which has firmly established them as a key digital marketing provider and a globally recognised HubSpot Diamond Partner agency in…

20th June 2019

Policies and procedures

Partner With Local Businesses To Promote Employee Wellbeing

It’s that time of year again. Summer’s just on the horizon. Holiday’s are being penciled into the diary, and it’s pretty likely that health kicks and lifestyle overhauls have been the subject of many discussions in your workplace! Fad diets and beach bodies aside though, when was the last time that you took a moment to consider how you’re promoting health and wellbeing to your employees? It’s something that can have huge benefits for your business (from reduced staff absence to boosted morale and productivity), but it can also seem…

18th June 2019

Culture and change

Never mind e=mc2. Wellbeing2=profits10

I need to clear something up! What do we actually mean by employee wellbeing? To this day, wellbeing remains a hotly contested word, with various definitions and spellings and still remains “conceptually muddy. What I can assure you though – it definitely isn’t ‘wellness’. “Workplace wellness” is usually linked with the word “health” and unsurprisingly the focus is mostly on employee physical health such as being at a healthy weight, nutrition, exercise, gym membership and stopping smoking etc. All extremely worthwhile and creditable for sure, but they alone, will not…

24th May 2019

Strategy

Is your business in a period of structured growth? If so, read on

If your business is in a period of growth and expansion, you probably know that your future success will heavily rely on making significant changes to your people strategy; be it recruitment, employment processes, training, lines of internal communication, management structure and such like. Specialist stuff. Ideally, you’d pass this all on to your own specialist HR Director to take care of for you, but at this early stage of the growth game, the costs of recruiting your very own permanent HRD are pretty inhibitive. So, it’s jolly good news…

16th May 2019

Culture and change

Kick a habit (or three) this month

Tobacco is one thing, but have you ever stopped to think about kicking some bad HR habits that could be having a seriously negative impact on your business? May is a good month to think about kicking some bad habits, be they personal or professional. 31st May is world no tobacco day – a world health organisation initiative to raise awareness on the harmful and deadly effects of tobacco. The 2019 campaign focuses on the fundamental role lungs play for the health and well-being of all people. As an employer,…

26th April 2019

Strategy

Creating your brand story in the war for talent

STOP PRESS…STOP PRESS….LAST FEW FREE TICKETS REMAINING FOR MY WORKSHOP Even in a buoyant recruitment economy, leading businesses know that if they want to excel, they need to ensure that they’re recruiting and retaining the very best people for their roles. In trickier economic times, attracting and keeping the best people becomes exponentially more important. And when companies attempt to sell an inaccurate or inauthentic brand to potential employees, it could cost them in both the long-term and short-term when it comes to talent attraction, employee engagement and employee retention.…

1st April 2019

Culture and change

Business GrowtH(R)

Hello boys and girls. Sit down, and let me tell you a story. Are you comfy? Good, then I’ll begin….. There once was a beautiful boutique business run by a passionate and hard-working entrepeneur. Thanks to a mountain of hard work, blood, sweat and tears, the business is now going ‘great guns; turnover is up, orders are flooding in, they’ve moved into plush new offices, hired a great new team and it truly feels like the world is their proverbial oyster*. But, what’s that? Suddenly and without warning, this fairytale…

5th March 2019

Culture and change

Would you ‘bank’ your Bank Holidays?

Is it just me, or is the idea of Bank Holidays a bit old hat? Yes, I know its historical origins, and yes, I also agree that a well-earned day off now and then is really quite smashing – in fact, I believe, they are essential to our general health and wellbeing. Oh yes, I am definitely pro the principle of Public Holidays! It’s not the general idea of a Bank Holiday that’s grating with me though – it’s the unchanged application of an 18th century construct in the 21st…

1st December 2018

Culture and change

Why I’m fed up with the gig economy bashers

Over the last decade the gig economy has transformed the way we work and do business. Access to remote working has changed the definition of work and the workplace dramatically. Advances in technology continue to facilitate flexible and remote working, and austerity measures are a reality for us all. This has meant that employers have had to become super savvy about slashing costs by cutting back on fixed costs – one such option is replacing permanent staff with freelancers. I would argue that the rise of the freelance nation has…

1st November 2018

Culture and change

Have you stress tested your workplace?

International Stress Awareness Week is coming up and it’s got me thinking. Stress is normal and healthy right? It’s what we feel when a situation is hard to handle, be it a good or bad situation. When people feel stressed by something going on around them, their bodies react by releasing chemicals into the blood. These chemicals give people more energy and strength, which can be a good thing if their stress is caused by physical danger. But it goes beyond the normal when it’s a regularly occurring thing, and…

1st November 2018

Category: Strategy

Meraki HR Managing Director, Emma Browning, welcomed to the board of Babelquest, digital marketing agency

Partner With Local Businesses To Promote Employee Wellbeing

Never mind e=mc2. Wellbeing2=profits10

Is your business in a period of structured growth? If so, read on

Kick a habit (or three) this month

Creating your brand story in the war for talent

Business GrowtH(R)

Would you ‘bank’ your Bank Holidays?

Why I’m fed up with the gig economy bashers

Have you stress tested your workplace?

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© 2022 Meraki HR Solutions Ltd, Terms & Conditions | Privacy & Cookies | Sitemap

Meraki HR South:
Registered Address:
Unit 5 - The Workshed,
London Street,
Swindon
SN1 5DG

Meraki HR North:
Office Location:
Suite 4, Kendal Business Hub,
South Lakeland House,
Angel Yard, 21-23 Highgate,
Kendal, LA9 4DY

Meraki HR South:
Unit 5 - The Workshed,
London Street,
Swindon
SN1 5DG

Meraki HR North:
Suite 4, Kendal Business Hub,
South Lakeland House,
Angel Yard, 21-23 Highgate,
Kendal, LA9 4DY