Category Archive for: Human Resources

Do I have to allow staff to take time off and work flexibly during Ramadan?

Soon, many Muslims across the world will be observing Ramadan. And if this includes any of your staff, here’s how you can support them with their work commitments during this time…   In 2024, Ramadan runs from 10th March until 9th April. From Monday 11th March, Muslims who observe Ramadan will be fasting. In other…

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Record wage boost April 2024

Minimum wage to increase to £11.44 per hour from April 2024  Biggest ever increase to the National Living Wage, worth over £1,800 a year for a full-time worker, fulfils manifesto pledge to end low pay. Since 2010 the National Living Wage will have doubled in cash terms from around £10,500 to nearly £21,000 a year…

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6 Fresh Ways to Find
Your Passion

It can be so frustrating when people advise you, “Just follow your passion!” Yeah, sure, you’d love to—if only you knew what your passion was. You’re probably the kind of person who works hard, with commitment and persistence. When you know what you’re doing, nothing will stop you. But before you can become unstoppable, you…

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This Is How Good Managers
Help Their Teams Deal
With Company Changes

I’ve always identified as a change junkie. It’s why I’m in the business of change management, and why I’ve lived in five different cities in the past 10 years. And yet, I make my coffee the exact same way every morning. I want to eat the same cranberry dressing at Thanksgiving each year. I was…

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Privacy Policy

We have updated our privacy policy to detail how we collect and process personal data in alignment with GDPR, these updates include: your rights in relation to your personal data under relevant data protection laws. explains when, why and with who we will share your personal data our policies for retaining personal data. We’re making…

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We Are Recruiting..

We are looking to recruit a trainee Recruitment Consultant to join our growing team.   You will be responsible for generating your own leads by various means such as cold calling, social media and networking. The role will then be to assist employers to identify, select and recruit staff for their vacancies, and help individuals find…

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How do I integrate myself into a
new team?

After you’ve survived day one in a new job, you’re next task is to make sure you become a valuable member of the team. Get off on the right foot and it’s going to be peaches and cream – foul it up and you could find yourself back on the job market sooner than you…

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Summer Is Here!

Are you ready for the mayhem of the Summer Holidays? WE ARE!! Don’t let your business suffer as your staff take their time off to travel to far off countries to top up their tan!! KES Solutions UK Ltd is a leading provider of staffing solutions. Give us a call today on 0191 3878882 or…

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Inclusiveness Means Giving Every
Employee Personal Attention

Several years ago, a large, global company asked me to help improve their employee engagement. I suggested a strengths-based approach to the problem: a search for “hot spots” in the organization where people were highly engaged and performing well. By understanding what was working, we could harness and replicate these factors across the greater organization. We surveyed…

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