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People Matters HR ACAS Coronavirus Advice
Hello, It's Alex from People Matters with the latest official advice from Acas on the Coronavirus. No doubt we're all a bit sick of seeing it in the news however given the recent rise in cases it's becoming apparent that we need to take certain precautions with regard...
People Matters HR Team focus pieces – Niel Cope (February 2020)
People Matters HR Team focus pieces – NIEL COPE February 2020 Niel Cope is the founder and MD of Bury-based People Matter HR. Top of the tree, the master of the house, the boss of all bosses he runs the business with wife Yvonne and a super talented team. He’s a...
People Matters HR Shortlisted for Awards at the BreatheHR Partner Summit 2020
Leading Bury HR consultancy People Matters HR are celebrating after being shortlisted in four categories of a prestigious industry award. The Breathe HR Awards are run by Breathe HR, the number one, cloud-based HR software solution for SMEs in the UK. They were...
National Work Life Week – Mental Health
Next week is Work Life week, the brainchild of UK charity Working Families. Whilst it’s focus was originally parents, and the pressure work life can create on family life, the reality is, all of us can be at risk of overworking, and underplaying the impact this can...
National Work Life Week 7th to 11th October 2019
Whilst October may be more famous for Halloween, there is another event taking place we should all be aware of. National Work Life Week takes place between 7th and 11th October and is an annual campaign, run by Working Families, to encourage both employers and...
SEMINAR: Networking with Will Kintish
So, you’ve agreed to go to a networking meeting and now you’re looking for some quick and easy tips to ensure you make the most of this opportunity. Well, thankfully, you’ve come to the right place! We might not be experts on networking, but we have learnt a thing or...
How to prepare for a ‘not networking’ event
When you’re self-employed, you’re never really “off duty”. No matter what you do, it’s not going to be your typical 9-5 working situation. Not only do you have the work to do, or the staff to oversee, but you need to think about marketing, and budgets, and product...
How to tackle networking nerves
Let’s kick this off by assuming we can all agree by now that, if you’re in business, networking is a good idea. The reasons are obvious. That out of the way, let’s say something else that’s obvious but we rarely remember. Very few people, when presented with the...
3 Reasons You Should Be Networking
Business is always about people. It doesn’t matter what you make, what you sell or what service you provide, ultimately you are in the business of people. This means every single one of us needs to be able to network For many, the word “networking” may conjure up...
MASTERCLASS: Networking with Will Kintish
WHAT People Matters HR Are pleased to announce a half-day networking course with Will Kintish. Will is an international speaker and trainer who has written a number of books on networking that have been published worldwide. Will has personally helped thousands of...
Seminar: The Importance of Rewarding and Recognising Your Staff
WHAT? A seminar regarding the importance of rewarding and recognising staff was held on Wednesday, September 25, 2019. Part of our series of seminars, it covered a variety of topics, from why recognition and reward are important to some of the best ways to achieve...
Basic Steps for Effective Decision Making
We all know that running a business requires people to make decisions. The better the decision, the better the outcome. Therefore, it’s important that their decision-making skills are up to scratch. However, decision making isn’t always something we are taught how to...