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Do I have to give people the day off on 8th May 2023?
The Prime Minister has announced that the 8th of May 2023 will be a Bank Holiday in the UK to mark King Charles |||'s coronation. Rishi...

Should Putting Salaries on Job Adverts Be a Legal Requirement?
As a job seeker and an HR professional, one of the things I find the most frustrating is employers not putting salary ranges on their job...
Trish Attah
May 21, 20233 min read
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Mental Health- Breaking the stigma for Business Owners, our 5 top tips to positive mental health
The 17th of May 2023- 21st of May 2023 is Mental Health Awareness week. This year the focus is on highlighting anxiety but obviously, the...
Trish Attah
May 16, 20235 min read
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Why are company values important?
If I asked you to honestly answer the question, what are your company values, what would you say? Are they all in your head? Do you just...
Trish Attah
Apr 30, 20235 min read
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What is Quiet Hiring?
It's happened again, we've got more HR buzzwords to reinvent stuff that already happens (sigh) but, for those of you who are interested,...
Trish Attah
Apr 25, 20234 min read
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9 Reasons why Start-Ups should invest in HR early
You've had an awesome idea and it's starting to come to life. There are a million things to think about and odds are the last thing...
Trish Attah
Apr 15, 20234 min read
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Do I have to give employees a Pension? An Employers Guide
Do I have to give employees a pension you ask, pensions are a crucial component of a well-rounded benefits package for your employees,...
Trish Attah
Apr 12, 20234 min read
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Gender Pay Gap Reporting - Are You Ready?
What is gender pay gap reporting? According to ACAS, the gender pay gap can be defined as; "......the difference in average earnings...
Trish Attah
Mar 30, 20233 min read
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How to support employees during Ramadan- An Employers Guide
What is Ramadan? Ramadan is a holy month of fasting and spiritual reflection in Islam. It is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and...
Trish Attah
Mar 28, 20233 min read
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How ChatGPT can help HR professionals
ChatGPT has been hitting the headlines recently showcasing some amazing capabilities. With the ability to write blogs, carry out...
Trish Attah
Mar 23, 20235 min read
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Do I have to pay people sick pay?
Everyone experiences some level of sickness from time to time and as a result may need to take time off work. Having clear policies and...
Trish Attah
Mar 22, 20235 min read
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How do I choose HR software?
With lots of options available, choosing HR software for your business can be a difficult task. Here's a beginners guide to choosing HR...
Trish Attah
Mar 17, 20233 min read
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Top 121 Unmissable Podcasts for HR Professionals
We're really proud to have been listed at number 10 within Speaker Associates list of unmissable HR podcasts in 2023! You can see the...
Trish Attah
Mar 2, 20231 min read
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How do I make an employee redundant?- Managing the Basics & Avoiding Mistakes
Managing redundancies can be tricky and working with employment law specialists is essential to make sure you carry out redundancies...
Trish Attah
Feb 26, 20238 min read
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We've been nominated for an award!
Literally cannot quite believe this but we’re very excited to announce that our Founder Trish Hewitt- LLB, MA, FCIPD is a finalist for...
Trish Attah
Feb 13, 20231 min read
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We're sponsoring the Peterborough Biscuit 2023!
We're sponsoring the Peterborough Biscuit! 🥂 One of East Anglia's biggest business events brings together fabulous businesses all under...
Trish Attah
Feb 13, 20231 min read
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Writing a great job advert | The do's and don'ts
When it comes to writing a great job advert to entice candidates to apply, here are the key do's and don'ts that companies should bear in...
Trish Attah
Jan 27, 20233 min read
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🚨 New YouTube Video and Podcast 🚨 HR Policies That Your Business Needs
Click below to watch our latest YouTube video; Or if you prefer podcasts have a listen here; https://www.taphr.co.uk/our-hr-podcasts/epis...
Trish Attah
Jan 23, 20231 min read
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Why Diversity and Inclusion aren't just buzzwords
In recent years emphasis has been placed on businesses to focus on diversity and inclusion because, well it's just the right thing to do!...
Trish Attah
Jan 21, 20233 min read
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🚨 New YouTube Video and Podcast 🚨 Top 5 HR mistakes that businesses make
Our newest YouTube video is now live, you can watch the video below; Prefer podcasts? Have a listen to this content via our podcast page...
Trish Attah
Jan 19, 20231 min read
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Where can I get help with contracts of employment?
We've supported a lot of businesses who have gotten themselves into a pickle with contracts. Often they've downloaded a template contract...
Trish Attah
Jan 18, 20233 min read
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Increases the National minimum wage and statutory payments in 2023
2023 will see increases to a number of statutory payments as well as the largest ever increase in the National Minimum Wage that we've...
Trish Attah
Jan 4, 20231 min read
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Happy Holidays!
To all our clients, partners, friends and family, happy holidays from the Tap HR Team! Can't wait to see what 2023 brings! 🎁🎉 Follow us...
Trish Attah
Dec 23, 20221 min read
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Flexible Working Requests from Day 1
Whilst we haven't got a date for its implementation, The Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill once implemented will give...
Trish Attah
Dec 14, 20223 min read
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Do employees have to come into the office in bad weather?
When the UK is currently faced with adverse weather warnings and rail strikes this week, what are the rules around making employees come...
Trish Attah
Dec 13, 20223 min read
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