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It's been one year since the start of the global pandemic that upended our day to day lives, and there is no denying that the world of work has changed remarkably.  We asked a few of our clients to share their experience of the last year, talking about how their industry has changed and adapted, and their thoughts and plans for the future.Join Kate Garbett as she talks to Mandy Piper-Killick, People Director at St Christopher's Hospice, about how the past year has affected her industry, and what St Christopher's plans are for the future. With over 25 years’ experience of working in Human Resources, Mandy is a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD and for the past six years has been the Director of People & OD and member of the Executive Team at St Christopher’s, an end of life care charity based in Southeast London supporting in the region of 7000 patients every year, across 5 London Boroughs.  Mandy is ably supported by her People and Volunteering Directorate, who together support a combined volunteer and staff workforce of around 1800 people. Mandy has also been a Governor and Trustee of a Single Academy Trust for the past 10 years.   With a Master’s degree in Human Resources and a Level 7 CIPD qualification in Organisational Design and Development, Mandy is also an accredited ACAS Workplace Mediator and is currently part way through her training and assessment to become an Executive Coach and Mentor, through the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).Follow Mandy on LinkedIn here. Website: https://www.stchristophers.org.uk/ 

It's been one year since the start of the global pandemic that upended our day to day lives, and there is no denying that the world of work has changed remarkably.   We asked a few of our clients to share their experience of the last year, talking about how their industry has changed and adapted, and their thoughts and plans for the future. Join Kate Garbett as she talks to Vicky Ellis, HR Advisor at Yü Energy, about how the past year has affected the energy industry, and what Yü Energy's plans are for the future.Vicky's journey at Yü Energy started nearly 4 years ago when she joined as the HR placement student for a 12-month period. On her return to Nottingham Trent University to study her final year, she took on a part time contract to focus on HR projects and organisational development. Studying and working simultaneously enabled her to put theory into practice and gain hands-on experience. On graduating in 2019, she became the HR Graduate, which has developed into her current role as HR Advisor for a fast-growing workforce of circa 130 people in multiple locations. Follow Vicky here. Yü Energy are one of the UK's fastest-growing, specialist suppliers of gas and energy solutions. They supply thousands of companies across the UK, with their winning combination of expert, personal service and competitive prices, specifically tailored to the needs of commercial customers.Website: https://www.yuenergy.co.uk/IG: @yuenergyTwitter: @EnergyforYuFacebook: @EnergyforYuLinkedIn: Yu Energy

It's been one year since the start of the global pandemic that upended our day to day lives, and there is no denying that the world of work has changed remarkably.   We asked a few of our clients to share their experience of the past year, talking about how their industry has changed and adapted, and their thoughts and plans for the future. Join Kate Garbett and Helana Barnes as they talk to Richard Sharp about how the last year has affected his marketing agency. Richard Sharp is Co-founder and Creative Director of The SHARP Agency. His belief is that relevant and effective creative work has to be built on customer insight. His passion is creating ideas from those insights to make your brand unforgettable. Follow him on LinkedIn here. SHARP are a Strategic & Creative Agency that produce brand and marketing campaigns for clients across multiple sectors. They exist to find and free the good of every client they work with, and use a pioneering methodology to unlock unique customer insights.  Those insights become the strategic inspiration for creative work that drives revenue growth for their clients. Check out their website here. 

We know business as usual is anything but at the moment. We have had to adapt to carry on, and one of the many changes we have seen is the transformation of onboarding new hires to work remotely. Join Kate Garbett, Head of Office Angels, and Helana Barnes, Commercial Operations Manager discuss how we at Office Angels have onboarded new people, and share ideas from clients on what they have learnt about onboarding remotely. We've also pulled together our top ten tips for onboarding remotely, which you can find here. Want to share your tips with us? Contact us on yoursay@office-angels.com. 

Join Kate Garbett, Head of Office Angels, and Helana Barnes, Commercial Operations Manager, as they give us their experiences of getting the business back into the workplace in a post-lockdown world. From discussing the physical aspects, such as implementing COVID-19 procedures into the office environment, to how they included and communicated these changes to their people, follow their journey of how Office Angels adjusted to "the new normal".In this episode, we cover:1) Breaking down Government guidelines, and what this meant for Office Angels, through initiatives such as Safely Back To Work, a practical guide to a safe restart for organisations that was created by the Alliance formed between The Adecco Group, Randstad NV and ManpowerGroup (the full 30 page in depth report can be viewed here.)2) Examples of the physical measures that were implemented within Office Angels3) Ideas and strategies on how they communicated these changes to their peopleFor more information of any of the content discussed in this episode, or to find out more about Office Angels, please visit our website at www.office-angels.com or contact us at yoursay@office-angels.com.

The Government has announced that new changes to the IR35 legislation will come into effect on 6th April 2020. Kate Garbett, Head of Office Angels, is joined by Gavin Tagg, Legal Counsel for the Adecco Group UK&I, to discuss these changes, answer the most frequently asked questions, and how these changes may affect businesses in the future. This podcast was recorded on Tuesday 25th February 2020. 

The Government have announced that changes to off-payroll working in the private sector will apply from 6th April 2020. Join Kate Garbett, Head of Office Angels, and Jonathan Rusbridge, Adecco Group UK&I's resident IR35 expert, as they discuss the changes and how this may affect businesses in the future.