“Like many things in life, trends come around again and again. If I had thought to save my wardrobe from the 80’s,” laughs Sarah Green, “then……. ah well, there goes the benefit of hindsight!” 

There are some things, however, that come around again but with added benefits gleaned from experience. One of those, she suggests, is HR or Human Resource outsourcing.

New statistics reveal a rise in workers’ happiness with working hours and work-life balance. The employee engagement research was conducted by leading HR consultancy ETS. Such increases are particularly surprising given that the latest Office for National Statistics data shows the average working week is getting longer.

Small business owners are putting their companies and livelihoods at risk by failing to follow basic business principles. They are failing to keep tabs on the company finances, follow an unstructured approach to decision making and run the risk of costly legal battles because they pay lipservice to HR.