“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.

Research from Simply Business, the UK's largest business insurance broker, indicates that 27 percent of small businesses could be planning to increase their employee numbers over the next 12 months. 

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.