Best Alistair Booth: The HR Booth for business owners Podcasts (2024)

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014 - What Is The New National Living Wage 16:50

9y ago16:50

16:50

In episode 14 of Engage, Alistair shares the details of the new national living wage that was announced by George Osborne at last week’s budget, which comes into effect in April 2016.The new wage will be paid to workers aged 25 and above. Initially, it will be set at £7.20 an hour, with a target of it reaching more than £9 an hour by 2020. Part-tim…

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013 - How to Link HR Management with Driving Customer Service in your Business 22:44

9y ago22:44

22:44

In episode 13 of Engage, Alistair discusses the importance of linking HR management with customer service in your business.Businesses invest in developing their employees, either via internal or external courses, but often don’t measure the effectiveness, or check this training is embedded.Via HR management, you can ensure customer service training…

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012 - The Benefits of Defining Roles & Responsibilities in your Organisation. 18:17

9y ago18:17

18:17

In episode 12 of Engage Alistair discusses the benefits of defining roles and responsibilities in your organisation and the use of job descriptions.Over the past few weeks Alistair has been delivering a range of workshops , and common themes through the managing difficult conversations subject has been the roles and responsibilities piece. Alistair…

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011 - Benefits of Building Relationships with Trade Union or Employee Representatives. 16:41

9y ago16:41

16:41

In episode 11 of Engage, Alistair discusses the benefits of building relationships with Trade Union or Employee Representatives in the workplace.Alistair recently attended the annual HR Network Conference in Edinburgh, with the focus very much on workplace culture. Alistair believes the relationships you adopt with your representative groups and em…

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010 - The benefits of developing your people 19:02

9y ago19:02

19:02

In episode 10 of Engage, Alistair Booth discusses the benefits of developing your people, specifically your management team, and how you think about HR in your business.Quite often we focus on the task, and don’t think about how we engage with our people. Alistair talks about workshops he has been running with clients, offsite and onsite, and enabl…

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009 - Shared parental leave April 2015 16:41

9y ago16:41

16:41

In episode 9 of Engage, Alistair Booth discusses the Shared Parental Leave regulations that came into effect on 5 April 2015.This is a new system of shared parental leave which replaces additional paternity leave, for parents of babies due from 5th April.Shared parental leave overlaps with a mother’s right to take maternity leave and exists alongsi…

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008 - How to conduct a disciplinary hearing and best practices for employers 25:11

9+ y ago25:11

25:11

In episode 8 of Engage Alistair Booth discusses the steps employers should take in the event they need to take disciplinary action with an employee.Alistair believes having detailed procedures can avoid such issues but more importantly managers need to be consistent when applying the rules to ensure employees fully understand what is expected of th…

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007 - The benefits of hiring a Modern Apprentice 14:39

9+ y ago14:39

14:39

In episode 7 of Engage Alistair Booth discusses the benefits a Modern Apprentice could bring to your business.Modern Apprentices could work in a range of jobs and not just trades. As part of the arrangement the apprentice would complete a Scottish Vocational Qualification in an appropriate subject, relevant to the job.Alistair has engaged with his …

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006 – Enhancing performance through meaningful conversations 20:42

9+ y ago20:42

20:42

In episode 6 of Engage Alistair Booth shares insight with you into the process of performance management and appraisals using two organisational case study examples. Firstly an organisation who is rolling out an appraisal process for the first time, and secondly a more mature organisation who is developing their performance management process that …

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Alistair Booth: The HR Booth For Business Owners Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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Engage - The Human Resource Podcast Show

Alistair Booth: The HR Booth - for business owners and managers who are passionate about developing people and growing a successful business

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014 - What Is The New National Living Wage 16:50

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013 - How to Link HR Management with Driving Customer Service in your Business 22:44

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012 - The Benefits of Defining Roles & Responsibilities in your Organisation. 18:17

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011 - Benefits of Building Relationships with Trade Union or Employee Representatives. 16:41

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010 - The benefits of developing your people 19:02

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009 - Shared parental leave April 2015 16:41

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008 - How to conduct a disciplinary hearing and best practices for employers 25:11

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007 - The benefits of hiring a Modern Apprentice 14:39

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006 – Enhancing performance through meaningful conversations 20:42

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