MHR Podcast

In this episode Andy and Alice discuss Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and how it affects employees, along with our own HR hints and tips to addressing the disorder. 

Alice and Andy are opening their advent calendar of business tips and tricks to consider for the end of 2024 and the start of 2025.

With Alice away, Andy has enlisted a new AI co-host to discuss all things AI and its potential role in HR technology. Let's see how it goes...

Andy chats with Kerry Devine, CEO at Improving Lives Notts about their important work, their partnership with MHR and the valuable relationship between business and local communities.

Alice and Andy discuss the difference between pay equity and pay transparency, and what is means for businesses when considering current and upcoming legislation.

This November, Andy is answering the call of the mo' as we explore key advice for supporting men's mental health at work.

Andy sits down with James Manning, our legislation expert, to discuss the Chancellor's Autumn Budget and what her announcements mean for organisations and employees.

Alice sits down with Kate to discuss getting started in your career: from graduate schemes and apprenticeships to the importance of networking and skills development.

Andy sits down with Charles to discuss Cyber Security Awareness Month, bust some myths and share some advice on how employees and businesses can make their work life more secure.  

Alice and Andy reflect on World Mental Health Day and this year's theme of 'workplace mental health' (as set by the World Federation of Mental Health). We discuss how important it is to have open conversations about people's wellbeing and an empathetic company culture.

In this episode, Alice and Andy discuss the topic of side hustles. We look at the reasons people may take on other revenue opportunities and how they can be balanced with your day job, along with considerations for HR.

In this episode Andy calls Connor and Leigh in Las Vegas as they attend the HR Tech Conference and Exhibition.

The team talk about what’s it's like to be at the event, what conversations the event is starting and why it’s important to be part of the discussion.

This week, Andy and Alice discuss the essential checklist for end-of-year reviews and proactive business planning for 2025.

Andy and Alice are joined by James Storey from Planet Mark to discuss why sustainability is so important for businesses and how MHR have worked with Planet Mark to work towards our sustainability goals.

We're celebrating the CIPP National Payroll Week in style! In this episode, Andy is joined by Kay to discuss how MHR is celebrating with PayFest and the new payroll research report.

This week Alice and Andy discuss work addiction, a healthy work-life balance, and what it means to be a workaholic. The team address the signs and red flags of bad work practice.

This week, Andy and Alice discuss the balance of learning on the job and lying about your skills at work. CV fraud isn't a good look, but development opportunities are always worth exploring.

Andy and Alice talk about how to manage work life balance, how to boost morale and manage holiday stresses during the summer when team members are away.  

This week, Andy and Alice discuss the importance of communicating and encouraging adoption of employee benefits packages in the workplace. They review research that suggests uptake is low and businesses need to do more.

This week, Andy and Alice look at how we can learn from high-performance athletes and the 2024 Olympics, including goal setting, teamwork, and training.

This week Alice sits down with Trefor Walters to understand what cybersecurity is and how it makes an impact to your organisation's data strategy.

The team sit down with MHR’s legislation expert James to discuss the key concerns and expectations businesses have following a general election and new government.

Andy and Alice review the headache that is migrating your HR and Payroll legacy system. Digital transformation can be free, and we show you how.

Andy and Alice tell us about what to expect from MHR and the live podcast episodes happening at this year's CIPD Festival of Work on 12th and 13th of June.

This week Andy and Alice discuss managing politics at work. The pair review appropriate ways to navigate discussing often controversial topics and manage healthy conflict in the workplace.

All aboard! Andy and Alice discuss best practices and approaches to new employee onboarding, what preboarding is, and how successful onboarding boosts business performance.  

We all know stress isn't good. Andy and Alice discuss how HR and employers can provide employees with the tools to combat stress in the workplace.

Andy chats to Alice about the DisruptHR event hosted in Nottingham last week, covering the engaging topics delivered by business and HR leaders.

Andy and Alice discuss the benefits and risks behind creating a more autonomous working culture to empower employees and harness automation in tech.

Andy and Alice discuss the benefits of considering financial wellbeing in your workforce, and review how businesses can soothe financial woes and help make their employees feel more secure.

The end of the financial year can be stressful for payroll teams. Andy and Alice are taking you through MHR’s tax year end checklist to consider what this means for businesses.

Joe joins Andy and Alice to talk about Epilepsy Awareness Day, bust some myths about how it can affect people at work, and discuss what businesses can do to support employees with epilepsy.

This week, we're talking about labour hoarding and how this practice benefits organisations looking to retain talent and avoid expensive recruitment processes.

Alice and Andy are joined by Julia as they celebrate International Women’s Day and reflect on what we can all do to support the theme of ‘Inspire Inclusion’ in the workplace.

We’re back for another update reflecting on the freshly released Spring Budget. Andy is joined by MHR’s legislation experts to discuss how the new announcements affect businesses and employees.  

In this episode, Alice and Andy discuss the changing expectations on moving and changing careers. How long does a newer generation expect to stay in a role? And is this the same for all industries?

Andy and Alice discuss the difficulties faced by remote workers this week including productivity monitoring and the fear of disconnection as the modern world continues to evolve. 

This week is all about the environment you work in, and how crucial it is to have a productive space whether you’re office-based or not. Andy and Alice cover what a workplace should offer you and the benefits an optimal space provides.

This week, Andy and Alice talk about communication. They review our latest Employee Experience research and discuss how HR tech provides a route to building a better on employee retention and satisfaction.  

This week, Andy and Alice continue our predictions mini-series to take a look at what the world of Learning will look like in 2024.

Remember - a developed employee is an empowered one!

This week, Andy and Alice discuss their predictions for the world of Finance in 2024 - are Finance leaders feeling the crunch in more than just their numbers?

Andy and Alice discuss the key challenges facing the world of work regarding HR. From team burnout, to building a diverse workforce and the supporting roles to be played by automation and AI - it's not one to be missed.

We do a deep dive into the key payroll challenges businesses and employers will face this year. Andy and Alice discuss the risks payroll departments face, how real-time payroll can solve these and ways payroll can support financial wellbeing.

Andy and Alice chat through the biggest HR challenge for the start of 2024 - retention. They discuss how businesses can kick start the new year with resolutions on employee development, communication and recognition, along with how a good people software can help.

Andy and Alice sit down for one last time this year for a 2023 wrap up: recapping the trends, changes and key themes throughout the world of work this year.

As the world of work winds down for Christmas, Andy and Alice tackle the challenges presented to HR over the festive period and how to handle them.

This week, Andy and Alice are exploring how organisations can make their HR processes more sustainable from recruitment, training through to performance management and the talent benefits it can bring.

In a special episode, Andy sits down with MHR's Legislation Team, Neil and James to discuss the latest announcements in the Chancellor's Autumn Statement and what they mean for UK businesses.

This week Andy and Emma discuss the importance of corporate giving, and how businesses and charitable organisations alike can benefit from working together. Andy has the 'stache to prove it!