Why should you invest in developing your people managers?

Every company strategy in 2024 should include developing their people managers. Why? Well, lots of reasons actually. Development can take lots of forms; group masterclasses to set the learning, mentoring to learn from an experienced person and coaching to enable critical thinking, which one is required is usually dependent on a number of factors including […]
International Mentoring Day: Empowering Your Career Growth with Traditional and Reverse Mentoring

International Mentoring Day: Empowering Your Career Growth with Traditional and Reverse Mentoring with KCA People
Chester Rugby Club Sponsorship

The new KCA People pitch side sponsor banner is now in place at Chester Rugby Club – see here for details – we are delighted!
A Challenging time to recruit … but by no means impossible

In this article KCA People discuss what a challenging time it is to recruit, but it is by no means impossible
“Confidently Handle Tricky Employee Situations with These Tips”

As many of you know, here at KCA we run a HR advice line to give help to SMEs with their people challenges. Without doubt, the most queries we receive is around handling misconduct or performance issues, closely followed by having received a formal grievance. As a manager, dealing with employee issues can be challenging. […]
Essential Legislation for People Managers: What You Need to Know

As a people manager, understanding the essential legislation that applies to managing employees is crucial. It not only protects you and your team but also ensures that you create a safe and inclusive working environment. As a manager, you are responsible for leading your team and ensuring that your organization complies with all the relevant […]
Employment Tribunal Q&A’s

The KCA My People Partner programme helps support your HR policies and procedures, for guidance relating to an Employment Tribunal contact us
New National Minimum Wage (NMW) from April 2023.

Starting from April 1st, 2023, the National Minimum Wage is scheduled to increase between 9.7% and 10.9%. The aim of this increase is to improve the living standards of low-income workers in response to the current cost-of-living crisis and align with the Government’s target of reaching two-thirds of median earnings for the relevant population by […]
High performing teams – how do they happen?

Picture the scene: A newly appointed people Manager, having excelled in the technical aspects of their work, is completely non-plussed as to why they can’t seem to get their team operating at the highest level…they are all technically adept people. So where is it going wrong? Have you ever wondered why some teams outperform others? Whether […]
Employment Law Update Summary February 2023

One of the benefits for being a member of My People Partner is that you receive an in-depth Employment Law Update at the start of every month. What follows is a summary of the February 2023 report. Members of the My People Partner also had information relating to To discuss any of the information within […]