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How to Handle Performance Management: A Line Manager’s Guide Blog

How to Handle Performance Management: A Line Manager’s Guide

If the words "performance review" make your team members (or you, if we're honest) want…

EmmaSeptember 8, 2026

Probation Periods Are Changing: Here’s what Every SME Needs to Know Now Blog

Probation Periods Are Changing: Here’s what Every SME Needs to Know Now

If your business uses six-month probation periods, now is the time to review your approach. Recent…

EmmaJuly 27, 2026

What SMEs Need to Know Now About Zero-Hours Contracts Blog

What SMEs Need to Know Now About Zero-Hours Contracts

Zero-hours contracts have long been a flexible solution for businesses that need to adapt quickly…

EmmaJune 29, 2026

Celebrating Two Years: Our Biggest Milestones and What We’ve Learned Blog

Celebrating Two Years: Our Biggest Milestones and What We’ve Learned

This month marks a very special milestone for us at CE People – our second…

EmmaJune 8, 2026

What Employers Need to Know about The Fair Work Agency Now Blog

What Employers Need to Know about The Fair Work Agency Now

Employment law has been moving quickly over the past couple of years – and now,…

EmmaMay 11, 2026

CE People Named Breathe Partner of the Year: Celebrating Growth, Partnership and Better HR for SMEs Blog

CE People Named Breathe Partner of the Year: Celebrating Growth, Partnership and Better HR for SMEs

This month was a proud moment for the team at CE People. At the Breathe Partner Summit,…

EmmaMarch 25, 2026

How to Handle a Disciplinary Fairly, Legally and with Confidence Blog

How to Handle a Disciplinary Fairly, Legally and with Confidence

Handling a disciplinary at work is one of the most challenging parts of managing people.…

EmmaMarch 10, 2026

How to Handle Redundancies Professionally and Fairly Blog

How to Handle Redundancies Professionally and Fairly

Redundancy is one of the most difficult situations a business can face - particularly for…

EmmaJanuary 12, 2026

How to Handle a Grievance Fairly and Confidently Blog

How to Handle a Grievance Fairly and Confidently

As a manager, you’re not expected to be an HR expert - but you are…

EmmaDecember 17, 2025

HR Advice on How to Manage the Festive Season at Work Blog

HR Advice on How to Manage the Festive Season at Work

As the Christmas lights start to twinkle and office decorations make an appearance, the festive…

EmmaNovember 3, 2025

10 Things You Need To Do When Employing Staff Blog

10 Things You Need To Do When Employing Staff

Hiring your first employee - or adding to your growing team - is one of…

EmmaSeptember 17, 2025

The Great Return: Is Office Working Making a Comeback?  Blog

The Great Return: Is Office Working Making a Comeback? 

After years of remote-working and Teams calls being the norm, many companies are re-evaluating the…

EmmaJuly 17, 2025

A Recap of Our Exciting First Year as Outsourced HR Specialists Blog

A Recap of Our Exciting First Year as Outsourced HR Specialists

Celebrating a whole year of CE People!   This month marks a very special milestone for…

EmmaJune 15, 2025

Adapting to Workforce Shifts: Insights from the Latest Labour Market Outlook Blog

Adapting to Workforce Shifts: Insights from the Latest Labour Market Outlook

With employee confidence at an all-time low and a sharp rise in redundancies on the…

EmmaJune 11, 2025

It’s Time to Rethink Appraisals: Let’s Change the Narrative Now Blog

It’s Time to Rethink Appraisals: Let’s Change the Narrative Now

Have you heard employees describe appraisals as nothing more than a ‘box-ticking exercise’ or question…

EmmaApril 15, 2025

Big Changes to the UK National Minimum and Living Wage: What Businesses Need to Know Blog

Big Changes to the UK National Minimum and Living Wage: What Businesses Need to Know

Effective from 1 April 2025, the UK government will implement significant increases to both the…

EmmaMarch 24, 2025

How to Support and Prioritise Mental Health in the Workplace Blog

How to Support and Prioritise Mental Health in the Workplace

Mental health affects all of us, yet it’s often a topic that gets overlooked in…

EmmaMarch 4, 2025

The Benefits of Breathe HR: Simplifying HR Management with CE People and Breathe Blog

The Benefits of Breathe HR: Simplifying HR Management with CE People and Breathe

At CE People, we’re dedicated to making HR simpler, more efficient, and accessible for SMEs.…

LaurynJanuary 21, 2025

Employers’ Duties to Prevent Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Do You Have ‘Reasonable Steps’ in Place? Blog

Employers’ Duties to Prevent Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Do You Have ‘Reasonable Steps’ in Place?

Considering we can spend up to 40 hours a week at our place of work,…

LaurynOctober 14, 2024