Member Event: Taking on Staff – a business games changer

Some East Anglian businesses don’t want to grow as recruiting staff is too much hassle according to local HR expert

Some East Anglian businesses maybe inhibiting growth as they are reluctant to recruit staff, while for others, adding to the workforce headcount and skills is essential for survival.

Small business are sometimes fearful of taking on staff, as they don’t want the hassle of looking after and managing employees, but often these fears are unfounded says Peter Lawrence, Director of Human Resources Consultancy, Human Capital Department.

Mr Lawrence says:

“We see many one-man and one-woman band businesses in East Anglia who are busy with a full order book, turning work away, but they don’t want to take on people as they are fearful of the consequences and so have limited capacity to grow their business”.

However, there are exceptions: Anglia IT Solutions, have successfully grown each year, recruiting new staff to deliver solutions to clients. Founded in 2003 by Directors, Jason Crown and Terry Windsor with a goal to deliver professional and affordable IT Support to organisations across Norfolk and Suffolk. Their reputation quickly grew as they worked with a variety of clients including the Sandringham Estate, achieving a Royal Warrant five years later, something they proudly retain today. 

Finding the right staff and managing their performance can be challenging says Peter. That’s where we come in as the local HR experts, providing “Outsourced HR” or a “One Stop Shop” for Human Resources Management & Development, to organisations that either don’t have an HR Department, or need support and expertise to implement an HR Project.

To help businesses in meeting the challenge of expansion, Peter has organised a series of breakfast seminars in association with local enterprise agency – NWES – in which he explores the the stages of the “employee life cycle” including recruitment and on-boarding, and provides tips to guide businesses in getting the people management and development piece right.

The sessions, which are free, are running at the following locations and dates [from 07:30 – 09:00]:

13/10 – Beacon Centre, Gt. Yarmouth

27/10 – Riverside Business Centre, Lowerstoft 17/11 – Kings Lynn Innovation Centre 24/11 – Rowen House, Norwich.

To book a place contact Peter Lawrence or Rod Lee at Human Capital Department  Tel. 01553 609968 Email [email protected]  Or contact the local NWES office.