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Happy New Year from Breathe ✨ As we step into a brand new year, we're excited to continue setting SMEs free from time-consuming HR admin so they can focus on their people, build strong company cultures & drive their organisations forward 🤗 Here's to another year of growth, productivity, and creating better work environments together 👩🏽🤝🧑🏻

Wishing all our wonderful customers and partners a very merry festive season 🎄 However you're celebrating, we hope it's one to remember 🌟 For your peace of mind, Team Breathe will be here to support you: 9:00am-12:30pm 24th December 9:00am-5:30pm 27th & 30th December 9:00am-12:30pm 31st December - should you need anything during this time 💙 From 2nd January, we will be open again as usual.

Managing annual leave has never been trickier, and for industries like engineering, the impact of unused holiday leave is hitting hard. Tracey Murphy, HR Manager at Tritech International Limited explains: "Each December, we face a rush of employees taking unused leave, causing project delays, missed deadlines, and extra pressure on remaining staff. It’s a domino effect that disrupts everything." This "holiday backlog" doesn’t just affect engineering - it’s a widespread issue. Businesses across sectors face downtime, financial losses, and stretched teams when leave isn’t managed effectively. 💡 How to prevent the holiday backlog? - Encourage leave throughout the year - Use tools like Breathe to monitor leave - Promote a healthy work-life balance Avoid the year-end bottleneck. Discover the solutions to this big problem in our latest blog: https://ow.ly/tj6X50UtsN3

Are you an HR consultant struggling to grow your client base? 🤔📈 Gemma Baxter 🐝, Founder of Hive HR Solutions Ltd 🐝, shares how she’s leveraged Breathe's Partner Programme to enhance her client relationships and service offering - all while streamlining HR processes too. 💬 "If an HR consultant asked me if they should take up Breathe, I would say absolutely do it. It will only improve the service you give to your clients”. To see Gemma’s full story and discover how you too can grow your business with Breathe, click this link 🔗 https://lnkd.in/edVuZP-t

2025 is calling... and it’s bringing some BIG employment changes 📞 What do you need to know? Swipe through our carousel to find out 👉 (it’s your one-stop cheat sheet). For every detail (yes, every single one), just click the link - your future self will thank you. 🔗 https://ow.ly/PVLZ50UrFWK

For a charity like Barnet Carers, their mission to support vulnerable people means keeping every detail in check. From DBS checks, maintaining compliance records, references, training certificates - all of it needs to be precise and accessible. We caught up with Mike to hear how Breathe helps the charity with their day-to-day running, as an organisation that makes a big difference. “We really need clear audit trails. With Breathe, it’s all there digitally and securely, so when we need something, it’s right at our fingertips.” - Mike Rich, CEO, Barnet Carers. Hear the full story from Mike and how Breathe helps Barnet Carers do just this, right here: https://lnkd.in/db_4hzeh

8 Employment Law changes made simple 👇 Big changes are coming for employers in 2025. From wages to employee rights, there’s a lot to prepare for. Here’s a sneak peek at 3 major updates you’ll want to get ahead of: 1️⃣ Minimum wage hike: Start preparing budgets and payroll processes to uprate the pay of any employees on National Living Wage or Minimum Wage from April 2025. 2️⃣ Day-one employee rights: New hires will soon have access to sick pay, parental leave, and more from day one (start preparing for this ahead of 2026). 3️⃣ Zero-hours contracts overhaul: Employees will be able to request fixed hours after just 12 weeks of work. What does this mean for you? Find out what’s happening, when, and how to prepare in our latest blog. Read the full 8 updates here: https://ow.ly/eO3X50UnFLM

Today we're celebrating Small Business Saturday 🥳 📣 It's a day to shout out all the incredible SMEs that drive our economy, create jobs, and build thriving communities. We're dedicated to supporting SMEs with the HR tools they need to grow and succeed. We see firsthand the passion, resilience, and hard work that goes into every small business. From onboarding new team members to creating workplaces where people thrive, SMEs are shaping the future – one brilliant idea and one dedicated employee at a time. To all the SMEs we work with, thank you. If you're looking to kick off 2025 with all your ducks in a row, we've created this free eBook to help you on your way: https://ow.ly/suVk50Umkay

Does HR need a rebrand? Our very own Head of People, Charlie O’Brien 👋 caught up with HRreview where she calls for a fresh perspective on HR. “HR isn’t just about admin—it’s about creating environments where people and businesses thrive,” says Charlie. And we couldn’t agree more. In the piece, Charlie dives into how outdated stereotypes can hold HR back, and why it’s time to celebrate the strategic, people-focused role HR plays in building successful workplaces. Ready to rethink HR? Check out Charlie’s full article and discover how rethinking HR can unlock its true potential and impact. 📝 https://lnkd.in/eykDAeMz

“If you haven’t taken preventative action leading up to the Christmas party, time is running out. If the worst happens and harassment occurs, you won’t have a leg to stand on. The law changed in October." - Martin Nicholson, Director, ProAction HR We caught up with Breathe Partners Martin Nicholson and Colleen Bloomfield Assoc CIPD from ProAction HR about the yearly awaited work Christmas party and the new sexual harassment law. This is an urgent update - and if you haven't actioned this within your SME yet, you'll need to act fast ⏰ So how you can prevent harassment and comply with legal changes? In our new blog, we've shared what you need to do, to help protect your employees and show compliance. Read it here: https://ow.ly/I4jg50UjNlP