Leadership | Should you care more for compliance or prioritise your people? How to juggle it all (without dropping balls)

The new financial year has arrived for many businesses and with that comes a tide of new employment law changes now in effect, including increases to national minimum wages and sick pay.

For many organisations, these latest developments are just another thing on an ever-increasing to-do list; a problem that needs more thinking time to solve with limited time to manage.

So, how can business owners and HR managers juggle everything? Here we provide our top tips for prioritisation.

Tip one: Ensure your people remain the priority

When it comes to HR compliance and legislation, there’s understandably a nervousness to get things actioned correctly and in a timely manner, but that shouldn’t be to the detriment of your workforce. Remember to keep your promises when it comes to company culture and employee engagement – don’t just shift over to what seems to be the most pressing problem.