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Buzzing About HR

Kate Underwood

🎙️ Buzzing About HR

Straight-talking HR for the people doing payroll, sales and playing workplace therapist before lunch.

If you run a UK small business, or you're the HR-of-one trying to keep the wheels on, this podcast is for you.

No corporate jargon.

No "synergy."

Just real answers to the people's problems no one warned you about.

Hosted by award-winning HR expert Kate Underwood, each episode tackles the moments small business owners actually face:

The employee who's brilliant at the job and causes chaos in the team

The manager who avoids hard conversations until they turn into a bonfire

The "small issue" grievance that suddenly becomes a formal complaint

The sickness pattern is suspiciously linked to Mondays and payday

The resignation that makes you think, " What did we miss?"

You'll get plain-English UK employment law, practical advice on perform

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  1. What Employers Must Do Before 30 October To Prevent Sexual Harassment 19:29
  2. How To Hire Well When AI Writes The Applications 19:07
  3. Menopause Support That Protects Retention 18:06
  4. How Small Businesses Build Real Workplace Wellbeing 18:43
  5. The October Employment Law Changes With The Right Dates 28:29
  6. Stop Polishing The Poster And Train Gary 23:25
  7. If You Cannot Prove It Was Fair You Are Exposed 29:21
  8. All Reasonable Steps 26:54
  9. September Is When You Make October Easy 33:57
  10. You Can Get Ahead Of October 2026 And January 2027 14:15
  11. What Does Uncapped Unfair Dismissal Risk Do To Small Businesses 15:03
  12. Probation Drift Is The Real Office Villain 14:30
  13. If You Hired Since July, The 2027 Clock Is Already Ticking 17:27
  14. Mid Year Review 12:49
  15. The Office Kettle Has Never Been The Problem; 13:27
  16. SMART Objectives 14:50
  17. Contract Changes Without Fire And Rehire 16:09
  18. *SPECIAL* When The Tequila Was Not In Budget 15:14
  19. Probation Is Not A Free Pass Anymore 15:02
  20. The Practical Guide To Menopause Support For Small Businesses 15:03
  21. Quiet Quitting Starts Long Before Anyone Resigns 14:27
  22. Your New Starter Can Take Paternity Leave From Day One 15:08
  23. Why Good Workers Go Quiet Then Leave 14:58
  24. The Spreadsheet On Sharon’s Old Computer Strikes Again 14:17
  25. Managing Workplace Heat Safely Without A Legal Temperature Limit 16:52
  26. A WhatsApp Passport Photo Can Cost You £60,000 15:46
  27. Hire For Skills Not CVs 16:28
  28. *Special* What To Do After An Are You OK Chat 17:42
  29. Six Years. £20k Per Worker. Zero Warning: The Fair Work Agency Is Here 18:51
  30. International HR Day For Small Business Owners Who Do It All 16:46
  31. Stop Near Misses Becoming Accidents In Small Businesses 15:19
  32. How Minimum Wage Rises Quietly Break Your Pay Structure 17:55
  33. April 6 2026 changed the rules, here's what no one told you 15:07
  34. Day One Rights Turn Week One Into Your Highest Risk Window 16:00
  35. The Friday Flu: Sickness Patterns That Catch Small Businesses Out 16:20
  36. Don’t Paste That: The AI Mistake That Could Leak Your Client List 14:45
  37. Stop Playing HR Cluedo: How to Run an Investigation Properly 13:51
  38. “Can I Have a Word?” What to Do When Someone Raises a Concern 18:32
  39. Later Is Not a Strategy: 3 HR Mini Dramas Every SME Must Fix in 2026 16:10
  40. Small Business Survival Guide To The Employment Rights Act 2025 18:47
  41. Day-One SSP Is Coming: Sort Your Sickness Process Before It Sorts You 14:47
  42. Fix The System, Not The Middle Manager 14:18
  43. Hiring Isn’t Tinder: Stop Swiping Right On “We’ll See If We Click” 13:16
  44. Recognition Shapes Culture Faster Than Rules 18:37
  45. Farewell To The Paper Round 13:09
  46. The ERB Procrastination Trap: Why ‘Later’ Will Cost You 14:31
  47. January Tsunami: Why People Quit 11:43
  48. What Worked, What Hurt, And What To Change In 2026 14:23
  49. Start 2026 Strong By Fixing Five Simple HR Jobs Today 15:13
  50. Special Edition: The Employment Rights Act in Plain English for Small Businesses 19:23