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1. August 2012
ISSUE 3
THE LATEST NEWS, ADVICE AND OPINIONS FROM YOLK RECRUITMENT
SUMMER OF SUCCESS SPECIAL
Which companies in Wales are
setting the bar higher?
Is change always for the better?
What is the key to success?
BAR HIGHER
SET T ING THE
Plus Anna Denton-Jones And Lyndsey Jenkins
explains what affect the change breaks down the keys to
in Employment Tribunal law will running a successful social
have on your business. media campaign.

2. SUMMER OF SUCCESS SPECIAL
Setting th
WHO’S SETTING
THE BAR HIGHER
Future Inn
Future Inn in Cardiff are the first hotel
in Europe to install a new SMART iTV
that puts them ahead of the rest of the
hotel industry.
For more info call 029 2048 7111.
Sequence
Sequence have been recognised by
Microsoft for providing outstanding With the Olympics being held across the UK, Andy Murray
solutions and services in the Mobility making it to the final of Wimbledon and Bradley Wiggins
Business-to-Consumer Application winning the Tour De France it was Britain’s chance to shine on
category and are one of only seven a global stage this summer and we certainly did.
companies in the UK to receive one. Like buses, success seems to come all at once. Once you’ve built
For more info call 029 2025 2555. momentum and there’s a sense of positivity in the air success follows and
it’s contagious. There’s no hiding the fact that the last few years have been
Hugh James tough for businesses but those that approached it with a positive attitude
Hugh James are delighted to have been the ones that have prospered. Rather than holding back and
announce that for the second time in shying away from the challenge it’s the businesses that have gone out and
the last three years, the firm has been set the bar higher that continue to lead the way.
successful in winning the 2012 Insider How we are setting the bar higher
Property Law Firm of the Year award.
At Yolk one of our core values is to never get complacent to think that our
For more info call 029 2039 1164. clients will always come back to us and not one of our competitors. Which is
why we constantly assess what we offer our
Super Rod clients and continue to build the best possible
The Blaenavon based company recruitment service we can offer. This is the
has recently been awarded a driving force as to why we have added new “The successful man
Queen’s Awards For Enterprise for features that give our clients the extra value
International Trade. Exports account they have come to expect from us. Our clients will profit from his
can now benefit from the following:
for 50% of sales.
For more info call 01495 792 000. • Free independent testing mistakes and try again
Space in the City
We’ve partnered with Thomas International
and SHL to offer our clients free independent
in a different way.”
After being at the top of your game expert psychometric and skills testing. Dale Carnegie
for seven years you might think you • Free hospitality at Cardiff City
would want to take a small break but What better way to meet new prospective
not a Space in City who have secured clients than within a fun and relaxed environment which is why we’ve
signed up to an executive suite at Cardiff F.C.
26 brand new apartments in the
Quayside development. • Free career microsites
For more info call 08452 60 70 50. With over 70% of job vacancies filled through the internet it is essential
to have a strong web presence that attracts the best candidates on the
market. Our microsites allow our clients to benefit from having their own
B2B IT Services
fully branded career page while we manage all applications on their behalf.
b2b IT Services has seen significant
• New HR Insight Sessions
growth over the last 12 months and
The workplace is constantly evolving which is why we have launched a
just wanted to take the opportunity to
new series of free seminars that will focus on the challenges employers are
thank Yolk for their invaluable support facing.
during this whole period.
For more info call 029 2076 2337. We’re not the only ones who are working hard to provide a higher level of
service. To the left we’ve included some of the recent successes our clients
Abannan have had and what they are doing to set the bar higher.
‘Easypinz for Weddings’ is the first To be competitive in today’s market you need to be constantly looking for
of a new series of service proximity that cutting edge that will help you gain an advantage over your competitors.
lifestyle apps for iPad set to launch in Whether that’s investing in a new computer system, a new range of products
October 2012. or by employing a team of professionals that can modernise your business
For more info call 020 7112 7052. these changes can make the vital difference.
See even more success stories in
our online edition
 Call Yolk Recruitment on 02920 220078 to discuss
how we are the fastest growing specialist recruitment
www.yolkrecruitment.com/hatched/ agency in South Wales and how that can benefit you
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3. We’d like to congratulate our Company
Director, Dale Williams, for being recognised
as a ‘Rising Star’ by The Insider magazine.
he bar higher Client feeback
We’d like to share some
positive feedback we’ve had
from one of our clients.
Here at b2b IT Services we’ve
been growing steadily over the
last 12 months and just wanted to
take the opportunity to thank Yolk
for their invaluable support and
guidance during this whole period.
We’re an IT support company,
working as an outsourced support
for a wide variety of businesses.
We also work with several clients
complementing their existing I.T
departments, assisting wherever
required; particularly adding
additional support during holiday
periods or sickness.
Work can be busy so Yolk’s
support has been a great help!
Our priority is offering a sterling
support service to our clients, so
it’s essential that our staff can live
up to our reputation; offering high-
CHANGE CAN BE FOR THE
quality, friendly IT support. From
CV sifting to interviewing, the Yolk
team have been on-hand, offering
2012 Corporate
BETTER
Fiftyone3, the business club for young professionals in South
advice and general assistance
throughout the recruitment
process.
Sponsors Wales, recently chose a new venue, moving from the Kuku club
to the newly launched private members’ club The Attic to great success. As a result, we’ve ended up with
some great additions to the b2b
The new location on the top floor of Soda Bar on Cardiff’s Mill Lane proved to be family, who have been helping
great success. The Attic with it’s own rooftop garden was the perfect location for
us to continue offering a fantastic
guests to enjoy a drink and a BBQ out on the decking. The new location proved a
success with the largest attendance since Fiftyone3 was launched last summer. intimate, service that cares, even
though we may have grown a little
After the event attendees were asked to fill out a simple survey about the experience bit! Thanks Yolk!
they’ve had at the current and previous events. The results of the survey were very
positive with a large majority saying they would recommend the business club to
others. The survey also identified that the members wanted somewhere to interact Luke Hodge, Manging Director
with each other between events which is why the decision was made to launch a
dedicated Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/fiftyone3.
If you would like to attend the next event visit www.fiftyone3.com
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4. SUMMER OF SUCCESS SPECIAL
HOW DO YOU MEASURE SUCCESS?
What is a true measure of success within a business? Is it
profit, awards won, number of clients gained and retained? Do
you define success, do your peers or is it your clients?
Take Apple for example who recently reported a third quarter
rise in profit of 21% which was regarded as unsuccessful
because they had set themselves a larger target. Setting
the bar too high or too low can have a major impact on how
your business functions. It was also reported that iPod sales
had fallen by 10% which can be seen as a future indicator of
where the company is headed.
Benchmarking yourself against your competitors is one way
to measure success. In sports it is quite straight forward, you
either win the match or you lose. In business however it is a
little more complicated. If your profits rose by 50% you might
deem your business successful but if your closest rival’s profit
rose by 120% then you were not as successful as you could
have been.
Defining your business objectives and benchmarking them
against historical,competitive and marketplace results will help
you focus where you need to make changes and where to
further invest.
How to measure social media success?
More and more businesses are that show how far your message to use a few different tools, with each
cottoning on to the power of social is spreading such as volume, one delivering a different measure,
media, which is music to the ears of reach and exposure. If you want to get a more rounded picture of your
us communications professionals. to measure engagement, choose social media results.
But if you’re using social media metrics that show how many
Use your findings to set a benchmark
for your business, you should be people are participating in your
for future measurement and compare
measuring it. Otherwise what’s the conversations such as retweets,
against competitors’ campaigns.
point of doing it and how do you comments and replies. If your goal is
More importantly, use your findings
know what impact it is having? to drive people to your website, track
to improve and make changes to
URL shares, clicks and conversions.
Before you start counting every your content, before measuring
As soon as you start to think about it,
single tweet or post, you need to some more. Track your numbers
you’ll realise that none of it is rocket
determine your goals. What are over time and pay attention to how
science.
you actually trying to accomplish by things change. Success lies in
using social media? Broadcast news; When you’ve got the list of metrics having a measurement process
engage with a particular community; you want to focus on, only then which consistently uses analytics to
respond to customer queries; direct should you start measuring activity. track progress and improve where
people to your website? Once you Many of the social media platforms necessary.
have a list of what you’re trying provide some form of analytics, such
Lyndsey Jenkins
to achieve, think about what you as Facebook insights and Google
is Managing
want your audience to do with Analytics. There are also a number
Director of jamjar
your content – read, share, reply, of free independent tools that can
PR (@jamjarPRLtd)
purchase or engage? Then match be used from the internet, such as
– a creative
your goals to actual metrics that you Social Mention which is useful for
communications
can measure. assessing qualitative measures such
agency specialising in PR,
as share of social media voice and
So, for example, if you want to marketing, digital and social
brand associations. You may need
measure awareness, use metrics media. www.jamjar-pr.co.uk
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5. PUTTING THE SOCIAL INTO LOCAL
Yard Digital is one of Cardiff’s fastest Don’t believe the hype!
growing companies providing data Real social media success requires consistent human
centric digital services, spanned across two vibrant interaction and emotion from all who tweet, blog,
capital cities, cosmopolitan Cardiff and cultural heaven, update and share on a company’s behalf. Yard is the
Edinburgh. Creating bespoke data driven solutions, authority on real social media delivering brand authority,
Yard provides profitable avenues and actions for clients, influence and finally endorsement from followers, fans
exclusively based on proven customer behaviour. and friends. Yard will optimise clients’ real social media
Data can be atomic, or astronomic; Yard utilises marketing with a custom-built programme that includes:
indiscriminately and draws upon the interesting, unusual • Collecting data from current social profiles and
and profitable. prospective platforms.
• Analysing company reputation and customers’
Their team in Cardiff consists of qualified and
behaviour and loves and hates.
experienced web analysts, developers, programmers
• Planning content, voice and delivery for Twitter,
and all-round, code wizards. Much like the growing and
Facebook, G+, Pinterest and more.
evolving city of Cardiff, Yard is rapidly expanding to
• Implementing the plan with dedicated personnel and
meet the data-demand of clients Europe wide. As one of
training for in-house teams.
the fastest growing companies in Cardiff and recruiting
• Monitor for mentions, reputation protection and
via Yolk, Yard seeks the synthetical, linear thinkers with
brand building.
a passion for patterns and a quizzical outlook.
Yard’s social media marketers run a start-up package
Yard’s collective digital dexterity across both offices
to assist and train businesses that are thinking of
means Yard can embrace the sharing, expanding
using, or need assistance with, social media. Working
and increasingly hyped world of social media. Led by
in collaboration with clients, Yard ensures maximum
Andrew Burnett, one of the UK’s most prominent social
benefit from using social media. A one to three day
media practitioners, the Yard social media team are
course, Yard social media training covers initial set up,
responsible for mobilising millions of visits for clients.
to the more advanced content and staffing strategies.
With the hype, metrics such as followers, likes, views
and +1s have become false measures of success that For more information email info@yarddigital.com
are bought and sold in their thousands for just a few or call 02920 004562
dollars but...
YOLK BUILD MICRO
CAREER SITE FOR YARD
Yard’s exponential growth was both a blessing and
a curse for them which is why they enlisted the
help of Yolk Recruitment to manage their entire
recruitment process to remove the adminstration
burden placed on the company. Yolk’s inhouse
marketing department worked with Yard Digital to
build a bespoke dual branded microsite that funnel
all applicaiton and recruitment calls to their dedicated
account manager.
For further information visit:
www.yolkrecruitment.com/yarddigital/
Issue #3 – August 2012

6. SUMMER OF SUCCESS SPECIAL - TECH WARS
WHICH OS IS BEST FOR BUSINESS?
coming to iPad so tablet users can reap the benefits
of Siri’s new and improved features.
Choosing a winner between these two voice-
assisted services is difficult because they are still
evolving. What is evident is that Siri is better for
natural voice commands and Google Now seems to
provide quicker and better search results; now they
both have competition it will be interesting to see
how they both develop.
GOOGLE MAPS VS iOS MAPS
Apple is ditching Google as its mapping partner for
its own mapping service ready for the release of
iOS 6. The new Maps application is built from the
ground up and features beautiful 2D and 3D layouts.
Apple’s 3D model view is said to look far better than
Google’s equivalent. Apple is also offering users
crowdsourced incident reports from other iOS users,
which Google has trialled but not rolled out yet.
Google Maps is the most frequently used app
among Android and iOS users making it a familiar
Earlier this year, Apple and Google both service to lots of users. Google has a lot of
showcased their latest and greatest operating experience in online cartography and their new
systems. First up was Apple, who gave a offline maps feature is extremely useful. Our
preview of iOS 6 at their renowned World Wide Android and iPhone app developers found it difficult
Developers Conference and Google followed to decide on a winner because iOS Maps are still in
shortly after showing off their latest OS Android BETA; it will be interesting to see how Google Maps
4.1 Jelly Bean. Leading mobile app development fares after the release of iOS 6.
company Mubaloo tell us what to expect from SOCIAL INTEGRATION
the latest OS offerings
Apple has introduced deep Facebook integration
SIRI VS GOOGLE NOW into iOS 6, so now users can easily share images or
Google Now is a serious competitor to Siri, although links from native iOS apps to Facebook and Twitter.
differs slightly in that it’s a voice-enabled search Jelly Bean has also added deeper social integration
assistant and tracks ongoing usage and behaviour by releasing APIs so developers have direct sharing
to find relevant results. In other words, the voice- access to applications. This means images can be
enabled search assistant keeps track of what you shared directly from Jelly Bean instead of sharing
use your phone for and where you use it to help from each individual application.
answer your queries as accurately as it can. When Jelly Bean’s open software allows for deeper
Google Now is opened on your phone, you are integration with a variety of social networks
greeted with a series of cards based on where you unlike iOS, which limits its sharing possibilities to
are and what’s happening around you. Facebook and Twitter.
Siri has added some impressive new features to VIDEO CHAT
its voice-assistant service, including integration
with social networks so users can speak to tweet Apple’s FaceTime allows you to make calls over
or update their Facebook status. Apple has now both 3G and WiFi but is limited to just Apple
integrated Yelp, OpenTable and Rotten Tomatoes devices. Google’s Gmail chat service has recently
so users have access to more knowledge including been replaced by Google+ Hangouts and works
restaurant reviews and film trivia. The service is also across all platforms because it runs in the browser.
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7. TECH WARS
Both video chat services work well and Hangouts is a definite
improvement on Gmail Chat, making it a serious Facetime and Skype
competitor. Google Hangouts allows cross-platform video chats whereas
Facetime only allows interactions between iOS devices, limiting it slightly. This issues tech wars
was written by Mubaloo
NATIVE CAMERA APPS is one of the UK’s leading
A few changes have been made to the Jelly Bean camera app mainly to mobile app development
improve usability. Users can now swipe for a preview of the last photo companies specialising
and pinch to view the gallery as a filmstrip, these new features help in applications across a
Android users navigate around the camera app and sort through their variety of platforms and
photos quickly and easily. industry sectors. Some
of their clients include
Apple will be adding deeper social integration into their stock camera
Hargreaves Lansdown,
app so users can easily share photos on Facebook and Twitter. Also, the
The Met Office, Channel
Photos app allows for deeper sharing using iCloud. Photos can be shared
4, William Hill and Virgin
and then viewed on MacBooks and Apple TV and if you want to share
Media.”
with people who don’t own an Apple device, photos can be viewed on the
web. If you’re interested in
submitting an article
CONCLUSION
to the next edition of
These updates are more important than ever, especially now consumers Hatched then please
are becoming more aware of smartphone technologies. The features on email jbennett@
offer have a huge impact on people’s decisions so Apple and Google yolkrecruitment.com
have to get it right to stay in the competition.
For example, consumers may have opted for an iPhone over an Android
device because of Siri, but now Android is offering Google Now,
consumers have a wider range of devices to choose from, keeping the
competition healthy.
As smartphone ownership continues to rise, both Apple and Google will
continue to compete against each other in order to dominate the mobile
market share.
Issue #3 – August 2012

8. SUMMER OF SUCCESS SPECIAL
Yolk Recruitment would like to announce their The facility will be used as a training and e-learning
support and commitment to Tŷ Hafan. Tŷ Hafan centre for staff at Tŷ Hafan, equipping them with
was established in 1999 and since then has helped the latest skills and knowledge in palliative care.
over 500 families, who live the dreadful reality that This training will include professional development
their children with life-limiting conditions may not sessions, lifelong learning sessions and conferences
reach the age of 19. We will be working closely with as well as early years training.
them over the next few months to assist with their Importantly, the new facility will also see all staff
fund-raising efforts through various activities such
ty hafan. two simple words
ˆ as, Company Director,
currently based at Tŷ Hafan’s Culverhouse Cross office
relocate to the new site. This move will provide Tŷ
GET INVOLVED! Dale William’s bike ride
which, for our families,
Taff Trail Cycle Challenge
from Paris to Cardiff.
Hafan with security for the future, protecting the
charity against rental increases and helping the
mean everything. The facility complements the organisation’s plans
2 September 2012
55 mile/ 28 mile bike ride.
We spoke to Liz
Rundle, PR Manager
organisation control and minimise its overheads.
at Tŷ Hafan, about the to continue developing services for the benefit of
Brecon or Merthyr start. improvements they are
Teams of four life-limited children, young people and their families.
making and why. For example, as part of the building project, a new
http://www.tyhafan.org/
Ty Hafan offers comfort, care and the last twelve
ˆ “Over support to life-limited hydrotherapy poolsupport right into the family existing
Ty Hafan takes its is to be created in the home and
ˆ
our-events/ children, young people and their families, months,
to eighteen helping them hospice building.
is there to help these families through every step of their
make the most of the time they have left together. This unimaginable journey. Ty Hafan’s services are completely
ˆ
Tŷ Hafan has seen
unique service is free of charge to families in Wales and It isfree of charge for families in Wales thatServices Facility
anticipated that the new Care need them.
a substantialmillion needs totheraised everyof families itthat way. will be fully operational from January 2013.”
£3 increase in be number year to keep it
supports and only does Ty Hafan provide specialist palliative care, Ty Hafan allows families to feelof life you would normal
Not
the new Care Service Facility currently
ˆ
ˆ
family things. The simple stuff
normal and do
want for
being built is it also offers a much-needed increased needs If you interested in how you can help Tŷ Hafan as
but a direct response to the source of strength, your own family, your own child.
of familiessupportaround Wales.care for the whole family.
from and short break The new facility a business leader then please contact their Laura
will also ensure overall costs are kept down and Barlow Business & Communitybeing there. Co-
Ty Hafan - providing care, Development
ˆ
more space is made available in the existing hospice ordinator on 029 2067 2084 or email l
building. www.tyhafan.org aura.barlow@tyhafan.org.
Ty Hafan - the family hospice for young lives. Registered Charity No: 1047912.
ˆ
Yolk Recruitment // 02920 220078 // www.yolkrecruitment.com

9. LINKEDIN POLL
WHICH AREA IS KEY TO A
COMPANY’S SUCCESS? DON’T GET LOST IN THE CROWD
One of our candidates approached us with this
dilemma: “I recently applied for a Marketing
Controller vacancy which had over 225 applications
19% – how do I make myself stand out from the
competition?”
Employee
Training There’s almost a sense of desperation in the air when
15%
it comes to finding employment. We hear so much
49%
negative press about the job market many job seekers Duncan Powell
Quality of have begun applying a shotgun approach and applying Company Director
product Leadership for every job they find no matter how unsuitable. This
has led to the extreme situation of job postings receiving extraordinarily
17%
high application numbers. Out of the 225 applicants that applied for the
Marketing Controller the large majority of them were not suitable, don’t
Innovation have the right qualifications or experience, live too far away or when it
comes down to it don’t really want the job. This has made it very difficult for
prospective employers and good candidates can get overlooked.
When applying for jobs you need to be more selective and really tailor your
FURTHER COMMENTS application to the job description. Many applicants simply read the job title,
salary, location, click apply and send their standard CV. This approach
“Leadership and Management set the vision, the doesn’t show the employer that you have paid attention to what they want
goals, the direction and the purpose; the Noble and will reduce your chances of being shortlisted for interview.
Cause, you might say. But all of that is rhetoric.
Let’s face it, except for the very beginning stages, So how do you get around this problem?
leadership and management don’t touch the Stop being a sheep and start being a wolf. Be smart, clever and
customer. Likewise, quality service and product strategic in your job hunting. Firstly move away from the big job boards
are also end results, not really predictors of that everyone uses. Instead spend some time finding more niche and
success. To me, team selection (who is going to specialised boards that are specific to your skills and experience. At first
work here) and training (how does management it might not seem like they get the same amount of jobs as the other sites
treat the team) are the primary indicators of
but you’ll be better represented and in with a better chance of finding work.
success. Everything else is a by-product.”
Secondly try to find a recruitment agency that specialises in your industry
Mike Harding
and will work hard to represent you. Thirdly go direct – if a company
isn’t advertising vacancies on their website speak to them anyway, try
“You can have a company with great leaders but
you won’t have success without strong ladder connecting with them through networking or other means.
holders at the bottom, holding them up.” In short the reason you’re getting lost in the crowd is that you’re
Laurie Sayles being part of it!
INTRODUCING YOLK ACCOUNTANCY & FINANCE RECRUITMENT
Due to demand from our clients wishing to work with us
full circle we have created a dedicated Accountancy &
Finance division to manage their need. Whether you are
looking for a Financial Director or a CIMA Accountant,
our experienced consultants will help you find the right
person whose experience, skills and ambitions align
with your business.
CONTACT YOLK ON:
0292 220078 or info@yolkrecruitment.com
Issue #3 – August 2012

10. SUMMER OF SUCCESS SPECIAL
DRESS FOR SUCCESS IT RECRUITER NEEDED!
YOLK RECRUITMENT ARE HIRING
What we want What you get
from you from us
Previous IT recruitm
ent Competitive
EXPERIENCE BASIC SALARY
Have an existing Excellent
CLIENT BASE COMMISSION
Passionate about Friday
TECHNOLOGY BEER FRIDGE
Desirable - technical Internal
DEGREE TRAINING
At the start of July Mohammed Ahmed, IT Divisional
Manager, took time out of his busy schedule to take
part in the Dress for Success charity event held Does the person above sound like you? Then this is your
at McArthur Glen’s Designer Outlet, Bridgend. We opportunity to join the fastest growing IT recruitment divison
speak briefly to Mo about the event:
in South Wales with an expanding national client base.
Q: What was your role at the Dress for Success
event? Why work for Yolk?
A: Well, the aim of the event was to help women who We’re passionate about our staff and understand the importance of
have been out of work due to family commitments or offering responsibility, uncapped earnings, a resoundingly friendly
other reasons to get back into work. I provided the working atmosphere and training that will deliver the skills needed to
career advice on the day while the charity provided continually further your career.
the women with free work wear for interviews. It was
great to meet people face to face and understand what What’s more, we’re expanding. With an ever growing client list, we need
challenges they are facing. the right people in place to ensure the consistent and impressive growth
of our organisation remains constant, and through organic growth we
Q: Why did you do the event?
reward top performers.
A: I’ve been involved in other similar schemes in my
local community and I get a lot out of it. I speak with
What can you expect?
hundreds of IT candidates a week as part of my role
You know that feeling, the one when you wake up and don’t want to go
but I wanted to share my experience with candidates
to work, well don’t expect that. Oh and that feeling when your hard work
I wouldn’t normally speak to which why I got involved
in Workwear week and other similar schemes such as isn’t recognised, well don’t expect that. And there’s always that feeling
iLead. that you’re not quite getting back what you feel you give your employer?
Well don’t expect that either.
Q: Any future events planned?
A: I’ve been working with our marketing guy to produce We do things differently, and that’s what makes us unique, we can’t
a series of career guides. We launched the guides at guarantee our style is right for everyone; it takes a certain type of animal
the start of the month and distributed them through our to walk in our shoes. What you can expect is a fun, fast-paced and
social channels. I wanted to create a useful resource rejuvenating career, with a fast-growing and innovative company.
that would help others and be easy to share.
For more information about scheme and how to get To apply in the first instance email your CV to:
involved visit: http://www.dressforsuccess.org.uk/ mahmed@yolkrecruitment.com or call 02920 220078
Yolk Recruitment // 02920 220078 // www.yolkrecruitment.com

11. YOLK EVENTS
HR INSIGHTS
Various dates throughout 2012
Cardiff City Match Days
Join us at Cardiff City for a mix of
great food, great football and great
company.
with Anna Denton-Jones
7th September 2012
Emma York our HR specialist recently
interviewed Anna Denton-Jones, of
also have a discretionary power to make
an employer who loses a case pay the
Fiftyone3
The premier networking event for
Morgan Denton Jones Limited, a niche winning employee their fees.
young professionals within South
employment law and training practice Wales.
based in Cardiff about some landmark What do you think the consequences
changes in Employment Tribunal. will be? 9th September 2012
Undoubtedly there will be cases where
What is the current position? fees put people off complaining, however, Charity Bike Ride
At the moment, someone wanting to bring I believe they will be in a minority. Most Our Company Director, Dale
a claim in the Employment Tribunal is not people who bring claims already do so Williams, sets off on his bike ride
charged anything for doing so. There has because they feel strongly that they have from Paris to Cardiff rasing money
been a feeling, rightly or wrongly, that that good grounds to do so. for St Davids and Ty Hafan.
makes it too “easy” for people to bring
speculative claims. It will put the pressure on advisers to try 12th September 2012
and find a solution to a dispute before
When will things be changing? the deadline for issuing proceedings but CIPD
Next summer – before then further employers may be more likely to fight With guest speaker the Business
guidance will be issued to help everyone cases, playing brinkmanship with the Doctor - Dr Paul Thomas.
get used to the new system. Claimant to see if they are really willing to
20th September 2012
put their money where their mouth is and
How will things change? fight especially as the Hearing date gets HR Inisght Sessions
The Claimant bringing a claim will have closer. Join us for the first of our insight
to pay an ‘issue fee’ of £160 or £250 sessions with guest speaker
depending on the type of case they are What about people who can’t afford Anna Denton-Jones.
bringing. The lower amount will be for to pay?
straight forward cases that don’t take There will be a system called “remission” 5th October 2012
up much employment tribunal time, but
£250 will be the ‘norm’ for the majority
for those who cannot afford to pay, for
example those already claiming benefits.
CANMOL
Join the cream of the crop at this
of cases such as unfair dismissal and The threshold income is quite low so, for
year’s Welsh Marketing Awards.
discrimination. If the case then doesn’t example, a couple with two children who
settle (80% of cases do settle at the earn jointly more than £23,860 would be
7th November 2012
moment) then before the final Hearing expected to pay their own fees. There
the Claimant will have to pay a further have been concerns from those who Chepstow Business Club
£230 or £950 meaning the average cost advise employees that access to justice Join us for the day at this exclusive
of bringing a claim before any legal costs will be damaged. business club with guest speakers,
are considered will be £1200. Judges will free lunch and a day of racing.
HR INSIGHT SESSIONS
This is the first of a new regular feature discussing the changes in
HR policies that affect your business. We are also running a series
of free seminars throughout the year featuring a range of guest
speakers. The first will take place on September 20th at Future Inns,
Cardiff featuring Anna Denton-Jones discussing how social media is
changing the employee landscape. SECURE YOUR PLACE!
For further information or to book your If you are interested in attending
place on this free seminar contact: any of these events then please
Emma York - HR Consultant contact Jonathan Bennett
T: 02920 220078
02920 220078 or eyork@yolkrecruitment.com
E: jbennett@yolkrecruitment.com
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