The HR Podcast

By Sarah Ropek

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Big ideas, sized to fit your business. Every other week I bring in an expert to unpack a people topic on a UK small business owners' desks: AI adoption, leadership, culture, hiring, performance, difficult conversations and often the employment law underneath it. Dealing with a difficult employee? Trying to work out your approach to AI? Building the kind of leadership and culture that keeps good people? This is practical HR guidance and people management advice, for founders, HR and managers building a team in a small business Hosted by Sarah Ropek, founder of The Fractional HR Department

Episode Date
The Unexpected Things That Support Parents at Work | With Katie Guild
Nov 04, 2026
Can You Stop Someone From Working for a Competitor? With Kathryn Evans
Oct 21, 2026
Small Businesses and the New Rules | With Tina McKenzie MBE
Oct 14, 2026
Could Doing Less Make HR More Effective?
Oct 07, 2026
Are Your Employees Ready for AI? | With Katie Jacobs
Sep 29, 2026
Right to Work Checks: The Compliance You Can't Ignore | With Ian Hamilton
Sep 22, 2026
What The Fair Work Agency Looks at When Investigating a Business | With Lisa Pinney OBE
Sep 15, 2026
What Do You Do When Half Your Team Wants The Same 6 Weeks Off?
Sep 08, 2026
Why Is Everyone Talking About The 4 Day Week?
Aug 11, 2026
Should We Be Transparent About Pay?
Aug 04, 2026
What Do You Do When Your Employee Goes Viral?
Jul 28, 2026
Is It Too Hot To Work?
Jul 21, 2026
Who Is Responsible For Personal Development?
Jul 14, 2026
How Do I Know If My Team Has a Wellbeing Problem?
Jul 06, 2026
Why Is My Employee Always Sick On a Monday?
Jun 29, 2026
Does a Dress Code Policy Still Matter?
Jun 22, 2026
Is The CV Dead?
Jun 15, 2026
Is a CIPD Qualification Really Worth It?
Jun 08, 2026
Should You Introduce Stay Interviews?
Jun 01, 2026
Why Can't I Just Fire Them... Anymore?
May 25, 2026
When is Authenticity at Work Just Oversharing?
May 18, 2026
What Does Great HR Mentoring Look Like?
May 11, 2026
Why Are My Job Applicants Ghosting Me?
May 04, 2026
Is Pet Bereavement Leave a Step Too Far?
Apr 27, 2026
Two Teams, One Culture. How do You Make it Work?
Apr 20, 2026
What to do When Your Top Performer is Toxic
Apr 13, 2026
How to Create an Inclusive Workplace
Apr 06, 2026
What Managers Should Know About HR
Mar 30, 2026
What's The Point of a Performance Improvement Plan?
Mar 24, 2026
International Women's Day Special
Mar 09, 2026
What Should I Know About The Employment Rights Act? With Nic Elliott
Feb 17, 2026
Why Do I Keep Hiring The Wrong People?
Feb 10, 2026
If My Managers Are Good, Why Do I Need HR?
Feb 03, 2026
Why Aren't I Allowed to Contact a Team Member Who's Off Sick?
Jan 27, 2026
What's The Point of a Probationary Period?
Jan 20, 2026
Why Do I Always Get Resignations In January?
Jan 13, 2026
Should I Bother Doing Exit Interviews?
Dec 16, 2025
I Promoted My Star Performer, Why Has It Gone Wrong?
Dec 09, 2025
Should We Cancel The Christmas Party?
Dec 02, 2025
Should I Stop My Employees From Having a Side Hustle?
Nov 25, 2025
Can I Replace My HR Department With AI?
Nov 18, 2025
How Do I Restructure Without Damaging My Culture?
Nov 11, 2025
Why Does Everybody Hate HR?
Nov 04, 2025
Should I Hire for Culture or Capability?
Sep 02, 2025
How Can I Stop Being a Bottleneck?
Aug 19, 2025
How Do I Choose The Right Benefits?
Aug 05, 2025
Do We Really Need To Do Appraisals?
Jul 29, 2025
Can I Make My Team Return To The Office?
Jul 22, 2025
Why Can't I Just Fire Them?
Jul 15, 2025