Breathing Space HR Consultants Leeds

03/09/2026

Script It Rehearse With Confidence

02/09/2026

02/09/2026

When you need more than phone and email advice, we'll be right there with you. &Up tailoring support to meet your business needs.

01/09/2026

How healthy is your HR?

Every business is unique — so we built a free online Gap Analysis that looks at yours: how you attract talent, develop it, and support your staff.

Already have contracts and policies in place? Upload them and our team will review them for compliance.

Three simple steps: answer the questionnaire, get your report, and receive clear advice on any support you need.

Find out where your HR stands today 👇

https://breathingspacehr.co.uk/your-needs-audit/

28/08/2026

Listen first Lead Better

27/08/2026

Our most popular package for SME's. .
Want to find out more?👇

https://breathingspacehr.co.uk/free-consultation/

12/08/2026

Today is International Youth Day — a good moment to celebrate young people and what they bring to your business.

Gen Z can get a reputation as "hard to manage": wanting flexibility, asking questions, expecting regular feedback, and challenging "the way we've always done things."

From an HR perspective, though, those same traits are often strengths you can put to work.

💡 **Fresh thinking** — they're not wedded to legacy ways of doing things, so they bring new ideas and a different angle on old problems.

📱 **Digital confidence** — having grown up around technology, most pick up new systems quickly and adapt well when things change.

🗣️ **A focus on communication** — Gen Z tends to value honest conversations, regular feedback and authenticity over hierarchy for its own sake.

🌱 **A willingness to learn** — with the right support, today's new starter can become tomorrow's skilled professional, manager, or business leader.

There's a real opportunity here, too. The latest ONS figures show more than 1 million 16–24-year-olds in the UK were not in education, employment or training in early 2026.

For business, that's not just a workforce challenge — it's a chance to invest in the next generation of talent.

Good onboarding, clear expectations, mentoring and meaningful development can make a real difference to someone's early career — and to how long they stay with you.

Good leadership means building workplaces where different generations learn from each other and bring their strengths to the table. Gen Z isn't here to replace previous generations — they're here to add to the mix.

11/08/2026

Team meetings look slightly different when you work from home…
“Today’s meeting included a couple of very enthusiastic team members who were particularly good at:
🐶 Making an entrance
🐶 Distracting everyone
🐶 Demanding attention
🐶 Providing absolutely no useful input

Great to see some of our old pals 🐾Teddy & Maisie at the team meeting this morning with Sharon Mitchell-Miller.

05/08/2026

New government guidelines starting this September limit schools to a maximum of three branded items, which is a welcome step towards making uniforms more affordable for families.

For many families, the cost of school uniforms can be a real challenge, which is why organisations like Uniform Exchange make such a difference.

We're delighted to welcome them as one of our new clients.

Uniform Exchange provides free recycled school uniforms to families in Kirklees. ‘We’re trying to make second-hand parents first choice when getting school uniform’.

In 2025 they helped 13,000 children in Kirklees – a fifth of all school-age children in the area – and more than ever before.
It costs them £12 to provide a full bag of preloved school uniform to a child — covering sorting, washing, storage and delivery.

If you want to support them or find out more, here's a website link👇
https://www.uniform-exchange.org/donate_money/

Supporting local initiatives that strengthen our communities is something we're passionate about, and we look forward to working alongside Uniform Exchange as they continue making a positive impact.

Donate to UniformExchange It costs us £12 to provide a full bag of preloved school uniform to a child — covering sorting, washing, storage and delivery.

04/08/2026

🚸How are you and your team coping with the summer hols parenting juggle?

It's never easy unless you have grandparents/childcare and holiday clubs booked in advance.

International Workplace Group found almost seven in ten parents are stressed about arranging summer childcare, with the average family needing to find an extra £686 to cover it — and nearly one in five saying they’ll use up all their annual leave just to plug the gap.

Read our latest blog, which includes some good advice on how you can support your teams when things don't always go to plan!

https://breathingspacehr.co.uk/the-six-week-problem/

There’s a particular kind of dread that arrives for working parents around the start of July. Not dread about the work — dread about the six-week logistical marathon heading towards them.