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Diary of an HR Manager
Tuesday 10.47 a.m.
brief from Payroll Manager up to Head of Reward with her new employer, and could work flexibly. The change had clearly come at the right time for her! Meanwhile, our former CEO had negotiated a reduced presence at the new company and had taken on a couple of NED roles, one of which was with a start-up HR tech company. She suggested that we meet in London for lunch or dinner, as there were some possibilities that could be of interest to me.
Natalie’s contract at Peterborough had been terminated, as the new company figured no more was needed. Fair enough, they were paying off the contract in full, which she said would give her some Christmas shopping time a bit earlier than usual! We would meet up before Christmas for a gossip. Somewhere in the run-up to the festivities, Tanya, Peter and I had to find a date for our own celebration. My call with Sarah had found her in great shape. She had an expanded
Thomas Hood wrote in his poem ‘November’, “No dawn - no dusk - no proper time of day” Thomas Hood knew a thing or two about this month. The weeks leading up to today had been so busy that ‘no proper time of day’ was just the way I felt. I was finally rid of the after-effects of my bout of illness. For weeks afterwards, I’d felt like a zombie, but now I had my energy back!
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GLOBAL PAYROLL MAGAZINE ISSUE 18
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