New Business Referral Scheme Announced

25th May 2010

As a way of saying ‘Thank you’ for referring us and enabling us to work with other great businesses in your network, we are offering a Business Colleague Referral Scheme, open to all our existing clients for the next 12 months, commencing June 1st 2010. ...

Cloud Eleven nominated for Best Exhibitor Stand at Yorkshire Business Market!

26th April 2010

It was a festival of blue and orange at the Yorkshire Business Market in Harrogate last week. Our stand was nominated for Best Stand due to its colourful banners, popular cupcakes by Bespoke Cupcakes of Harrogate, and of course its enthusiastic people! Thank you to everyone who visited us, if you asked us to stay in touch we'll be in contact by the end of the week. Congratulations to Lisa Remmer of Practical Network Solutions Limited who was the winner of our Magnum of Moet & Chandon champagne.

Are your employees stuck abroad?

22nd April 2010

Over 150,000 Britons have been had their journeys delayed or cancelled due to yet another unpleasant surprise from Iceland, the volcanic ash. ...

Take our Survey

15th March 2010

How well does your organisation manage its people? Why don't you take our survey to find out!
Many of our customers...
have asked us to benchmark their HR Support arrangements. So we are undertaking this quick HR Survey to help you. If you are a newsletter subscriber, we'll be feeding back in our April issue. If you would like to receive the newsletter or would like some feedback on your organisation please contact us

New European legal cases suggest companies should pay staff who go sick whilst on holiday

15th March 2010

New cases in the European Court have changed the way we need to manage cases of employees falling sick during their annual leave.
Here are a few simple steps you can take to help you respond consistently to holiday v sickness queries:
Devise and Implement a policy to clarify the holiday entitlement of employees who fall sick or are injured whilst on a just before a planned holiday
Include in this policy whether or not employees will be entitled to contractual sick pay or statutory sick pay ...

Snow and staff absence costing you money?

5th January 2010

Read this article to find out how to deal with the HR fallout from severe weather. ...

Merry Christmas from Cloud Eleven

24th December 2009

Cloud Eleven will re-open for 2010 on Monday 4th Jan. Happy New Year!

Help for Mums returning from Maternity

30th November 2009

A new survey finds that 61% of women find it difficult to return to work after maternity. There are alot of challenges, and these new reports give guidance to both employers and employees. Read the surveys and guidance in full: http://www.nctpregnancyandbabycare.com/returningtowork

HR Update November 2009

1st November 2009

Changes to minimum wage and paternity leave: ...

New clients join our HR Outsourcing Service for SMEs

17th July 2009

Cloud Eleven is Yorkshire's leading supplier of HR services for Small to Medium sized businesses.
We are delighted to welcome three new clients this month, who will benefit from having immediate on-call advice on staffing issues, and in 2 cases brand new Employee Handbooks. Other services requested include outsourced recruitment and training services from Cloud Eleven.

4th July Party for Leonard Cheshire Disability

4th July 2009

We hope you enjoyed our fundraising party at the all-new Shine in Leeds for Leonard Cheshire Disability. This was a fabulous party with a 4 course meal, live band and lots of other surprises on the night. We have raised over £1000, so well done to all involved!

Working with Social Enterprise

5th June 2009

The School for Social Entrepreneurs is coming to Yorkshire, and Cloud Eleven will be supplying HR services to the School. ...

Fancy Friday Off?

22nd May 2009

Kelloggs announced today that all staff at Manchester head office could finish work on Friday at mid-day... ...

First case brought under the Corporate Manslaughter Act

6th May 2009

A geotechnical company in Gloucestershire has become the first to be charged under the corporate manslaughter act 2007. ...

Marathon MD

15th April 2009

Cloud Eleven's MD, Martin Brockett completed the London Marathon on Sunday in a time of 4h 23m, raising at least £1500 for Leonard Cheshire Disability (our chosen charity for 2009). He was accompanied by local businessman Todd Hannula, CEO of Camberwell Ltd. If you would like to contribute by sponsoring Martin then please go to http://www.justgiving.com/toddmartinmarathon Thanks!

CIPD issue guidance on new Disciplinary and Grievance procedures

15th April 2009

The new disciplinary and grievance procedures published by ACAS have been causing alot more questions than answers in the last few weeks. Today some more guidance has been offered by the CIPD. Go to http://www.cipd.co.uk/disciplinegrievprocskeychanges to find out more. For a detailed discussion of how it may affect your organisation ple ...

Ongoing HR support helps SMEs grow

6th January 2009

Read our case study on how providing a full HR management service to SMEs has helped our clients to grow. ...

Motivation and the Minimum Wage

23rd December 2008

Motivating workers on lower wages is a more and more common management challenge. As the mimum wage has risen faster than annual increments in many companies over the last three years, more and more companies find that the minimum wage is their entry level pay grade. ...

Trust is Key in Recruitment Decisions

28th November 2008

The Harrogate Advertiser asked Cloud Eleven about key elements of recruitment decisions. Read the full article: Harrogate Advertiser Article

FREE – 1 hour consultation.

8th October 2008

We're here to help you get more out of your HR. If you want to know how to grow your company cost effectively through employing productive people, book a 1 hour consultation to find out how Cloud Eleven can help. Contact us to find out more.

Cloud Eleven joins Leeds Chamber

2nd September 2008

Cloud Eleven are pleased to announce that they have today been accepted as a member of the Leeds Chamber of Commerce. Leeds is a vibrant city, and this move cements the relationship between Cloud Eleven and its clients, many of whom have sites in Leeds and environs. Leeds chamber offer a great range of training and networking events. http://www.leedschamber.co.uk

5 Star Accreditation Achieved

25th June 2008

Cloud Eleven has received 5 Star supplier accreditation from Yorkshire Forward. This process is based on a thorough evaluation of work with our current clients, and being awarded 5 star status assures our customers of the quality of our work, proving once again that Cloud Eleven is the only Yorkshire based consultancy proven to save our customers money and providing effective HR support for all sizes of business.

Cloud Eleven support Liverpool call centre

22nd June 2008

Cloud Eleven recently delivered a report showing how a large Liverpool call centre could save substantial costs by changing the way that they work with their staffing suppliers.

Cloud Eleven improve London Manufacturing Plant

15th April 2008

During February, Cloud Eleven worked with one of the worlds largest home and beauty product manufacturers to improve workforce productivity at their London factory. Cloud Eleven's report detailed opportunities for productivity improvements worth up to £1/4m in savings for the client.

Support for Leonard Cheshire Ready to Start Scheme

29th February 2008

Leonard Cheshire used his own home to provide care to local disabled people, and from this grew the nationwide charity bearing his name (www.lcdisability.org). Leonard Cheshire in partnership with Barclays Bank is now helping disabled people who want to start their own business by providing them with business mentor support. Find out more on www.readytostart.org.uk. ...

NEW - In-house training courses

4th February 2008

Due to continued demand, Cloud Eleven are now able to offer any of their "Quick Hit" courses in-house, at your premises, for your staff. Contact us to find out more.

Cloud Eleven featured in People Management Magazine

30th January 2008

Managing Director Martin Brockett was quoted in People Management's RPO supplement. ...

Cloud Eleven delivers!

31st October 2007

Cloud Eleven were hired by Adecco Enterprise Services to advise one of their IT Services clients on how to improve their permanent and contract recruitment processes and reduce costs. This is what our client said about us: ...