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Managing Annual Leave and Bank Holidays: A Common SME Challenge

16th March 2026ArticlesFeatured Post

Managing annual leave and bank holidays can be challenging for SMEs. Discover practical tips for balancing employee requests with operational needs.

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HR Audit & Operational Support

1st July 2022Case Studies

Charity

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Retained Support

27th August 2020Case Studies

Education

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It’s a New World – The Changes to Office Practices

17th August 2020News

So, where am I going with this?  Well, here’s the problem.  We have now had over six months of separation and, whilst we are getting some normality back in our lives, it is by no means “normal”.

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Working From Home: The Saga Continues

14th August 2020News

I’ve noticed a real change in people’s feedback about Working From Home (WFH). Gone are the comments about home schooling (the holidays are here!) or the freedom that WFH brings.

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Employee Engagement & Psychometric Assessments

25th September 2020Case Studies

Not for Profit, Fraud Prevention

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Executive Coaching

27th August 2020Case Studies

Education

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Learning & Development

6th August 2020Case Studies

Technology

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Health & Safety

6th August 2020Case Studies

Creative Industries

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Decision Tree – Communication & Wellbeing

21st July 2020News

Due to and amount of change and uncertainty during the current Covid-19 crisis regular communication with employees is important from a business perspective and also to support employees’ wellbeing.

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    SYLO Beyond HR delivered a series of seven Manager Skills sessions for our managers between October 2024 and early 2025, delivered through a blend of face‑to‑face and online workshops.

    The programme covered essential topics for our managers, including Being a Role Model, Communication Skills (Parts 1 & 2), Empowering Others, Basics of HR, Techniques for Handling Difficult Situations, and Giving and Receiving Feedback.

    The training was practical, engaging, and tailored to our organisation, while also being delivered a in a human way. Our managers particularly valued the real‑world examples, the safe space created for discussion, and the actionable tools they could use immediately in their roles.

    The skills sessions have had a positive impact in how our managers communicate, set expectations, and handle challenging situations with greater confidence.

    SYLO’s facilitators were knowledgeable, supportive, and highly engaging throughout the programme. We would happily recommend SYLO Beyond HR to any organisation looking to strengthen their management capability.

     

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    Petrova Caldecourt, Partner, For and on behalf of Lightfoot Solicitors

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    As always, SYLO delivered a thoughtful and insightful session and I enjoyed hearing their thoughts on valuing difference in the workplace. It has helped me to be able to think about how I can encourage the people I work with to consider how effective their inclusive policies and practices are.

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    Karen Tate – Employee Relations Lead MPDN

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    Sarah allows our business to concentrate on the jobs we set out to do, and not have to worry about the HR input, with a highly professional service that she provides. 

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    Stuart Barr, Director – Barr Group, Thame

  • “
    SYLO Beyond HR delivered a series of seven Manager Skills sessions for our leadership team between October 2024 and early 2025, delivered through a blend of face‑to‑face and online workshops.
    The programme covered essential topics for our managers, including Being a Role Model, Communication Skills (Parts 1 & 2), Empowering Others, Basics of HR, Techniques for Handling Difficult Situations, and Giving and Receiving Feedback.
    The training was practical, engaging, and tailored to our organisation. Our managers particularly valued the real‑world examples, the safe space created for discussion, and the actionable tools they could use immediately in their roles.
    We have already seen a positive impact in how our managers communicate, set expectations, and handle challenging situations with greater confidence.
    SYLO’s facilitators were knowledgeable, supportive, and highly engaging throughout the programme. We would happily recommend SYLO Beyond HR to any organisation looking to strengthen their management capability.
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    Petrova Caldecourt, Lightfoot

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    We have been using Breathe over the last term to track our staff holidays. This is a great system as it highlights different cohorts of staff and when is free for others to book on the calendar. This has supported our ratio requirements and helped us to track holiday entitlements.

    We like the system so much that we have extended it to using the staffing schedules to log staff attendance and hours needed to be processed for payroll. Sharon has been so helpful in helping us set up different employees work patterns and it has been really effective for our nursery needs.

     

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    Phillipa Arnold – Operations Manager. Monkey Puzzle Day Nurseries – Cambridge Franchise