Stirling Hunter

16/05/2026

Swinging into the weekend! ⛳️

Whether you're hitting the greens or enjoying a round with friends, golf is all about good times and great company.

What's your favorite course? 🏌️‍♂️

16/05/2026

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16/05/2026

Shame when clubs don’t support the grass roots!

This week I resigned my membership at a golf club. My wife resigned at the same time.

No drama. No fallout. Just a quiet realisation that the club and I had opposing views on beginner golf, and that's fine.

I got involved with an active ladies beginner group at the club, from week two of their initial six week programme. Genuinely enthusiastic women, improving every week, turning up consistently. A second group was already signed up to follow them.

The club's decision was to close the programme after the current pipeline. No more ladies. No juniors. No wider rollout. Convert a handful to full members and call it done.

I understand the commercial logic. I just don't share it. Beginner golf isn't a recruitment funnel. It's a pipeline for the whole game.

Golf clubs have a responsibility to give back to the sport that sustains them. The ones that will be future success stories are those making genuine, ongoing investment in bringing new people into the game. Not the ones fighting their overdrafts for survival.

I've seen parents and grandparents out on the course with their kids and grandkids, and they are genuinely the happiest golfers you'll ever see. For me that's golf in its purest form.

Full piece on the ChippedIn website — link in the comments.

31/03/2026

If there are any golf fans in our network, we’ve just launched ChippedIn — a golf content and consulting platform worth a follow. facebook.com/chippedinuk ⛳”

I'm David and ChippedIn covers golf honestly and practically. Building The 1000 from Q1 2027 — playing 1,000 UK golf courses in 1,000 days with a meaningful charity raise for Alzheimer's Society and Golf Foundation. 🏌️🧡

18/10/2025

🚨 We need to talk about what's NOT in next month's budget...

On November 26th, Rachel Reeves will announce £30 billion in tax rises. The forecasts will be detailed, precise, and potentially obsolete before they're published.

Here's why: The Treasury is planning for a workforce that's about to fundamentally transform.

Research shows:
📊 AI adoption jumping 327% in the next 2 years
📊 30% productivity gains expected
📊 1 in 4 workers being redeployed to new roles

Yet the OBR's forecasts? Based on traditional employment models.

We're legislating protections for yesterday's jobs while tomorrow's workplace is already taking shape. The Employment Rights Bill adds billions in costs just as companies contemplate AI investments that could transform their entire workforce.

It's like planning a budget for horse-drawn carriages in 1905.

The biggest fiscal risk facing the UK might not be in the spreadsheet at all—it's the revolution nobody's accounting for.

Read the full analysis 👇
https://tinyurl.com/mr45vtxh

07/10/2025

The care sector is facing a crisis that we can no longer ignore.

Sarah earned £12.50/hour caring for elderly residents with dementia. The supermarket down the road offered £13.85 to stack shelves. She had to choose.

Jamie earned £13.20/hour in a children's home, building trust with traumatized young people—only to watch colleagues leave repeatedly, re-traumatizing the very children they were meant to help.

This isn't just about individual choices. It's about a system that's broken:

→ 28-30% annual staff turnover
→ Managers doing HR without time, training, or tools
→ £3-6k cost to replace each worker who leaves
→ Better pay would actually SAVE money through retention

Meanwhile, demand is surging. By 2040, we'll need 480,000 more care workers. Who will do this work when we pay poverty wages for one of society's hardest jobs?

We're failing our most vulnerable: elderly people who built this country, and traumatized children who deserve a future.

The math is simple. The solution is clear. The question is: do we have the will to act?

Read the full article: https://t.co/2yk4IadLGg

06/06/2025

🎉 Exciting news! We're thrilled to announce that Stirling Hunter is now an accredited partner of !

This partnership means we can offer our clients even more comprehensive HR solutions, combining our expertise with Breathe's innovative HR software platform. Together, we're making HR simpler, more efficient, and more people-focused.

Looking forward to helping more businesses streamline their HR processes and focus on what matters most - their people! 💼✨

14/05/2025

AI and the Future of Work - Navigating Employment Changes in the UK

https://www.stirlinghunter.com/news/ai-and-the-future-of-work

The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence has sparked both excitement and anxiety across the UK workforce. As we navigate this technological revolution, many are wondering: how will people maintain their standard of living as AI reshapes our employment landscape?

Let's have a frank conversation about this complex transition and explore the potential paths forward that could help Britons thrive in an increasingly automated economy.

07/05/2025

Business continuity and stability hinge on effective succession planning.

How prepared is your organization? Let us know by commenting: - Yes, we have a solid plan ✔️ - It’s a work in progress 📈 - Not yet, but it's on the radar 🚀

07/05/2025

The Impact of Agentic AI on UK HR Workforce