Mindful People HR & Recruitment

05/05/2026

💙 Information Stall at the Health Hub in Dunstable for ME Awareness Week – on Thursday 14th May 2026

This one is really important to me personally.

Living with ME/CFS can be incredibly challenging — and for a long time, it’s something that hasn’t always been well understood or visible.

The service I use has supported me in ways that genuinely make a difference, and as part of ME Awareness Week, they’re hosting a public information stall to help raise awareness and support others.

If you’d like to learn more, ask questions, or simply understand what living with ME can be like, I really encourage you to pop along.

👉 Event details here:
https://www.wearedunstableleightonbuzzard.co.uk/events-1/me-awareness-week-information-stall

Awareness matters.
Understanding matters.
Support matters.

💙

ME Awareness Week Information Stall | Health Hub Dunstable | East London NHS Foundation Trust in Dunstable & Leighton Buzzard. Discover local events, what’s on, and connect with your community.

09/04/2026

I’ve been reading the commentary from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation on the latest employment law changes, particularly around statutory sick pay and wider reforms.

From a people perspective, I absolutely support improvements to pay, statutory entitlements, and working conditions. That matters — for wellbeing, retention, and creating workplaces where people feel safe and valued.

But wearing my business and HR hat, I can also see the very real pressure this creates — especially off the back of:

• last year’s National Insurance increases
• rising wage costs
• ongoing economic uncertainty

For many organisations (particularly SMEs), changes like this don’t land in isolation — they stack.

The question isn’t whether we should improve conditions (we should).
It’s how we do it in a way that businesses can realistically sustain.

I’m really interested in how others are approaching this:
• Have you planned for the statutory sick pay changes?
• Are you absorbing the cost, restructuring, or making trade-offs elsewhere?
• Do you see risks to hiring, pricing, or workforce size?
• What support or clarity do you need from government to make this workable?

This isn’t about being for or against — it’s about making change actually work in the real world.

I’d love to hear honest perspectives from across sectors 👇

Imminent changes to Statutory Sick Pay could cause chaos.

Our Chief Executive Neil Carberry OBE says:

"From today, businesses are faced with huge changes as a result of the Employment Rights Act, as well as increases to the National Minimum Wage. This comes after a huge rise in payroll taxes last year, low growth and the impact of the Gulf conflict on energy prices, as firms do not benefit from the price cap and a third are on annual deals that expire this month."

Read our full response 👉 https://bit.ly/3PLGbiI

20/03/2026

Eid Mubarak to all who celebrate 🌙✨

17/03/2026

Happy St Patrick's Day! ☘️🇮🇪💚

08/03/2026

International Women's Day – Celebrating Trish

This woman is my idol.

When I was a teenager in the care system, Trish took me into her home and gave me a job. More than that, she gave me belief. She showed me that I could.

But the biggest lesson she taught me wasn’t through words — it was through how she lived.

Trish was smashing it in her career against the odds, while also caring for a large family and carrying responsibilities most people never see. She’s one of the strongest women I know — loyal, kind, protective, and someone who always champions other women.

She looked after her own siblings from a very young age. Being a protector is simply who she is.

All these years later, I still model myself on her. I went from being an alcoholic teenager in the care system to becoming Mayor of my town some years later — clean and sober for almost 14 years now.

And the voice in my head when things get hard?
It’s often Trish.

Women like Trish change lives quietly, without expecting recognition. But today, on International Women’s Day, I want to say it publicly:

Thank you for believing in me.
I love you, Trish ###

📸 Trish is pictured second from the right 💕

05/03/2026

This was a great event! I get very nervous and wear myself out but it’s worth it.

What a fantastic group of inspiring women! 🌸💗

04/03/2026

Looking forward to this tomorrow 🌸

https://www.facebook.com/share/1AZ8WJuNVq/?mibextid=wwXIfr

02/03/2026

How do I tell him?

How do I tell him that I didn’t buy that for him?

I’ve wanted this Laura James Una chair for a while but couldn’t justify the cost.

I researched and compared but finally gave in that this is the one I want.

It arrived last weekend. I love it.

But already I have had to cover it because Blue has claimed it for himself. Yes it’s a bed. And a chair.

It is comfy. But it’s not his 😂🌿

.james.home

26/02/2026

Today I sat and chatted with Caroline Flacks’ mum.

Even in her grief she is working to raise awareness.

Meanwhile, we have elected people organising online bullying and mobbing in Central Beds.

Have a word with yourselves. Do better.

If you get a kick out of destroying others with lies and gossip - see a therapist, untangle it.

Don’t project your own misery and insecurities onto others. Cyber bullying can be fatal.

Councils need to ensure they safeguard all against online abuse. Workplaces must have processes in place to deal with and even prevent it.

26/02/2026

Today I sat and chatted with Caroline Flacks’ mum.

Even in her grief she is working to raise awareness.

Meanwhile, we have elected people organising online bullying and mobbing in Central Beds.

Have a word with yourselves. Do better.

If you get a kick out of destroying others with lies and gossip - see a therapist, untangle it.

Don’t project your own misery and insecurities onto others. Cyber bullying can be fatal.

Councils need to ensure they safeguard all against online abuse. Workplaces must have processes in place to deal with and even prevent it.



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