{"id":249597,"date":"2022-11-08T09:09:43","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T09:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hrdept.co.uk\/template\/?page_id=249597"},"modified":"2022-11-08T12:45:51","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T12:45:51","slug":"the-hr-life-cycle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hrdept.co.uk\/leicester-nw-leicestershire\/next-steps\/the-hr-life-cycle\/","title":{"rendered":"The HR Life Cycle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.29.3&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.hrdept.co.uk\/basingstoke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/07\/colour-swish-master-footer_02.jpg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||true&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;|25px||25px|false|true&#8221; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;ramp2&#8243; bottom_divider_height=&#8221;200px&#8221; bottom_divider_flip=&#8221;horizontal&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25.3&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||0%||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25.3&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#512981&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;58px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_3_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_4_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;60px||71px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;50px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\">The HR Life Cycle<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||2px|||&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Supporting your business every step of the way<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Here are a few examples of the types of services we can help you with depending on where you are on your journey as an employer. 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