Join our HR Hub
Come and join our informal, friendly community of HR professionals, employers and people managers who are keen to learn, share and collaborate.

Our events
We run regular webinars aimed at employers, HR professionals, people managers and anyone else who may be interested in the topics. They last an hour and feature one or more guest speakers.
To receive invitations to these free webinars, please email kate@allen-associates.co.uk
Save the date!
Our next event will be our annual Oxfordshire Recruitment Market Overview by Jack Kennedy, Senior Economist at Indeed Hiring Lab, on Thursday, 25th January 2024, from 10am to 11am.
More details coming soon.
An economist’s view of the recruitment landscape in 2023
At Allen Associates HR Hub in January, Jack Kennedy, an economist at Indeed Hiring Lab, revealed the latest labour market data and discussed the outlook for 2023 and the implications for employers. Watch the video of Jack’s presentation to find out why recruitment is likely to remain challenging and the key factors that employers need to consider in the months ahead.
HR insights
Our guest speakers are experts in their field and are happy to share their experiences, professional advice, handy hints and checklists with us.
From our Knowledge Centre, you can access:
- Guest speaker blogs and videos.
- Quarterly employment law updates from our HR Hub partners at RWK Goodman.
- Results of our monthly polls.


Kate Allen
Executive Chair and Marketing Director, Allen Associates
Kate founded Allen Associates in 1998 with the aim of creating the type of recruitment agency that she would like to use herself as a client and a candidate. For more than two decades, Kate’s commitment to providing an outstanding service and added value has never wavered, enabling her to build a robust business and an enviable reputation in her home county of Oxfordshire and further afield.

Malcolm Gregory
Partner and Head of Employment, RWK Goodman
Malcolm is independently recognised as a “Leader in the field” by legal directories Chambers & Partners UK and The Legal 500 UK. He is frequently recognised for his talent in providing clients with practical commercial advice in his specialist area of employment law. He is also widely regarded as an excellent public speaker, delivering seminars and training sessions to clients, HR professionals and businesses on a wide range of topics.

Kate Benefer
Partner in the Employment team, RWK Goodman
Kate advises on all aspects of employment law including disciplinary, grievances and sickness management, redundancy and restructures, discrimination, tribunal claims and immigration issues. Kate has been described as “very switched on” (client feedback) and as a “confident and poised speaker” whose delivery is “on the money” (delegate feedback).
TestimonialI have to say (and I am not just saying this) it was one of the best webinars I have attended.
Get involved!
Please contact Kate Allen if you would like to:
- Speak at one of our Zoom HR Hubs
- Suggest a topic for a future presentation
- Write a guest blog
- Receive our HR Hub invitations, guest blogs, employment law updates and poll results
- Be introduced to someone you met at one of our HR Hubs
