Category

Human Resources

This is why you’re losing your best staff

This infographic outlines nine ways you can avoid a high staff turnover, making sure you keep your best employees for the long haul

Human Resources

Human Resources

Breaking the culture of presenteeism

Technology may be the best bet for businesses to wean Britain's young workers off a culture where attendance takes precedence over quality of work|Technology may be the best bet for businesses to wean Britain's young workers off a culture where attendance takes precedence over quality of work

Human Resources

Managing workforce change: a practical guide

If post-Brexit redundancies are on the cards for your business, Law firm Howard Kennedy's Jane Amphlett and Alex Mizzi outline four ways to make the process less painful

Human Resources

How to communicate in the age of instant messaging

Seven tips to communicate professionally in the age of instant chat, from knowing when to use text to how to use gifs.

Human Resources

Will Generation Z be the death of email?

A generation known for communicating through emojis, memes and gifs across multiple channels may be the biggest threat to email as we know it.|A generation known for communicating through emojis, memes and gifs across multiple channels may be the biggest threat to email as we know it.

Human Resources

Picking the right HRM software for a growing business

Growth is one of the core objectives of most businesses, and it falls upon every function to assist the company in pursuit of this goal. The challenges faced by growing businesses relate to scaling a firm – from employee development to cash flow issues to retaining top talent.

Human Resources

Adapt or risk losing a generation of talented women

​Powwownow's Jacqui Beel explains how UK businesses can tweak the way they work to attract and retain talent.|​Powwownow's Jacqui Beel explains how UK businesses can tweak the way they work to attract and retain talent.

Human Resources

Avoiding graduate divas and slave drivers

As strong as apprenticeships are on paper, not every internship story has a happy ending. Bob Clift, head of higher education at The Tech Partnership explains how growing businesses can give and get the most out of their apprentices|As strong as apprenticeships are on paper, not every internship story has a happy ending. Bob Clift, head of higher education at The Tech Partnership explains how growing businesses can give and get the most out of their apprentices

Human Resources

Adapt or risk losing a generation of talented women

​Powwownow's Jacqui Beel explains how UK businesses can tweak the way they work to attract and retain talent.|​Powwownow's Jacqui Beel explains how UK businesses can tweak the way they work to attract and retain talent.

Human Resources

Avoiding graduate divas and slave drivers

As strong as apprenticeships are on paper, not every internship story has a happy ending. Bob Clift, head of higher education at The Tech Partnership explains how growing businesses can give and get the most out of their apprentices|As strong as apprenticeships are on paper, not every internship story has a happy ending. Bob Clift, head of higher education at The Tech Partnership explains how growing businesses can give and get the most out of their apprentices

Human Resources

​​​​Data analytics: the recruitment superpower

​​​​​​​Leonardo da Vinci created the world's first recorded résumé in 1482, and the structure of the document has more or less remained the same. Recruitment may be a slow to evolve industry, but big data analytics could shake all that up. Will predictive analytics displace human judgement entirely?

Human Resources

Employee benefits aren’t just for large corporates

Richard Stewart is the co-founder and CEO of Untangl explains how smaller businesses can offer just as much to their employees.

Human Resources

Is there a stigma around shared parental leave?

Where does shared parental leave stand in the fight for workplace equality? Justin Govier, employment partner at IBB Solicitors explains|Where does shared parental leave stand in the fight for workplace equality? Justin Govier, employment partner at IBB Solicitors explains

Human Resources

The five biggest teamwork ills

Authors Dr Moussa, Dr Newberry and Boyer share their top tips for combating social loafing at the workplace, and targeting the top five teamwork ills.