The UK’s HR professionals value greater access to data as a top priority in the modern work environment. When selecting HR services and solutions, HR professionals rank their top four focuses as: Greater accessibility to data More self-serve software functionality Faster payments through payroll systems Additional integration with HMRC reporting requirements These are the results […]
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UK’s HR leaders ‘demand more data and control’
Conflict resolution – Here are the strategies that work
Conflict resolution at work is a process used by two or more parties in dispute to help them find a peaceful solution. A 2020 CIPD survey found that 26% of employees found conflict a common occurrence at work so why does it happen and what are the solutions? Conflict in the workplace often occurs because […]
People management ‘one of the biggest challenges of the COVID-19 crisis’
UKย CEOs and board members have sought more information about their people during the COVID-19 crisis, with 74% saying people data unlocked strategic decision making. That’s is according toย SD Worx, the payroll and HR services provider. Whatโs more, people data is not only helping navigating a crisis but is also imperative to coming out better off […]
Masterclass in Preparedness โ Getting ready to return to work after COVID
With lockdown easing up and the prospect of returning to work causing many to feel anxious โ due to spending the last three months being told to stay at home, respect social distancing and losing touch with a work routine โ itโs vital for workplaces to evaluate the best ways to re-introduce staff successfully and […]
How To: Write a redundancy letter
By Andrew Willis, Head of Legal at employment law and HR consultancy, Croner Letters are the primary way of keeping employees in the know regarding redundancy. The UKย employment lawย requires you to issue letters at all stages throughout the process.ย But how do you start writing such an important letter? And what should you include in each […]
Halloween HR nightmares
It’s that spooky time of year where we all dress up and pretend to be demons and ghouls in order to try and scare each other until we can no longer sleep at night. But for those that work in HR, the things that go bump in the night are nothing when compared to the […]
One in five workers still havenโt been given a company GDPR policy by HR
2018 has been the year of GDPRย โ the four letters that have pestered businesses around the country for the best part of six months now. Yet, most of us still haven’t been taught what we can and can’t do in regards to the new GDPR rules. A new study has found that almost one in […]
How to succeed in HR
HR isn’t an easy job, it’s about learning the rules and making sure people stick to them, this however also involves a degree of human understanding. To be good at the job often means you aren’t always liked but the consequences of being bad at the job can have devastating effects on aย company.ย Recently published […]
Why generational stereotypes could harm your business
When HR decisions are based on these false generational stereotypes everyone loses out, what we have seen in recent times are more false ‘facts’ about the millennial generation. These stereotypes can cause employers to make decisions which could do more harm to their business than good.ย Stereotypes about generational differences are one of the most […]
Recruiters say โAchieving Diversity Targetsโ is their biggest challenge
Last year, the number of graduates hired by organisations featured in The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers fell by 4.9% – the first drop in graduate recruitment for five years and the biggest annual fall recorded since 2009. so far in 2018, the outlook is cautiously optimistic, with graduate recruitment among the countryโs top employers […]
Employee recruitment at risk through pension planning fears
A rising number of employees working past traditional retirement age could affect a companyโs ability to recruit new talent, according to a study by consultancy company Portus. As more people canโt afford to retire into their 60s and beyond, 41% of HR executives believe companies will struggle to recruit and retain new staff. 1.19 million […]