Being named one of this year’s Times Top 50 Employers for Women was a proud moment for the whole business. This was our first time entering and being included achieves one of the ambitions under the Atos Gender Programme, which was to be included by 2022.
| Published: 7 August 2019
Failing to investigate a complaint can have serious consequences. It not only damages an organisation’s reputation, but it can also have serious legal consequences. So perhaps now is a good time to remind employers of the potential negative legal outcomes,
| Published: 5 August 2019
How often have you thought that the way performance appraisals are conducted in your office don’t give you enough opportunity to understand where you failed? Have you been regularly received complaints regarding the delays made by the HR department in accomplishing the basic tasks?
| Published: 3 August 2019
The predicted shift people often speak of is how mundane tasks will be automated, leaving humans to use their intuition, creativity and imagination. That may prove simply a phase in the evolution of how, long-term, AI proves better than humans at most workplace tasks.
| Published: 3 August 2019
Employee experience (EX) is right at the top of the global business agenda in 2019 for the simple reason that it is delivering stunning results for brands worldwide. All business functions are getting their chance to craft and architect exceptional experiences that support people to be at their very best in work and life. When we talk about EX, we’re talking about every experience and interaction an employee has with a business. Everything. This is a broad and strategic approach that is challenging every support function, including HR, to take a stand on what really matters to a brand and ensure the EX reflects that. CONTRIBUTOR Ben Whitter
| Published: 1 August 2019
There’s a lot of noise out there about ‘cultural awareness’, there’s also a lot of great advice and insight. However, the trouble with awareness raising is always the same - we too often stop at raising awareness and never progress to action, resulting in falling short of our potential impact
| Published: 1 August 2019
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), predict that every time a business replaces a salaried employee, it costs 6 to 9 months’ salary. The cost of hiring a contractor can be equally high. Your hiring strategy needs to work; getting it wrong can be costly, and getting it right requires informed decisions.
| Published: 31 July 2019
Employees often feel mislead by job descriptions. More than 25 percent of employees say that they didn't receive enough information about their job before accepting the offer. Meanwhile, only 40 percent of employees say that their current job completely reflects how the position was described during the interview.
| Published: 30 July 2019
Just as the containers provided a standard, removing barriers for goods to move flexibly across the globe, people management systems need to provide standards, to reduce barriers for personalized development opportunities.
| Published: 28 July 2019
Workers across all industries recognise that having a mentor can help them to upskill and set goals, but just 13 per cent currently has one, according to a new Opinium Research study commissioned by AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians)
| Published: 27 July 2019
