Guide to recruitment and building a Global Team
A global virtual team is the workplace of the future - but making the right hires and engaging teams across multiple territories requires specific skills for HR.
| Published: 11 June 2022
Just what is a “competitive salary”?
When there are more vacancies than suitable candidates managers want the freedom to negotiate starting salaries and the ability to offer pay incentives to encourage valued employees to stay. But it can be counter productive.
| Published: 10 June 2022
Crisis is the new constant – are you ready to lead through it?
Are you ready to lead your organization through a wide range of crises as well as their aftermath?
| Published: 10 June 2022
The connection between a digital frontline workplace and employee retention
High employee turnover has catapulted retention to the top of the priority list for many businesses across the UK. As a result, employers are taking a hard look at the importance of non-monetary benefits and how to cost-efficiently create an environment where employees feel valued.
| Published: 9 June 2022
Five ways of addressing the UK skills gap
With the UK skills gap widening, HR professionals have to know how to address the issue.
| Published: 9 June 2022
Are we forgetting senior executives’ health?
In Men’s Health Week, it’s time to turn the spotlight on senior executives. Of course, not all of them are men, but a large percentage are. There’s no shortage of evidence that shows that C-Suite executives have been more adversely affected by the changes and working conditions of the COVID 19 pandemic, the ensuing lockdowns and working from home.
| Published: 8 June 2022
L&D FOR A NEW ERA – ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL – Print – Issue 211 – May 2022 | Article of the Week
IMAGINE A SCHOOL WITH NO LESSONS, JUST BLOCKS OF TIME LED BY SPEAKERS, DRONING ON AND ON AT STUDENTS UNTIL THE TIME ALLOT TED IS OVER. THAT ’S IT, INFORMATION IMPARTED, JOB DONE. IN THAT SCENARIO THE FOCUS IS NOT ON THE STUDENTS, IT IS ON THE SPEAKER’S ABILITY TO RECITE INFORMATION.
| Published: 8 June 2022
Pay rise expectations riding high, as cost of living bites
Workers have high expectations of being given a pay rise and are ready to push their employers to get it, as the cost of living rises sharply for many, reveals the ADP® Research Institute’s People at Work 2022: A Global Workforce View.
| Published: 8 June 2022
Top tips to help employers manage holiday leave
Employment Hero's Chief People Officer Alex Hattingh provides some insight and advice to senior management and HR on how best they can manage to leave requests for their workforce.
| Published: 7 June 2022
How challenger bank is mixing human-centred design with culture activism
The principles of human-centred design might not be what people immediately associate with high street banks, but challenger GB Bank is doing things differently. This new specialist bank is dedicated to regenerating communities across the UK by providing much needed property development finance, with incentives for sustainable and zero carbon developments. GB Bank is focussed on building communities and the management team is focused on building its own team community by making its workplace the best its people have ever experienced. Here Chief People Officer Jenna Baker talks about the bank’s progressive journey and its approach to become one of the most flexible employers in the financial sector.
| Published: 6 June 2022