Upskilling vs hiring? There’s a clear winner on cost
The big search for missing leaders in IT, Finance, Project Management and HR can be reduced by upskilling the existing workforce.
| Published: 30 November 2022
Why the future isn’t when, it’s now
Hiring costs can range from 50% of an employee’s salary for entry-level roles to as much as 150% for skilled workers and managers. Investing in employee training could pay dividends.
| Published: 29 September 2022
What is causing high workforce exit numbers?
To successfully manage these new threats and risks, organisations must be agile and flexible to meet new challenges head-on.
| Published: 9 September 2022
Only a quarter of firms prepared if CEO steps down tomorrow
New research from Armstrong Craven sheds light on the issues HR and talent teams are facing with succession planning. The data reveals how few organisations are prepared to fill talent gaps should their CEO step down. In part, a strong focus on hiring for the 'shop floor' is distracting HR from managing leadership risks.
| Published: 28 June 2022
Count down to “Freedom Day”, are you ready?
As the UK counts down to the delayed ‘Freedom Day’ on 19th July 2021 many employers are concerned about what the workplace will look like after Covid-19 restrictions lift, with many anticipating hybrid working will become the new norm. Adrian Lewis discussing challenges ahead and how employers can best prepare.
| Published: 4 July 2021
Virtual hiring set to continue at scale beyond the pandemic
Survey data from Omnipresent shows that 92% of UK firms say they'll hire remotely (14 percentage points higher than other countries), with 48% saying they'd open their talent pool to hire people from overseas. But employers have concerns about how to carry out these processes.
| Published: 15 June 2021
30% of UK professionals have changed jobs in the past year
A huge 30% of UK professionals have changed jobs since the beginning of the pandemic - with two in five of those undertaking a total career overhaul, in which they switched role, company AND industry.
| Published: 26 March 2021
COVID one year on: the divided demands of the post-lockdown workforce
Employers must prepare for the divided demands of the post-lockdown workforce, with expectations around the way we work shifting dramatically over the last year, according to new research*
| Published: 22 March 2021
Expert analysis and essential information about how the UK workforce is really faring
When it comes to pandemic and its continued impact on employee wellbeing and their ultimate return to work, we have ... View Article
| Published: 24 February 2021
CIPD predicting long-term remote working practices to be implemented
Guidant Global outlines the four steps to workforce planning post-Covid
| Published: 5 August 2020