One of the things I’ll never understand is why many organisations create an obstacle course for hiring managers when there’s a need to recruit a replacement employee. Typically, a requisition is raised, passed to the next manager up the food chain, then to the Finance head, then to HR and finally to the CEO. Apart […]
Is recruitment and retention topping the list of your concerns right now? You are not alone. The latest figures show that businesses are finding it harder than ever to hire the people they need. With Brexit uncertainty contributing to the diminishing pool of non-UK residents actively looking to work in the UK, it will no […]
HR people have long been the target of accusations that they are not sufficiently tech-savvy and are behind their peers in other professions when it comes to leveraging data. But while there are undoubtedly a few technophobes still out there, the profession does seem to have woken up to the important role people analytics can […]
We’ve all heard the idiom ‘a picture paints a thousand words’ – and it seems that videos are even more effective. According to the leading research and advisory firm Forrester, a minute of video is thought to be worth around 1.8 million words, and viewers retain 95% of a message when they watch it in […]
I was visiting a client recently, and found she was busy on a phone call. Whilst waiting in her ante-room, I noticed her secretary frowning at her laptop and sighing. After a while, I asked her what the problem was. I had opened a floodgate. “It’s these org charts” she said “they’re just so fiddly […]
So the great Summer get-away has begun. The out-of-office is on, the suitcase is packed and you’re looking forward to a couple of weeks in the sun. Holidays should of course be about switching off, relaxing and leaving the pressures of work behind you. But for many, it’s also a rare chance to do some […]
With so many staff heading off for a well-deserved break, now is the perfect time to check how well your absence management processes are working – and identify what could be improved. In an ideal world, annual leave would be booked and approved months in advance with a perfect balance between an appropriate level of […]
According to a 2018 survey by Manpower Group Talent Shortage, more employers than ever are struggling to fill open jobs – 45% globally say they can’t find the skills they need, compared to 40% in 2017, the highest for a decade. So how can employers stay one step ahead of the rest and be victorious […]
There’s an awful lot of talk around about people data and the key role it has to play in helping HR drive performance and understand what makes the workforce tick. Recent CIPD research, for example, has shown that organisations with a strong people analytics culture are more likely to report strong business performance. There is, […]
Employee self-service is a key element – and indeed one of the biggest benefits – of an HR software system. It spells the end of constant calls from employees wanting to know how much annual leave they have left and what they need to do if they’re off sick – not to mention the mind-numbing […]
