Writer and Communications Consultant
Erika Lucas is a writer and communications consultant with a special interest in HR, leadership, management and personal development. Her career has spanned journalism and PR, with previous roles in regional press, BBC Radio, PR consultancy, charities and business schools.
What is the Bradford Factor? In Human Resources Management, the Bradford Factor is a calculation used to generate an absence ‘score’ for individuals based on employee absence data. The idea is that frequent short and unplanned absences are more harmful […]
How does your organisation assess the productivity of its people? Are there formal targets that people need to meet or is it a more informal affair, and left to individual managers to decide whether their people are doing as much […]
Equipping employees with the skills to thrive in a complex, constantly changing world of work is one of the biggest challenges facing organisations today. And, for the most part, companies are dependent on their line managers to ensure this happens. […]
Further confirmation – if it were needed – that digital skills are going to be core for HR professionals of the future, comes in the shape of a recent article from the HR Director. The magazine puts digital-savvy HR advisors […]
January is traditionally the time when HR commentators look ahead at the challenges likely to be facing the profession in the coming year. Increasing digitisation and further advances in Artificial Intelligence feature heavily in the predictions that have hit the […]
No-one likes having to give an employee difficult feedback, but there are times when issues just can’t be ignored. If performance has dipped, serious mistakes are being made or there are problems around attitude and behaviour, its important to tackle […]
The last quarter of the year is the time when many organisations start to plan for – or even kick off – their annual round of performance reviews. It can be a challenging and frustrating time for HR. Managers often […]
HR in the charity sector: insights from the front line in summary: In this blog, we delve into HR practices within the charity sector, offering perspectives from professionals working directly in this field. We discuss the unique challenges faced by […]
The Apprenticeships scheme is up for an overhaul with the Chancellor’s budget announcement that contributions for non levy-paying organisations will be halved. The reduction in training payments comes as part of a wider £695 million package to support apprenticeships, and […]
A recent court case has highlighted the importance of having a reliable system for managing and storing important people-related paperwork. In the case of Tenon V Cawley, the employer alleged that Miss Cawley, a member of its senior management team, […]
