How to tap into global talent: a quick guide for HR in summary: In this blog, we look at strategies for organisations and HR teams to tap into global talent pools, enabling them to access diverse skill sets and perspectives. […]
Which holiday camp do you fall into? Have you meticulously planned your annual leave, booking time off well in advance to make sure you make the use of every last drop of holiday? Or do you book holiday time into […]
In the last blog, we took a look at the benefits of storing historical data. Another benefit of being able to store data in this way is that it enables you to enter futuristic data i.e. a record with an […]
In the past week I’ve done a Skype interview with a contact in Dubai, collaborated on a joint project with colleagues in Boston, and taken part in a virtual meeting with a client in Italy. It’s a simple illustration of […]
We’re big believers in recording historical data – we do it on nearly every screen in the system. This means that records such as ‘Employment Contracts’, ‘Compensation’ and ‘Working & Scheduled Time’ have an ‘Effective From’ and an ‘Effective To’ […]
More warnings this week about skills shortages in the shape of a report from the CBI and Pearson that suggests the UK’s economic growth could be seriously undermined if action isn’t taken to address the growing gap. More than half […]
Employers are ‘sleep-walking’ towards a significant skills problem by ignoring the value of older workers, says a recent report from the CIPD. It’s just the latest in a series of warnings to the business world about why hanging on to […]
With Britain basking in a heatwave and peak holiday season just around the corner, research published this week by the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) couldn’t be more timely. Its poll of more than 1,000 UK workers shows that […]
Tablet uptake in businesses across the globe is on the rise, and shows no signs of slowing down. A survey by Dell at the end of 2014 revealed that in more than two-thirds of UK businesses, tablets are either a […]
It was hardly surprising to read last week that levels of self-confidence and emotional resilience among HR professionals have dropped in recent years. HR people not only have to bear the brunt of much criticism from business colleagues, but are […]
