Do work perks need to change in a post-COVID world?

Work perks have been a staple of the HR agenda for decades: from providing free lunches to employees, to helping working parents with childcare responsibilities. And whilst perks may seem an unnecessary indulgence to some, statistics...

Developing a proactive HR function

By Frontier Software Plc

When it comes to managing people, HR is traditionally a reactive business function; reacting to situations as they arise is a fundamental part of what HR is about. Now, more than ever before, HR is...

HR's role in making work 'good'

In 2020 there has been an undeniable focus on jobs. With coronavirus decimating the employment landscape – measured up to September, ONS figures state that nearly three million people are currently...

The ultimate COVID-19 return to work checklist for your team

By Huma

There have been no shortage of radical changes for HR teams to grapple with during the COVID-19 pandemic. For the past 6 months, many businesses have been operating in ‘crisis-mode’, reacting to the...

COVID's impact on the talent landscape

Whilst the pandemic continues to challenge the business world on many fronts, one of the most drastic changes is to talent acquisition. According to data compiled by the Office for National Statistics, hiring...

Is it now an employee or employer marketplace?

The employment landscape has always undulated between periods of high employment and lower employment. This usually dictates competition for certain positions as well as the benefits and perks that a company might offer.

Making transparency the key to better pandemic recruitment

The coronavirus crisis has overhauled the ways in which employers and HR conduct professional life. From an organisation’s approach to employee engagement and staff wellbeing, to the talent attraction and onboarding process, employers have been forced to...

Our top tips for measuring employee wellbeing and identifying risk areas

By Simplyhealth

In our latest Health and Wellbeing at Work report with the CIPD1 we found that 44% of organisations have a well-being strategy. But it’s important to note that a wellbeing strategy can only be successful if you know how to measure its performance.

Alcohol and lockdown could be a dangerous cocktail for employees

By Health Management

The coming months are likely to be a struggle for problem drinkers in your workforce and around the country. The long winter period is rolling in, with grey days, dark nights and lockdowns keeping us indoors. Many are...

Here is your chance to win £250!

By Blackhawk Network

To celebrate the launch of their latest research, ‘The 12 Days of Christmas Shopping Forecast’, Blackhawk Network is giving you the chance to win a £250 One4all gift card. One4all is the ultimate multi-store gift card that...

Learning and performance must not be add-ons to your HRIS - here's why

By Bridge

I’m not suggesting that your learning management system (LMS), performance management system and HR information system (HRIS) should all be separate beings and never meet or interact. In fact, as you can see from Bridge’s range...

3 Technologies that Enhance Talent Connection

By Allegis Global Solutions

Artificial Intelligence is transforming the recruitment landscape at breakneck speed. With the majority of talent acquisition taking place online, technology that enhances digital connections...

Hottest new hiring trends

Ever since the coronavirus crisis hit, employers have been forced to adapt their businesses to suit the newly virtual or hybrid world of work. This includes the methods that they use to recruit new talent...

Ice Cold Talent Acquisition

The talent a business attracts and retains can make all the difference to organisational success. There are some pretty big business winners backing this up. Apple’s Co-Founder Steve Jobs believes in this. Author and...

How to hire in a world changed by coronavirus

Perhaps most indicative of the dynamism and strength of the pre-pandemic recruitment market – driven, of course, by candidate movement - was the value of the industry, growing year-on-year for half a decade to hit £38.9billion in 2019...

Stephanie Lunn, Global People & Culture Director, Guinness World Records

What were your key objectives in your first year at Guinness World Records? “The first thing I did was to take a step back and get to know the company because I don’t think as an HR professional you can really...

Helping to rebuild and reshape the working lives of those affected by cancer

By Working with Cancer

In 2003 Dr Peter Harvey wrote a seminal article for cancer patients regaining their life after treatment for cancer had finished. You can read it here. It is outstandingly good. I was diagnosed with...

Talent acquisition malnutrition

By SAP

For any company with soul, its people who are the prized asset; the commodity, the differentiator and the most precious constituent, all in one. Companies want to develop the best, retain the best and hire the best but...

How to create a safe & welcoming environment to reopen your business

By Vodafone Business & IBM

Is proactivity the future of workplace mental wellbeing?

By Unmind

Wellbeing Investment: Remote benefits

Reproductive health and fertility: The missing piece of the wellbeing puzzle

By Fertifa

Invisible illnesses: What support do staff need?

Stats & Trends for Employee Benefits and Wellbeing in 2020

Cost-effective ways to support your people mentally, physically, and financially

By Reward Gateway

What's next for employers supporting working parents in the new world?

By Bright Horizons Family Solutions Ltd