Tag: employee retention

Our workplaces are changing rapidly, with organisations redesigning their spaces to be more flexible and hospitable, moving to accommodate hybrid work practices, or simply relocating to downsize. While the reasons for moving are clear, there is often an inconsistent understanding and implementation of change management, which can result in overwhelmed employees, reduced productivity, and the loss of valuable talent.

Workforce training, while essential for upskilling, can cause operational downtime which affects the company’s bottom line. However, this is easily countered with the introduction of on-demand online training. This gives workers the flexibility to attend their training sessions without impacting their work schedules.

As the world shifts into a post-pandemic reality, companies are having to contend with immense changes that are redefining relationships with employees. 

The voices calling for sustainable business practices across all industries are growing ever louder and the journey towards ‘Net Zero’ will require everyone across the globe to play their part if we are to successfully combat the risks associated with climate change.

When one thinks of remuneration data, one tends to think of payroll data specifically. This article aims to broaden thinking about a bigger pool of data that could be a critical strategic tool for people managers and business leaders in the future.

Traditionally, mentoring involved a more experienced individual providing guidance, motivation and role modelling for a newer, younger individual in the workplace. This transfer of knowledge and industry insights entails a power relationship, where the mentor has authority over the person in the protégé role.

With many organisations now looking to adopt more flexible working hours on a permanent basis, the Work From Home (WFH) trend is here to stay. While this offers numerous benefits, there are certain considerations organisations must bear in mind.

Agile has become a bit of a buzzword in the last year and for good reason. Agility is key to success in a digitally transforming working world. 'The measure of intelligence is the ability to change,' Einstein once said, and it’s a concept widely recognised by businesses today in conversations about flexibility and agility. But while these terms are often used interchangeably, they refer to two vastly different business capabilities.

With only a few weeks till the Brexit transition and having initiated discussions years ago, UK ministers are considering formally doing away with non-compete clauses sooner rather than later. Essentially, removing non-compete clauses allows employees to start their own businesses without having to sit out a waiting period.

Few would have predicted that the first year of the third decade of the millennium would be turned on its head by a global pandemic. What was to be ‘twenty plenty’ became an anomaly with events that went beyond the realm of normal expectations and changed the way we work, live and play.