Poor workplace training - the cost to your business
With the well documented skills shortage, why are so many UK workplaces failing to prioritise learning and development?
Businesses that do not invest in L&D are more likely to have a decreased turnover and higher turnover of staff.
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How to manage remote workers
It is National Work Life Week providing employers and employees an opportunity to focus on well-being at work and how to strike a work-life balance. With an increasingly remote workforce and flexible working, come new challenges for leaders and managers. For example, how can a business develop future leaders and successors and how can you build a cohesive team?
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What perks should you be offering your employees?
Offering your employees, the right perks and benefits can really help to attract and retain talent, especially in this challenging climate for recruitment and retention. We are experiencing shorter periods in roles with increased mobility and shifting mindsets in our working culture. Businesses need to focus on driving engagement and productivity to retain their best staff, so what are the best perks and the ones that are a waste of time and money? Perkbox have carried out a survey revealing just what workers really value.
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Managing talent in the age of the job hopper
A job candidate who moved around a lot used to be perceived negatively by potential employers.Today, however, with fast technological advancements, social mobility and the rapidly changing workplace, which is offering more flexibility, we are now viewing shorter periods of employment in a very different light.
As an employer do you have concerns about employing a job hopper?
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Employers are facing increasingly challenging recruitment conditions
The CIPD’s quarterly Labour Market Outlook finds that employers are struggling to recruit, and this coincides with EU workers staying away from the UK. The tightening of labour markets is leading to increased pressure in recruitment. Are you finding the it challenging to attract talent and retain key staff?
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Inclusion in the workplace
Promoting and supporting diversity in the workplace is vital and UK legislation sets minimum standards covering age, disability, race, religion, gender and sexual orientation among others. It is also vital for businesses to have an effective inclusion strategy so that employees feel valued and engaged.
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SME owners losing sleep over their business
Since starting your business how many times have you had to cancel a social engagement? Or missed a family event? Many SME owners set out on their own with the idea of gaining more control over the time spent at work and doing something they are passionate about. However, research from Opus Energy highlights many SME owners in the UK are at breaking point.
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GCSE new grading
GCSEs in England are being reformed, the new grading started to come into effect last summer and this year sees further reforms with more subjects being graded 9 to 1 instead of A to G.
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Is career development for women as big an issue as the gender pay gap?
Recently the gender pay gap issue has been at the forefront of headlines and addressing the imbalance has become a major issue for organisations. A recent survey from The Happiness Index looks into workplace happiness and it found that women do not feel as valued as their male colleagues. The study found that feeling valued was directly correlated to career progression. How can employers ensure that career development and opportunities are open to all of their workforce?
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Zero-hours contracts: employers back stable contract requests
Zero-hours contracts have faced much controversy over recent years. Some believe they offer flexibility and freedom to both the worker and employer. Others argue that they are exploitative and lead to insecurity and low pay for workers. A recent response to the government's Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices from CIPD has found that most employers support the right of a modern worker to request a stable contract.
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