7 solutions to the key challenges faced by SMEs in 2022
When it comes to the issues currently facing SME employers, the most prominent are rooted in keeping business costs down and maintaining employee performance. According to a survey carried out by Iwoca, 30% of small business owners are being forced to reduce their energy consumption to tackle the recent rise in energy costs. A further […]
Managing employees who are hesitant to return to the workplace due to mental health issues
By Kirstie Beattie, Senior Employment Solicitor at WorkNest Employee resistance is becoming a common concern as more organisations strive to reintroduce employees into the workplace. While there have been abundant studies on people’s attitudes towards homeworking, each discovering slightly different sentiments, a recent survey by Flexjobs found that 65% of people who worked remotely during […]
The future of work: A question of identity
Certified Identity Service Provider (IDSP) TrustID answers six key questions that HR professionals have about digital identity verification, including what it is, why it is so important and how to navigate it to make life easier when recruiting new employees… What is a digital Right to Work check? A digital Right to Work (RtW) check […]
Complimentary 90-minute in-house workshop from Leading Edge Leadership
By Leading Edge Leadership Are you planning to organise virtual leadership, management or personal development training for your staff in 2022? If you are, we would be delighted to deliver an in-house COMPLIMENTARY 90-minute virtual workshop for up to 16 of your staff so that you can experience at first-hand the dynamic, exciting and highly […]
Complimentary 90-minute in-house virtual workshop
By Leading Edge Leadership Are you planning to organise virtual leadership, management or personal development training for your staff in 2022? If you are, we would be delighted to deliver an in-house COMPLIMENTARY 90-minute virtual workshop for up to 16 of your staff so that you can experience at first-hand the dynamic, exciting and highly […]
INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: Omniplex Learning
Digital Learning is more complicated than ever, but Omniplex Learning’s mission is to make L&D simple. With award-winning authoring tools, market-leading delivery platforms and specialist training and content design, all in one place, Omniplex Learning can help your organisation unleash the power of learning. And with the recent launch of digital adoption solution, Omniplex Guide, they now […]
Grappling with staffing shortages? Here are three ways your wellbeing strategy can support recruitment and retention
By WorkLife by OpenMoney Staffing shortages around the UK have put recruitment and retention into sharp focus for many firms in recent months. In fact, our own research into the SME sector recently revealed that some 17% of smaller businesses see attracting and retaining high-quality talent as a major hurdle to their business right now […]
Delivering learning impact with NEBOSH
One of the challenges many organisations face is being able to demonstrate and measure the impact of learning and development. According to the CIPD, Learning and Skills at Work 2020 report “only 16% assess the behaviour change of participants by assessing the transfer of learning into the workplace. The vast majority still encounter barriers to […]
Healthy people, healthy business: six key areas of wellbeing
Dee Arp (pictured), NEBOSH Chief Operating Officer, talks about the benefits of wellbeing and what organisations should consider to effectively support their people… Any professional knows that when we look after our people we are also looking after our business. For me, one thing that is sometimes forgotten is ‘wellbeing’. There are a huge range […]
Educating teams about death, dying and legacy for workplace wellbeing
By huunuu Working in the wellbeing sector has its challenges. We are all acutely aware of how good mental health is crucial to a healthy, productive work environment. But how does talking about death factor into that equation? Here at huunuu we consider ourselves a death positive organisation, which doesn’t mean we are a morbid […]
