Free webinar: How employers can support working parents and those with caring responsibilities
Thursday 27th April | 11 – 11:50 am With an aging population and the recent announcement to expand free childcare, working parents and people with caring responsibilities will make up an even more significant proportion of the workforce. Organisations need to support employees with parental and caring responsibilities more than ever. Join this free webinar, […]
Retaining talent in a fluid job market
Whilst it dramatically altered every aspect of life in the short-term, one of the long-term changes brought about by the pandemic is employees’ willingness to change jobs. The last few years have seen many UK workers decide to move on from their current occupation, moving to similar roles with more benefits, or taking a chance […]
Everything you need to know about financial wellbeing in the workplace
The buzzwords for 2023 are financial wellbeing. But, what does it mean to you and your employees? Why should you help your staff with their finances, and how do you access such support? We caught up with Paul Chedzey, Commercial Director at WorkLife by OpenMoney to answer these burning questions… What is financial wellbeing? Financial wellbeing refers […]
Autism Awareness Month 2023: How to foster an inclusive and effective working environment
By Dan Kentley, Practice Manager at Onebright Around 1 in 100 people are on the autism spectrum, a condition which affects around 700,000 adults and children in the UK. Autism Awareness Month is recognised throughout the month of April and aims to raise awareness about autism, which can also be referred to as Autism Spectrum […]
INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS)
Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS) is the UK’s largest campus-based business and management school, and one of the select number of business schools to be triple accredited by AMBA, AACSB and EQUIS. We deliver original thinking and teaching, informed by – and informing – the contemporary commercial environment. A recent survey of 500 employees, in […]
Flexible working measures: a necessary step in ensuring a diverse and productive workforce
The UK government recently set out new measures to promote flexible working. Employees may soon have the right to ask for part-time working hours or home working arrangements from the very first day of a new job. Sarah King, a Partner and specialist employment lawyer at Excello Law, explores the implications for employers… Currently, workers […]
How the pandemic changed workplace culture forever – are you keeping up?
Our working environments have changed forever as a result of the pandemic and continue to evolve. Companies that have embraced this change and were able to adopt or enhance agile practices are thriving. Those that failed to adapt are struggling to keep up and may be suffering the consequences. Employee engagement has become the top […]
Hiring trends recruiters need to look out for in 2023
By Sean Behr, CEO at Fountain As we go into 2023 with economic uncertainty, talent acquisition teams will need to be more adaptable in the way they operate by using different hiring methods. Although uncertainty abounds, so far the hiring market has remained resilient in the UK. However, recruitment teams cannot afford to take it […]
Supercharge your talent with optimised employee experience
The past few years have brought accelerated changes to the working environment. 39% of HR leaders are harnessing the Covid crisis to reshape and reprioritise their company’s talent agenda. Organisations are required to become more agile to deal with the changing employee expectations and hold onto their talent. Victoria Bond, CEO and Founder of Ten […]
Shadow IT’s clue to hybrid employee engagement
Shadow IT has plagued organisations for years – long before hybrid working became firmly established. With the shift to Working from Home (WFH), the use of personal devices and applications that fail to adhere to corporate standards has exploded – even for those companies that have accelerated the deployment of Unified Communications (UC) solutions over […]