GUEST BLOG: New skills for new workplaces
By Justin Rix, Partner, Tax at Grant Thornton It’s hard to imagine a time when businesses, employees and everyone else looked ahead with such a mix of enthusiasm and uncertainty. Automation, AI and the soon-to-be ubiquitous Internet of Things are opening up a whole realm of possibility for how we will live and work in […]
GUEST BLOG: How to minimise your recruitment risks
By Gary Berney, Marketing Manager, HireUp Let’s face it, recruiting people for your business is a risky process and often a costly one if the candidates you selected for interview aren’t successful or worse still the successful candidate leaves after a few months. Even if everything about a candidate looks right, you can still get […]
Top tips when selecting a financial education provider
There is recognition that individuals don’t always get taught how to be good with money or how to plan well for retirement. Life can be unpredictable, and your employees may be faced with financial decisions outside of their skillset. Providing career long financial education can benefit everyone in your business. That said, employers don’t get taught how […]
Visualising success in the workplace
Work is all about goals, milestones and projects being completed on time and within budget. Many times, some of these tasks can be daunting to people, such as giving an important presentation, a major client meeting or hitting your sales target. What we don’t know is that the mind can help us reach these goals […]
GUEST BLOG: The 5 biggest challenges when hiring tech talent
It’s one of the fastest-growing sectors in the business environment, but the ever-advancing nature of the tech world – coupled with a widely-reported skills shortage in this often-complex arena – can make hiring tech talent extremely tough! Here, Rachel McElroy (pictured), director at cloud resourcing specialist Cranford Group, shares 5 of the biggest challenges and – […]
Five myths about apprenticeships busted
Grant Thornton’s Talent Solutions Director, David Hare takes the opportunity to dispel some myths on the Apprenticeship Levy and encourage everyone to embrace apprenticeships as part of a wider talent strategy… We have passed the two-year anniversary of the Apprenticeship Levy and I still meet clients who haven’t embraced the opportunity. I hear “it’s all […]
GUEST BLOG: Workplace change management – The importance of taking your people with you
Effective change management is necessary for businesses to survive and thrive so it’s important to overcome the obstacles that change can present as quickly as possible. Ann Clark, Managing Director of Claremont has shared her thoughts on the topic… Workplace change can be one of the most difficult changes to manage, as revisions to working practices, […]
Exploring the art of effective communication
Communication is an important part of any business. The wrong interpretation of a message can have huge ramifications. People may think communication is just about talking but there is so much more that we convey when speaking. This article highlights some aspects to consider for more effectivecommunicationin the workplace. One of the important parts of […]
INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: Green Commute Initiative
Bike Week is taking place this week, therefore it’s time to introduce Green Commute Initiative as a staff benefit to your employees. Reduce car parking issues, local congestion and poor air quality by encouraging more employees to commute to work by bike. There’s no £1,000 limit so your team can get any bike they like including […]
GUEST BLOG: ‘Warts and all’ is the best form of recruitment
By Gary Berney, Marketing Manager, HireUp You’re trying to attract the best talent to your company, so you make sure you put your best foot forward, talking about the benefits of working for your company, the cool working environment, the central location, etc, etc. They are all worth mentioning but a lot of candidates will […]