Providing (much needed) Clarity to SAP’s S/4HANA Payroll Roadmap

While the migration to SAP S/4HANA is gaining pace, companies using SAP ECC Human Capital Management (HCM) to run HR and payroll are lagging behind. And for good reason. While SAP is totally committed to its S/4HANA and the Success Factors HCM platform, it will take up to a decade to replicate the depth of […]
Complimentary 90-minute in-house virtual workshop (for up to 16 of your staff)

Are you planning to organise virtual leadership, management or personal development training for your staff in 2023? 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 interactive virtual training Leading Edge […]
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 […]