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 […]
Addressing apprenticeship drop-out with pre-apprenticeship training
Fleur Sexton, Deputy Lieutenant West Midlands and Managing Director of PET-Xi, discusses improving Qualification Achievement Rates (QAR) by providing pre-apprenticeship training… The opportunities apprenticeships provide continue to grow and diversify. As technology drives rapid change to traditional roles in manufacturing, and with a record number of vacancies in the hospitality and care sector, we need to […]
FAST FORWARD TO THE FUTURE: Your guide to future HR trends
By Sympa We live in an era of constant innovation and change, and this is no different for HR. Yet trying to keep up with HR innovations and future trends while managing your day-to-day work can be exhausting. Sounds familiar? Don’t worry! We’ve summarised the latest knowledge on Human Resources trends in this guide to […]
Selecting a Workforce Management System – Advice and tips before you buy
Organisations are becoming more aware of the benefits that Workforce Management Software Solutions can deliver including; automating time-consuming employee management tasks, increasing employee engagement, improving profitability, ensuring compliance, and getting strategic insights into their business. They are replacing the stand-alone, often manual systems used to manage employee hours and working patterns with integrated software-driven Workforce […]
