GUEST BLOG: Maximising the usefulness of the employee engagement survey
Glint’s Steven Buck examines how the employee satisfaction survey can be a valuable tool… Every organisation wants their employees to feel happy with their day-to-day demands and work-life balance. These, after all, are essential ingredients to boosting productivity levels. But how can HR get a real sense of satisfaction levels in the workplace? Traditional survey […]
Join your peers at the Training & Development Summit
Are you joining us at the Training & Development Summit next month? It takes place on May 20th & 21st at Whittlebury Hall, Northamptonshire and is entirely free for you to attend. Simply register your place here in order to:- – Meet new innovative and budget-saving suppliers – Learn via our series of seminar sessions […]
AELP calls for apprenticeship levy rethink
The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) has called for the removal of the highest and degree level apprenticeships from the scope of funding for the apprenticeship levy. The body says funding for these apprenticeships should instead be consistent with whatever the Post 18 Education and Funding Review proposes for full time higher education […]
HR admin skills way below par among UK workforce
A survey by global payroll and HR services has revealed that only 12% of HR admin tasks are possible on mobile devices, with 49% still being completed offline. Looking into the extent of digitisation of the workplace, the survey by SD Worx also found that just 13% of UK employees submit expenses only on mobile, […]
Network your way to success at the Training & Development Summit
Meet with the country’s leading training and development solution providers this May at the Training & Development Summit. 20 & 21 May 2019 – Whittlebury Hall, Northamptonshire This two-day event will give you the opportunity to meet with innovative and budget-saving suppliers, face-to-face, based on your own individual requirements. No time wasted. And no hard […]
What’s the most successful employee referral bonus?
Referrals are a key part of any recruitment and retention strategy. Working with TA/HR teams, we’re often asked what referral bonus size or type is most effective. Companies tend to tier referral bonuses based on two simple criteria: Level of seniority the role entails – the more senior the role, the higher the referral bonus. […]
GUEST BLOG: Ways to improve mental health within the workplace
Mental health is a huge focus in the media currently and rightly so. According to figures nearly one in four adults in the UK will experience some form of mental health issues every single year with nearly one in six of us experiencing a common mental health problem on a weekly basis. With anxiety and […]
Do you offer Leadership Development solutions? We want to hear from you!
Each month on HR Briefing we’re shining the spotlight on a different part of the human resources sector – and in April we’ll be focussing on Leadership Development solutions. It’s all part of our new ‘Recommended’ editorial feature, designed to help HR industry professionals find the best products and services available today. So, if you’re a supplier of Leadership […]
Managers back apprenticeships as concerns over targets raised
Managers back apprenticeships for workers of all ages as a way to overturn the long-term employer underinvestment in skills, according to a survey by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). Of the 1,640 managers surveyed, 88% believe the Apprenticeship Levy should be spent on apprenticeships for all ages. Seven in 10 (69%) say that they would […]
63% of managers still haven’t heard of the apprenticeship levy
93% of UK business owners and managers still say they won’t or don’t know if they’ll be making use of the levy, despite only having until May to spend their initial funds. Findings from CIPD course providers, DPG, also found that well over half of their respondents hadn’t even heard of the levy. DPG says the data highlights the need […]
