Employee retention is a hot topic in business right now. With the UK’s employment figures at their highest since comparable records began in 1971, employers are having to work increasingly hard to hang on to their best staff. Add in the fact that Brexit is looming and global competition is fierce, and it is easy…
The history of discrimination and male-dominance is evident within the accounting industry, but times have changed. Today, according to Catalyst, more than half (61.3%) of all accountants and auditors are women. This is a staggering increase from the 39% they had in 1983, which at that time was considered a giant step forward. But while this…
Ambitious employees want to develop into leaders at work. They want to grow and prosper in your business. So your reputation for developing employees into leaders, managers and more, is pivotal, and might just be the most important aspect of your employment brand. We’re with Morgan Hoogvelt, the Global Director of Talent Acquisition at ESAB…
The average UK employee spends 37 hours a week at work and with job roles occupying such a large chunk of our time, feeling comfortable while working has never been more important. Some companies go to extreme lengths to put employee satisfaction at the heart of their workplace design. For instance, tech titan Microsoft invested in treehouses for its employees,…
The mental health crisis amongst university students is extremely worrying, but it is often forgotten that graduates can struggle post-university once they’ve entered the workforce, too. Whilst there is clearly still work to be done to ensure students are receiving adequate support at university, there is, even more, to be done to ensure graduates are…