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Employer Branding

The Contingent Army: Employers Failing to Up-Skill Vital Workforce

As the influence of technology continually transforms the way we live and work, the workforce and the skills needed from it are changing too. The rise of increasingly diverse and fluid ways of working – often enabled by technology – has allowed the contingent workforce to flourish. From contractors to freelancers to volunteers, today this…

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Employer Branding

Is Burnout a Real “Thing” or Just a Myth?

Looking after our employees’ mental health has become a priority for many companies and rightly so. While we want our staff to be as productive as possible, the last thing we want is presenteeism or even worse “burnout”. But is “burnout” an actual “thing”? Well, it’s been recognized by The World Health Organisation (WHO) as…

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Employer Branding

Dyslexia at Work: 10 Ways Employers Can Help

According to the British Dyslexia Association (BDA), dyslexia affects approximately 10% of the British population. Therefore, around 2.9 million workers are living with this learning difficulty, meaning it’s incredibly likely that a current or future employee will be dyslexic. Understandably, revealing a learning difficulty can be a daunting prospect in the workplace and this anxiety can hold back those…

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Employer Branding

Coming Home to the Office: The Case for Eschewing Remote Working

A Skype meeting from the beach; Slacking your colleagues from your sofa; a Zoom meeting in your favorite wine bar. Digital nomads – and remote workers – can certainly enjoy some serious flexibility thanks to modern technology. And the latest stats from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the appetite for working remotely…

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Employer Branding

How to Create a Strong EVP in the Middle East and Africa

They’re one of the biggest manufacturers of confectionery in the world and while you might think its global brand means talent attraction would be the least of their worries – guess what? They have their own challenges too. Today we talk with one of the largest corporations in the world about some of the challenges…

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Workplace

Navigating the Gig Economy: Tips for Independent Workers

You’ve heard of the gig economy — a buzzword otherwise known as the sharing economy, on-demand workforce, or independent workers. These days it’s reshaping the way many people work and opening employment doors that weren’t available a decade ago. Workers are shifting from working a classic 9 to 5 job to freelance work, making the…

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Workplace

5 Things You Need For the Perfectly Productive Home Office

Company culture has evolved from the weeklong 9-5 and more employers are letting their staff work from home. This allows businesses to give their employees a fair work/life balance and in turn promote diversity and productivity within the team – two major things people look for nowadays on the new job hunt. So whether your…

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Talent Acquisition

Should we be Charging Candidates in Skill Short Markets to Find Them Their Next Role?

Since the worldwide recession of 2008-2011 most markets and sectors have tended to be very candidate short and therefore there is an undercurrent of sought after candidates knowing they are king or queen; to some it can cause a real headache to their recruiters who often reach the end of a lengthy interview/recruitment process to…

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Employer Branding

Delivering a Meaningful Employer Brand

In a world where image is everything and reputations are measured in shares, tweets, and comments for everyone to see, building a strong employer brand has never been more important. Indeed, the business benefits of a robust EVP simply can’t be refuted. According to LinkedIn, companies with stronger employer brands see a 43% decrease in…