In this agile era, in which the biggest difference between two products or services often comes down to branding, businesses need to renew their focus on their strongest resource: their people. Whether you’re an HR team lead or a sales leader, maintaining a high-quality salesforce is one of the biggest challenges you’re likely to face…
Some companies have won awards for their employee mental health policies, others have just got the bare minimum in place to ensure they and their staff are covered, while shockingly some organizations haven’t even considered putting one in place. So what should an employee mental health policy include and why? Well luckily for you, we’ve…
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The Race to Close the Tech Gap
An anticipated 8.6 million new tech jobs are expected to emerge over the next decade. This is a startling statistic for modern companies to digest, especially as they already face challenges to fill existing tech and IT jobs due to a growing shortage of digital talent. In an attempt to combat the skills gap, many…
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Upskilling the Workforce
Employers are increasingly finding ways to upskill existing staff rather than recruiting new staff for their organizations. We know that good employees value development opportunities and will seek other opportunities in order to expand their knowledge and skill sets if they can’t meet their needs at work. This incentivizes employers to focus on staff retention…
Some organizations pay thousands, or even hundreds of thousands to get professionals to help them define their Employer Value Proposition (EVP) but there are ways to do it yourself in-house. Here are five tips on how to create an EVP on a budget: Start by defining your company’s values. What are the things that are most…
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How to Make Employees Happy
Successful businesses have three things in common: an excellent leader, satisfied customers, and happy employees. Compensation can only keep employees long enough. But a positive work environment with attractive perks and benefits to supplement their salary can make happy employees stay for longer. Treat your employees as your first-level customers because that’s what they are.…
Balancing work with parenting duties can be a serious struggle. For new mums, making the transition back to work after maternity leave can be a difficult process. To understand more about the struggles working mothers face during this time, and how businesses can best support them, HR training providers DPG have recently surveyed 1,000 UK…
While all recruitment decisions are important, choosing the right executive leaders or board members can be one of the most challenging tasks a company can face. Senior appointments can have a significant impact on the strategic direction of a business and on the levels of employee engagement and motivation to deliver the planned vision of…
While every company has a duty to offer its employees support if they are dealing with a mental health issue, there are certain things your staff can do for themselves to make sure they are as well as they can be – especially in the workplace. This week our panel of experts share their expert…