EU Settlement Scheme: time for UK businesses to prepare for Brexit
Is your HR team supporting EU citizens in preparation for the UK’s withdrawal from the EU? Read our guide and make sure your staff fill in the correct paperwork before the deadline in 2021. With the UK set to sever its ties with the European Union on 29 March, major changes are set to ripple through the UK workforce. While […]
Business benefits: what do employees really want?
In an employee-led labour market, businesses carefully guard details of their benefits packages to maintain competitive advantage. But without a point of comparison, companies must look internally to discover what will entice and secure talented staff. Despite growth slowdown and Brexit fears, the UK labour market is more vibrant than ever. While this is good news for those looking for their […]
It is time to rethink your pension communications?
How can HR make pensions communications more relevant, engaging and impactful? Here are eight research-backed tips… According to the British Confederation of Industry and Aegon, just one in 10 companies are satisfied with their employees’ level of engagement with pensions. Many HR professionals want to change this. Pensions are an important employee benefit, they support recruitment […]
Why office culture is the most valuable employee benefit
Hit the right note, and the uptake on, and engagement with the benefits your organisation has to offer will see the return on minimal and passive investment. Often the case though, the benefits offered don’t hit the right note and instead please some but not the others. The latter feel as though they are missing […]
Driving network innovation: how HR remains vital for digital transformation
CEOs today not only expect their CHROs to secure them the best digital talent in a tough market, but to also champion innovation and disruption across the business. Are HR leaders doing enough to meet these requirements? Digital transformation is happening at a quicker pace than ever before. Businesses around the world, in all sectors, are devoting more […]
Taking control of your career journey: preparing for future skills
How can employers and employees prepare for a future demand in skills, particularly when they may not even exist yet? Well, one thing’s for sure, collaboration will be key to ensure the sustainable evolution of the modern workplace. Skill sets change over time. They always have; they always will. Assessing the impact of this is part […]
Connecting candidate, employee and customer experience through a strong culture
Ahead of the 5th Annual Spring UNLEASH Conference & Expo, we spoke to Danielle Harmer, Chief People Officer at Metro Bank, about joining up the experiences of candidates, employees and customers through company culture. Danielle will be leading a roundtable discussion on this topic on Day 2 of the conference (20th March) at 11:15am on […]
Are leaders really committed to talent development?
Are senior leaders only paying lip service to talent development? If so, it may be wasting time, money and be jeopardising the success of your programme. Discover tips on how to gain real commitment from the important people in your organisation. A talent development strategy may feel like it is yours to deliver but it […]
How to support LGBT+ employees throughout the year
Businesses have realised the importance and profitability of working with the LGBT+ communities. But employers should recognise that popping up during Pride and disappearing for the rest of the year is unhelpful. Support for LGBT+ employees must be provided on a consistent basis throughout the year. There has been an increasing need for businesses to […]
The danger of cognitive biases in the aviation industry
At Academics’ Corner we feature the best HR researchers that tell you what they’ve found and what you need to do differently on the back of the research. If you’re an academic with a relevant story, please get in touch on academicscorner@hrzone.com. We all make decisions every day. Get up now or grab an extra few […]
Rise to the top: how to nurture successful teams
Performance management strategies would benefit from embracing Carol Dweck’s theory: developing a growth mindset that actively encourages talent to learn and improve. Imagine a world in which ‘know-it-alls’ are replaced with ‘learn-it-alls’. Not a bad vision, is it? As a topic of conversation in the HR world, it’s encouraging to see that ongoing learning is increasingly being […]
Transformational HR: why we need a people-centred approach
We hear about transformation all the time, and mainly it’s about digital transformation. The next wave of automation, technology that’s more virtual, slick and seamless – that kind of thing. A big programme is built, maybe a division setup for it and then we unleash our plans on our people and the world. It seems like the […]
How can HR travel the right road to future work?
In the first of this three-part series, Mike Hammer – aka ‘The Gig Doctor’ – defines a mapping process for HR leaders on the road to future work. Road signs and people skills necessary to survive and thrive with future work environments are offered. His hope with this series is to help HR professionals and […]
Technology to boost team blend and performance
Advances in technology are enabling employers to select teams with a complementary blend of skills, experience and personality – vital when it comes to improving business performance. Research by Gallup shows that highly engaged business units achieve a 10% increase in customer metrics and a 20% increase in sales. But this balance can be difficult to achieve. A poorly blended […]
Onboarding: How to succeed with your remote team
Hiring a remote candidate poses unique recruitment issues, so you need to search for dedicated and motivated workers, preferably with prior experience working remotely, who seem like a good fit for your culture. Hiring checks will be for nought if you don’t apply the same care and special remote consideration to your employee onboarding process. Remote employees are […]
Good Work Plan: what are the implications for employers?
Changes in the law regarding employment rights will come into force on 6 April 2020, so it’s vital that HR teams prepare well in advance. After the flurry of announcements at the end of last year about the outcome of the Taylor Review, the Employment Rights (Employment Particulars and Paid Annual Leave) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (SI […]
How women can succeed: changing gender perceptions
Many acknowledge there is a gender diversity problem in Britain’s boardrooms, in fact less than 5% of executive directors at FTSE 250 index companies are female. But what are the reasons for the imbalance? Perhaps men have better leadership qualities? Our latest research suggests not. Indeed it shows that, contrary to popular opinion, male and female leaders […]
Company transition: three ways HR leaders can get on the right road
HR leaders need to find ways to support employees during periods of company transition – with the best strategies built into an organisation’s overall culture, not hastily created at the last minute. Over 50 major retail chains went bankrupt in 2017 – up from 47 filings in 2016 and 30 in 2014. It seems as though retailers across the nation are […]
What really happens in leadership coaching sessions?
Do organisations really understand the value of leadership coaching and how can employees get the most out of the experience? Increasingly I find the stated objectives of coaching (what we have to tell the organisation in order to get the investment) are out of sync with what we’ll actually be working on and where the actual value […]
Why do we naturally delegate based on personality?
The ability to delegate effectively is the cornerstone of excellent leadership, so why does it so often become clouded by poor personal judgement. This article examines ways to avoid the personality trap and become a better delegator. Whether we like it or not, we naturally delegate based on personality. Put another way, would we really […]
