Succession Planning: Lessons businesses can learn from the Japanese monarchy
The Crown Prince Naruhito’s ascension to the throne as Emperor of Japan earlier this year exemplifies why succession planning is crucial for every business, regardless...
Human resources
How to improve collaboration within the workforce
Whether employees are working in an office, a co-working space, or remotely from home or abroad, ensuring there is strong...
Non-Executive Directors: Everything you need to know (and why NEDs matter)
With new legislation coming into place, the FCA requires that all AFMs must have a minimum of two independent directors...
Essential tips to prevent workplace accidents
It doesn’t matter where you work; accidents can always happen. Whether you operate a busy construction site, run the local...
Is a shortage of technical talent stifling the growth of UK businesses?
Few business decision makers need convincing of the importance of IT in the digital workplace. However, anecdotal evidence suggests that unlike technology, skilled computer staff...
How can flexible working attract talent in a competitive market?
The UK has an extremely competitive recruitment market; it is often very difficult for businesses to attract and retain the employees they need to support...
What you need to know about employee benefit trends
When it comes attracting and retaining a productive workforce, employee benefits are often overlooked as a critical factor in attracting and keeping great employees (and...
How to get the most out of health and safety software
Employee safety has risen to prominence in the last 50 years to become a major function of modern human resources departments. This is due in...
What support should you offer to bereaved employees?
It’s never easy when somebody you know loses someone close to them, but it can be particularly difficult if you’re an employer and one of...
How to boost your teams work ethic and confidence (to create better results)
The secret behind a successful business is a mix of many different factors. However, the human factor is the driving force. Working in a team...
How to attract, pitch and close great employees
You even did your homework on how to run a successful interview and created an interview checklist to ensure it runs smoothly. The third applicant...
3 ways to secure your company’s data (from your employees)
Organisations and companies that spend millions on securing their private data often end up falling prey to hacks and leaks. This is true of massive...
5 ways to attract and retain the best talent
Before you can develop your high performing teams, you first have to put the right teams together and building your dream team does not happen...
4 fundamental principles of human resources you need to know
HR is commonly regarded as necessary for hiring, firing and all the paperwork in between but it is not really seen as an important area...
3 Pieces of software that all your employees need
Whether you have a staff of one or one hundred, your employees are both your best chance of success as well as your weakest links....