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Pokemon Go – Should employers clamp down
Written by Marianne Calnan 0f People Management magazine Popular game prompts questions over use...
The Exit Interview
Once an employee has decided they are leaving it is best practice to arrange an exit interview. An...
What do you do when an influential leader quits?
Many of us have experienced that gut-wrenching moment when a senior leader i.e. that someone who is responsible for employee relationships resigns.
Brexit – What now for your recruitment?
Whichever way you voted and whatever you feel about how the referendum has ended, we are now...
UK employment at record high….but employers will have to pay for it!
The UK has its highest ever employment rate of 74%, with a record 31.4 million people in...
Homophobia in the workplace is an employer liable?
Following the attacks at an Orlando nightclub the question is where is this behaviour allowed to...
UEFA Euro 2016 how to handle it…
With UEFA Euro 2016 Cup just around the corner, employers need to keep an eye out for staff...
Rebuilding Your Staff Employee By Employee
Minimal employees have become the bane of business. These employees do just enough to get by and no more. A business with good market share and potential, a good strategy but with poor results then it almost always points to minimal employees. Sometimes owners/management see this but often it takes an outsider to point it out. Once this is understood to be the problem the question is – How to be rid of these bottom-feeders and get some good people in their place? The answer is to build it employee by employee. The following are some key concepts when considering a personnel ‘upgrade’:
How to Approach the Exit Interview
A lot can be learnt for exit interviews. Exit interviews are not a waste of time, although many deem them to be. It is an important exercise in order to determine if there is anything you can do differently going forward with our remaining team. It is important to remain impartial during the interview, and to ensure a balance between obtaining the relevant information whilst allowing the departing employee the positive closure they need.
36% report pay rise, whilst 3% have salaries slashed
36% of people have had a pay rise this year according to Mori iPSOS. Out of the 1600 people who were surveyed, one-in-three report their pay to have been frozen this year, while 3 percent are suffering a pay cut. Although 64 percent are reporting their pay to have been revised higher, only 23 percent are reporting an increase of more than 2%.