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Managing Costs Whilst Retaining Top Performers
It is understandable that employers are struggling to retain their stars when they are not in a financial position to provide the opportunities of promotions or monetary perks such as commissions and bonus’.
Four Trends Affecting Staffing Right Now
As we approach the end of the year and predictions for the year ahead begin to appear, we’ve made note of some of the current staffing trends that are having an effect on employment and recruiting.
Are Property Prices to Blame for London’s Skills Shortage?
It’s generally regarded that there is a skill shortage in the UK. Some believe the problem is more severe than others. Within technology globally 53% of managers reported a skills shortage in 2015.
Creating a Work-Life Balance
It can be difficult to define what equates to a reasonable work life balance. If you find it a challenge to juggle the demands of your career, and your down time out of the workplace, you are not alone.
Employee Retention: Creating a Culture of Engagement and Trust
The basis to any successful organization is a high level of engagement amongst employees. Improved performance and productivity is amongst many other fundamental attributes that employee engagement contributes to. Ultimately, employee engagement contributes significantly to retention.
SMEs Are Responsible for 15.6million UK Jobs
The Office of National Statistics have released new figures showing us that Britain’s small and medium enterprises are responsible for an increasing number (15.6 million currently, compared to 15.2 million last year) of jobs.
Are You Listening?
Innovation. We know it’s important for competitive advantage, but are we tackling it in the most efficient way? Apparently not, according to idea management software firm Wazoku who conducted a report that found employers are missing out on 18,000 innovative ideas every year because they don’t listen to their employees.
Employment Law Update: November 2015
Snowballs and open fires aside, winter isn’t all fun and games. Dark mornings and dark...
Creating Camaraderie at the Office
Office ActivitiesIncorporating activities into your working day is a great way of freshening up...
Managing Workplace Stress
In a time when ambition and career progression is becoming ever more prevalent amongst the working...
