Whilst experience, qualifications and skills are very important factors to consider when interviewing a candidate; their personal characteristics are also very important and is often overlooked. This blog will discuss 5 essential characteristics to look for when recruiting a candidate.
This article discusses 5 essential elements of effective employee onboarding that benefits the new starter and the business.
A recent study shows that employee turnover is as much as 50% in the first 18 months of employment. And the primary reason you ask? The simple answer:
A poor onboarding experience.
When starting something new (especially a new job), you are thrown into the deep end and overloaded with an abundance of information, which usually goes in through one ear and out the other. What can you as an employer do to help prevent this?
This blog will show you the ropes of onboarding and to do so, I will be taking a deep dive into the DO’S and the DON’T’S of an Onboarding Process.
Having a good employee retention strategy ensures that you keep high performers within your business and waives the expense of recruiting new employees. Retaining talent is a process that some small businesses struggle with and is critical for an organisation’s success.
Due to talent shortages, it is becoming increasingly difficult for businesses to hire, meaning that retaining talent should be a top priority for every business, no matter the industry.
Nowadays, the workplace may not necessarily be confined to the office. The work from home arrangement that transpired in the beginning of lockdown provided employees the much-needed flexibility to allow employees to continue to work through lockdowns and as a result, more people are working remotely even in the aftermath of the pandemic.
Read this blog post to learn 5 ways your workplace can support remote workers and their mental health.
As the end of financial year rolls around, you may get queries and concerns from staff regarding inflation and CPI (Consumer Price Index), particularly if you are engaging in remuneration discussions like pay rises.
To ensure you are on the front foot, we’ve pulled together a quick ‘cheat-sheet’ with the facts and details you need to know.
Workplace policies and procedures - the crux of HR admin. Employers don’t want to write them, and employees aren’t too enthused about reading them.
And yes, while these documents might not be the most exciting document to draft and proofread, it is actually easier than you think. And the benefits of having policies and procedures in place far outweigh the costs.
Today, we’ll be going through the most important elements for writing your Policies and Procedures, to ensure your business is ready for the next financial year.
EOFY is the perfect time to reset your HR and consider any changes to remuneration in your business. Whether that is handing out pay rises, preparing a benchmarking document or coordinating separate performance and salary review meetings for the upcoming financial year.
Don’t make the mistake of undervaluing your employees and the importance of remuneration. Here’s my top 4 remuneration tips for business success this financial year.
