Payroll
If you’re wondering whether outsourcing provides more benefits than having an in-house team, take a look at all the ways outsourcing can be more effective.
The Apprentice
In the 2015 Queens speech, the Government set out to create 3 million new apprenticeships by 2020. As part of the Enterprise Bill, apprenticeships would gain the same legal treatment of degrees. ‘The Richard Review’ brings new standards being developed by ‘trailblazers’ and new funding trialled giving employers greater control over spend on training delivery.
Respecting Your “Me” Time
I always like to think I give 100% to everything I do. For most of my career I thought the best way to do this was to work every hour I could. I would look back proudly after any given week and I think,
Ring out the old, ring in the new!
We thought 2013 was busy with the introduction of Real Time Information (RTI). Looking back it now seems a doddle, but ever a hope that the wrinkles will disappear along with ‘disputed charge’, ‘duplicates’, and ‘misbalance’!
6 Technology Predictions that will impact the world of HR & Payroll
Welcome to the future! I am back with a new blog, this time I look at 6 technology predictions over the next 5 years that will impact the world of HR & Payroll. Who knows where we’ll be in 2020?
5 ways the resume is changing in modern recruitment
Before the advent of the internet, applying for jobs was a fairly straightforward process. Candidates would keep paper copies of their resume on hand, and when they found open positions, they would send a resume in the post or drop it off in person and hope for a call back about a job interview.
Top tips for improving employees’ productivity
HR professionals deal with a lot of challenges on a daily basis, but at the root of it, the primary goal is to maintain a high level employee retention and productivity.
5 tips for finding your most productive work time
Many of us work long hours, often 40 hours per week is just a minimum. Shouldn’t we know how to make the most of those hours? How can we maximise all that we accomplish?
Paying the living wage: Retail & Hospitality
Paying the living wage isn’t optional for survival, but neither should it be a problem.
5 tips that will boost your productivity
Is it just me, or are we all waking up wishing there were a few more minutes in the day to get through our ‘To-Do’ lists? The goal, of course, is to complete as many of them as possible without feeling completely stressed out. Since time’s one thing we can’t get more of, we’ve got to use our minutes as efficiently as possible.
National Work Life Week 2015: Fitting Work and Life Together
This week we celebrate National Work-Life Week 2015, this annual event, run by Working Families, aims to highlight benefits of work-life balance for employees so they are engaged, motivated and productive at work.
5 things to look for when recruiting via social media
The initial challenge of recruiting can be divided into two important parts - first is the step of sourcing, or finding potential candidates for employment, and second is evaluating whether they're a good fit. HR offices everywhere are looking for new, innovative strategies for improving in both of those areas.
5 Strategies for Building an Exceptional Company Culture
At all places of business, large and small, there's a growing expectation that HR's role is to increase employee retention and productivity. A productive workforce is the lifeblood of a successful company. If your employees are willing to stay in their positions and work hard, your business is more likely to make money.