Coronavirus has affected female hiring and job confidence
The coronavirus pandemic has had a major impact on the professional lives of women in the UK, according to new data from LinkedIn.
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How to find the best HR IT needle in the tech haystack
With so many HR apps and other IT solutions on offer, just how can you find the best one for you?
Now is the time to check your furlough claims
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) were programmes introduced by HMRC at remarkable speed to help individuals and businesses impacted by COVID-19. Inevitably when claims are made in a rush and under huge pressure, mistakes occur. Also, sadly, when a recession hits the likelihood of fraud tends to increase.
Diversity and inclusion key to agility post-pandemic
Businesses are keen to increase their workforce agility in response to the coronavirus pandemic and the majority believe that increasing diversity and creating an inclusive culture is a key way to achieve this, according to new research.
Relevance: the key to organisational engagement
Employees within your organisation — no matter where they rank in the org chart — are a lot like the customers of today. Rather than being interested in communications that are all about telling the company story (i.e., “Look at what we did/are doing as a company”), they’re much more interested in what’s in it for them.
Recognition most effective way of re-engaging workforce
More recognition would be the most effective way to re-engage the workforce following the coronavirus pandemic according to a survey from engagement software provider Achievers.
Majority of firms considering ‘meet-up’ spaces rather than full-time offices
More than three in four UK business managers feel that 'collaborative' workspaces will be most suitable for their organisation post-lockdown, according to new research.
Remote support and supervision - how to keep development apace for junior employees
As employers have had to adapt to the new, remote normal, many junior employees have reported feeling that communication, supervision and support has reduced.
Coronavirus school routine costing parents two working days each month
Due to coronavirus safety measures, parents are spending an extra 46 minutes on average every day preparing their children for school according to new research from Vita Health Group.
UK facing 450,000 job losses this autumn
Nearly half a million redundancies could be seen this autumn alone in the UK according to estimates from the Institute for Employment Studies (IES).
Beyond the Zoom boom - training in a post-COVID world
When COVID-19 closed the door on most face-to-face interaction, the world switched to webinars, conference calls, and other forms of remote communication. Unfortunately, not every corporate function seamlessly transitioned from in-person to virtual. HR and learning & development teams faced the challenge of translating existing face-to-face training sessions into compelling virtual experiences.
