If you are a HR Manager, you already know how hectic the summer can get, with employee leave one of the main issues to handle. But with the pressures that come with it every year, surely employees who hold off on their summer holiday entitlements are doing you a favour? Actually, that is not necessarily true.
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Temperatures are rising. The sun is shining brighter for longer. And the annual pilgrimage to some exotic destination is almost upon us. But is the HR Department really set for the influx of annual leave requests? Hopefully yes, but if not, there are still some steps to take to ease the pressure of the summer vacation season.
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Technology has been adopted in practically every area of life, from home management to the way we work and do business. In recent years, HR has made use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in their recruitment strategies. But while that move has brought clear advantages, there are some risks to be aware of.
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If there is one fact today that highlights how much work has changed, it is remote working. The remote workforce is growing, and where once working away from the office was seen as a nice perk, it’s now become a necessary option that HR needs to embrace.
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Another year over and a new one has just begun. But while HR personnel everywhere enjoy their hard-earned break around over the Christmas period, they are now focused on tackling the many HR challenges that they are set to face in 2019
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Christmas – a time for festivities and fun, but for many HR departments it’s often a time when employee leave headaches rear up. Nobody wants a ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ ruining the festive cheer – but of course, it doesn’t have to! There are simple ways to ensure managing staff holidays over the Christmas period is a stress-free experience.
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It’s not the first method you’d associate with recruitment, but storytelling is fast establishing itself as the most important element in effective talent acquisition. Why? It’s all about communicating with a new generation that wants to be inspired and be part of something.
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On the surface, a Human Resources Department is just another administrative arm of a business. But increasingly, HR is being seen as something much more significant. In fact, many see it as a business partner whose potential can help lead a business to the next level.
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It’s the time of year when we all like to hear ghoulish tales of things going bump in the night. But Halloween is not just about haunted houses and terrifying howls in dark woods; Human Resources departments have their own office horror stories to tell too.
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Staff are on their long-yearned-for summer holidays and, when they return, they will be rested, refreshed and ready to hit the ground running – or so you think! The reality can be very different, with employees suffering from ‘Back To Work Blues’ that can significantly affect their performance.
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