Happy New Decade

Posted in: HR Updates on 07/01/2020 Not only have we entered a New Year but also a brand-new decade. As we say goodbye to 2019 many of us will be adjusting back to working life which can be challenging no matter how much we love our jobs. Personally, I take full advantage of the lie-ins, overindulgence and lack of routine during the ...

The Stress Test – The Changing Face of Psychometric Assessment

Posted in: HR Updates on 17/12/2019 With 85%[1] of decision-makers within HR admitting their organisation has made a bad hire and 39% of employers admitting that their candidate interviewing and assessment procedures could be improved, how relevant is psychometric testing to the modern workplace? Legal Island talks to Heather Angioli...

Health, Wellbeing and Data

Posted in: HR Updates on 05/12/2019 Last week I attended a breakfast briefing on a data driven approach to health and wellbeing. This was a timely event given that I am about to embark on our health and wellbeing plan for the year ahead. It is essential that employers adopt a holistic approach to health and wellbeing but at a minimum...

The Changing Face of Work

Posted in: HR Updates on 04/12/2019 UK businesses are in the midst of an epidemic – and that is employee disengagement. Only 11% of UK employees are highly engaged[1], which means the other 89% aren’t delivering for your business or your customers.It has also been reported that as many as 1 in 10 regularly feel miserable at work[2] ...

Creating Inclusive Workforces

Posted in: HR Updates on 04/12/2019 While diversity has been on the radar of smart businesses for a long time now, with its links to productivity clear, a recent CIPD report[1] suggests employers may be preoccupying themselves with diversity metrics at the expense of building a truly inclusive workforce.With National Inclusion Week n...

Suspension; Whistleblowing and Covert Recordings and Agency Workers – Lessons from Key Cases

Posted in: HR Updates on 20/11/2019 2019 has been a year of all things Brexit – it feels as though it has consumed everything, however employment cases are continuing to be heard and interesting decisions delivered – decisions which Employers should take note of and learn from. In this article we will explore a few of these cases and...

Is Your Commute to Work Killing Your Productivity?

Posted in: HR Updates on 11/11/2019 For eight years from 2011 to 2019 I endured a daily rush hour commute to and from work in Belfast. I would arrive into work most mornings in a state of anxiety, totally wound up from my hellish experience and giving off to the first person I saw about the nightmare traffic or an accident on the M2....

‘Happy’ Holidays: The Growing Problem of Workplace Separation Anxiety

Posted in: HR Updates on 06/11/2019 The statutory right to holiday pay was introduced back in the 1930s, but nearly 100 years on it seems people are struggling, more than ever, to take the time off that they are entitled to. And for those that do, the pressure of an ‘always on’ work culture means their precious annual holiday is ofte...

Tools and Tips for Presenting and facilitating Impactful Sessions

Posted in: HR Updates on 23/10/2019 Presentation and facilitation skills are an essential talent to master for many different situations. It doesn’t matter if it is for business updates, learning sessions, meetings, conferences or the dreaded best man speech, some principles and good habits can be learned and best be followed. In th...

How to spot if your employees are disengaged

Posted in: HR Updates on 15/10/2019 Engagement levels globally and in the UK in particular, are chronically low with as many as 92% being disengaged on some level whether that be ‘not engaged’ or ‘actively disengaged’. With these levels being so high it means the likelihood is you will be employing a least one person who isn’t delive...