5 reasons to have a behavioral based interview

A more science-based approach to interviewing that helps you find the right candidates, while eliminating many of the personal biases on
which you may unconsciously make hiring decisions.

5 reasons to have a behavioral based interview

3 Reasons Why Data Protection Is Crucial for Any Business

There is no question about it, data is at the heart of any business. Regardless of size, businesses rely on data to make informed decisions, track performance, identify solutions, understand customer and market behavior, and improve processes.

3 Reasons Why Data Protection Is Crucial for Any Business

5 ways to protect your workers with PPE this winter

When your employees are working in higher-risk industries where the chance of danger is increased from duties that require working at height, as well as with heavy machinery and powerful tools, the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) may be necessary.

5 ways to protect your workers with PPE this winter

US Unemployment At 3.9%

Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 312,000 in December, and the unemployment rate rose to 3.9 percent.

US Unemployment At 3.9%

Canadian Unemployment Rate At 5.6%

Statistics Canada reported that employment remained steady in December and unemployment also remained at 5.6%.

Canadian Unemployment Rate At 5.6%

Eight steps towards eliminating gender bias in the workplace

Would you expect to be treated differently by clients based on your gender A recent experiment found just that.

Eight steps towards eliminating gender bias in the workplace

5 Ways That HR Can Drive Sales

It can be a huge challenge, but there are a few effective ways that HR can be used to boost sales and help the company to grow.

5 Ways That HR Can Drive Sales

UK - Unemployment At 4.1%

The unemployment rate stands at 4.1% - 0.2% down over the year.

32.48 million people were in work in the August to October 2018 quarter according to the labour force survey (LFS). This was 79,000 more than the previous quarter and 396,000 higher than the same quarter last year.

UK Employment Statistics

How to Create Employee Trust

Mutual trust is an essential part of the relationship between managers and their employees. A natural bond of trust can keep morale and motivation high without your staff feeling like they're under constant pressure or surveillance from those above them.

How to Create Employee Trust

How To Promote A Culture Of Punctuality At Work

Not only does it improve productivity, but it can also lead to a healthier relationship between employees and employers.

How To Promote A Culture Of Punctuality At Work

Smart Technology is Key to Driving Employee Engagement

Senior business leaders must allow their organisations to adapt and evolve to suit the requirements of millennials.

Smart Technology is Key to Driving Employee Engagement

How Portafina's Findings Could Make Your Workforce Healthier

Health is becoming an increasingly important topic of conversation, especially amongst employers.

How Portafina's Findings Could Make Your Workforce Healthier

Australia - Unemployment At 5.0%

Seasonally adjusted, unemployment remained at 5.0% and the number of people in employment rose by 32,800 to 12,671,500.

Australian Employment Statistics

HRM and E-commerce

How are e-commerce and human resources inexorably linked? What methods can be employed so that in-house efficiency will be maximised? 

The Undeniable Relationship Between Effective HRM and Bespoke E-Commerce Solutions

How to Hire the Best Employees for Your Business

A company's employees are the heart and soul of the operations.

How to Hire the Best Employees for Your Business

How To Improve Your Workplace For Your Employees

Your company will have a much easier job recruiting top talent when your business is viewed as a desirable place to work.

How To Improve Your Workplace For Your Employees

An Easy Step-By-Side Guide to Creating Your Ecommerce Strategy

The first step to setting up an online store is to create a strategy.

An Easy Step-By-Side Guide to Creating Your Ecommerce Strategy [Infographic]

Myths Around Stress And How To Deal With Them

The last few decades of scientific research into stress has provided a new and more diverse picture of what stress is, contradicting our previous understanding of stress, its causes and prevention.

Myths Around Stress And How To Deal With Them

Turning the Tide on BI Failure

When does business information become a business disadvantage? Using today's Business Intelligence (BI) tools can be a bit like trying to drink from a fire hydrant - too much information, from all directions, with no control.

Turning the Tide on BI Failure

How to Protect Your Retail Business from Fraud

Running a retail business can leave you wide open to various cases of fraud. You can be attacked from all angles, and it's vital you give yourself all the tools to prevent it.

How to Protect Your Retail Business from Fraud

Why HR is essential when hiring freelancers

More than half of European businesses leave HR out of the loop when hiring self-employed workers.

Making personnel more personal: Why HR is essential when hiring freelancers

Prioritize Building a Culture of Collaboration to Eliminate Workplace Silos

Recent studies have shown that companies that invest in a collaborative culture report stronger revenue growth and happier employees.

Prioritize Building a Culture of Collaboration to Eliminate Workplace Silos

Skills That Need to Find Its Place in Your Business Resume in 2018

Adding random traits and unnecessary details about skills and habits employers have no interest in waters down a resume, making it less impressive.

Skills That Need to Find Its Place in Your Business Resume in 2018

Crisis communication: the power of video during uncertain times

Amidst all of the recent uncertainty, video is quickly emerging as a powerful corporate communication medium.

Crisis communication: the power of video during uncertain times

Fitness In The Workplace: How Employers Can Get Behind It

To get the best from your employees ideally they need to be in optimal health mentally, physically and emotionally.

Fitness In The Workplace: How Employers Can Get Behind It

Seven Tips To Successful Working Relationships In a Family Business

Brookman Solicitors reveal the seven tips to successful working relationships in a family business based on a recent relationship survey of over 1000 individuals.

Seven Tips To Successful Working Relationships In a Family Business

Winning the war on talent: improving employee experiences to drive business value

Great benefits and cool office perks are no longer enough, employees want simple digital experiences that make work, work better for them.

Winning the war on talent: improving employee experiences to drive business value

How To Be Communication Savvy In The Digital Age

This article explains why you need to be flexible and adaptable with communication in the digital age.

How To Be Communication Savvy In The Digital Age

Recruitment difficulties to continue

Potential candidates are being put off using recruitment agencies because of concerns about receiving details of irrelevanr jobs

Recruitment difficulties to continue

6 bad meeting habits which could be silencing introverts

Whether the workplace atmosphere is dominated by a loud CEO, a talkative sales exec or Brenda in accounts, there can often be a clear line drawn in the sand between introverts and extroverts.

6 bad meeting habits which could be silencing introverts

How Businesses Can Help Employees With Student Debt

Over 50% of employees with student debt claim that their student debt makes it hard for them to focus on their job.

How Businesses Can Help Employees With Student Debt

Ensuring Your Staff Are Prepared For Work Travel

Workers travelling cross-country and internationally poses a specific challenge to HR when it comes to ensuring compliance is upheld and standards are followed.

Ensuring Your Staff Are Prepared For Work Travel

5 Key Behavioural Traits of Successful Leaders

It is easy to assume that there are natural leaders, and those who simply aren't up to the task of managing other people, but this just isn't
true.

5 Key Behavioural Traits of Successful Leaders

How to know that you need a bigger office for your employees?

To simplify your decision making, here are five checkboxes to consider when deciding whether to relocate.

How to know that you need a bigger office for your employees?

Tips For Creating a Safe Working Environment

The specialist team at LegalExpert.co.uk explore what HR departments need to consider when creating the ultimate 'safe' working environment that will ensure any prospective candidates are eager to become your next employee!

Tips For Creating a Safe Working Environment

A lesson for businesses on attracting the App Generation

With this new 'app generation' already starting to enter the world of work, businesses must prepare for a whole host of new expectations and digital preferences.

A lesson for businesses on attracting the App Generation

Canada - Ongoing Competition for Talent

Canadian employers are doing more in a competitive job market to recruit and retain recent post-secondary graduates according to a survey of 95 leading Canadian companies.

Ongoing Competition for Talent

It's not me, it's you: re-thinking the exit interview process to transform the employee experience

Think about the last time you left a job. When you had that exit interview with HR, did you come away feeling your feedback was really going to make a difference to the organisation? Or was it just an opportunity to get a few things off your chest that you hadn't been able to put forward until then?

It's not me, it's you: re-thinking the exit interview process to transform the employee experience

DTL Letter to editor in response to Reform report on apprenticeship levy

A newly-published report by the think tank Reform correctly identifies some of the issues raised by the Apprenticeship Levy but is wide of the mark on three counts.

DTL Letter to editor in response to Reform report on apprenticeship levy

Attracting Top Talent: Using Your Design Skills

Have you ever considered the importance of branding and design in attracting top talent to your business?

Attracting Top Talent: Using Your Design Skills

Is Your Job Making You Sleep Deprived?

Sleep is the most vital component to having both an enjoyable and a fruitful day. A Sleep Council study revealed that the industry you work in can greatly affect how you sleep.

Is Your Job Making You Sleep Deprived?

7 tips for building great recruting pitch for local businesses

When you're a local business it's sometimes hard to imagine you can compete with big, national or even international players when it comes to recruiting talent. But there are many ways in which your business offers more to candidates than your larger competitors.

7 tips for building great recruting pitch for local businesses

Canada - PEI Minimum Wage Increases

The Prince Edward Island minimum wage increased by 30 cents to $11.55 per hour on April 1, 2018.

PEI Minimum Wage

Canada - New Brunswick Minimum Wage

New Brunswick's minimum wage has been increased to $11.25 per hour from $11 per hour on April 1 2018.

New Brunswick Minimum Wage

What to Do When an Employee Is Struggling with A Creative Block

Here are several steps, tips and pointers that can be used to help one overcome a creative block.

What to Do When an Employee Is Struggling with A Creative Block

How to Secure a Rewarding Career in Human Resources

Many budding professionals are eager to secure a job in human resources, as it is one of the fast-growing employment fields. Not only that, but it can provide varied tasks and offers a rewarding salary that is above the national average.

How to Secure a Rewarding Career in Human Resources

7 Tips When Negotiating a Job Offer

You finally got the offer. Now what are you going to do about it?

7 Tips When Negotiating a Job Offer

The value of video in employee onboarding

The faster new hires feel welcomed and prepared for their jobs, the faster they will be able to successfully contribute to the business.

The value of video in employee onboarding

Educating Your Employees to Take Cybersecurity Seriously

Here are a few reasons why you need to educate your employees to take cybersecurity seriously, as well as several tips on how to do so with a much
greater efficiency.

Educating Your Employees to Take Cybersecurity Seriously

Are You Listening To Your Employees Enough?

When organisations choose not to listen to their employees, they also decide to forego a hugely valuable resource.

Are You Listening To Your Employees Enough?

Giving negative feedback

How can you be unfailingly courteous and respectful without then also beating around the bush and losing focus and impact?

Giving negative feedback

How to Achieve Success in any Job

There are some things you can do to thrive at work no matter your occupation.

How to Achieve Success in any Job

The future of HR assessment in 2018

Five hot trends shaping the industry.

The future of HR assessment in 2018

The new rules of meeting room etiquette

While much common sense meeting room etiquette remains relevant, advances in technology mean that some of the old, more bureaucratic rules can be thrown out.

The new rules of meeting room etiquette

7 Ways to Increase Employee Engagement for Your Best Workers

In the HR world, we're constantly hearing about employee engagement, for good reason. Workers who are more engaged at work tend to be more calm, confident, positive, inspiring and motivated. Their enthusiasm and commitment also tends to rub off on others around them, boosting teamwork, collaboration and
overall success.

7 Ways to Increase Employee Engagement for Your Best Workers

10 Crucial Signs That Your Startup May Not Work

In spite of all the obstacles and challenges, people are happier when they try to do something for themselves and not work for a corporation.

10 Crucial Signs That Your Startup May Not Work

How To Take Care Of Your Employees' Mental Health

Stress in the workplace is inevitable but its effects can be countered if you have the right processes in place.

How To Take Care Of Your Employees' Mental Health

5 Ways to Manage Employees Who Have More Expertise Than You

Being someone's manager when you know they have the skills and abilities required to be your manager can sometimes feel a little awkward. There's a reason why you were awarded your current position, and you'll need to remember that when things can sometimes feel strange.

5 Ways to Manage Employees Who Have More Expertise Than You

Improve Employee Wellbeing in 2018

Employee initiatives are no longer just a perk to attract talent. They are now becoming a key priority across businesses to improve employee wellbeing and protect their mental health. Every forward-thinking business must therefore strive to create a company culture that allows people to thrive both personally and professionally. Find out how to improve employee wellbeing in 2018.

Improve Employee Wellbeing in 2018

Canada - Ontario Minimum Wage

Ontario’s general minimum wage increased from $11.60 per hour to $14 per hour on January 1, 2018.

Ontario Minimum Wage

Russian Hackers Never Sleep: How To Protect Yourself

The harm caused by hackers is enormous. They steal personal data, banking details and leave the whole system out of order.

Russian Hackers Never Sleep: How To Protect Yourself

The Business Case for Digitising Human Resources

HR sees the benefit of adopting technology to improve its practices, but what if some companies still need convincing? Here are the top four ways digitising HR functions adds value to the organisation.

The Business Case for Digitising Human Resources

Want the Job? Be Passionate About the Industry

No matter what job you are applying for, you need to be passionate about the industry. The more passionate and knowledgeable you are about the industry, the better. Sure, you can get hired without this passion, but if you want to succeed and build a career, you need to have the drive that propels you forward. The passion you need to succeed stems from choosing companies that are either in the industry you love or ones that cater to a cause you care about.

Want the Job? Be Passionate About the Industryc

7 common pitfalls to avoid in your employee experience programme

Compared to customers, employees simply do not have the same opportunities or platforms available to voice their opinions on their experience at work.

7 common pitfalls to avoid in your employee experience programme

Revolutionizing HR Through Intelligent Automation

A recent study found that 72% of HR professionals think lack of automation is slowing things down.

Revolutionizing HR Through Intelligent Automation

How to Turn a Job Loss into an Amazing Career Opportunity

You've reached a turning point, and this turning point has the potential to change your life for the better.

How to Turn a Job Loss into an Amazing Career Opportunity

How to make a career change when you are an entrepreneur

Being an entrepreneur is often seen as a dream career, so many people might wonder why anyone would ever want to change out of it.

How to make a career change when you are an entrepreneur

Emotional Intelligence - The Most Important Element of Employee Evaluation

Various studies have shown that people with high EQ usually have quite a lot of characteristics of a good employee.

Emotional Intelligence - The Most Important Element of Employee Evaluation

The Trends Shaping Recruitment

Some of the cutting edge techniques that recruitment agencies are employing to find the very best candidates who are capable and reliable.

The Trends Shaping Recruitment

Exciting Opportunities for Varied Accounting Careers

Here are a few ways that accounting careers offer different challenges to people who wish to tackle them.

Exciting Opportunities for Varied Accounting Careers

How to recover from a cyber-attack

Ever been fooled by a bogus email?

How to recover from a cyber-attack

The Difficulties Of Being An Introverted Leader

As an introvert, you may wonder how you can successfully be a leader. It can be done, and many introverts have been amongst the best
leaders of all time - but success does not come without hardships.

The Difficulties Of Being An Introverted Leader

UK - How to Check Your Criminal Record before Your Employer Does

Nowadays, employers insist on doing background checks on all new employees.

Employee Tips 101: How to Check Your Criminal Record before Your Employer Does

Preparing To Land Your First Job

Graduating college is exciting and scary for some. It’s a step in the right direction, but most likely you aren’t sure which way you’re going. That’s what you have to figure out once you’ve completed all of your coursework. It’s a normal feeling and not one to be worried about.

Preparing To Land Your First Job

USA - Skin Tone Affects Job Chances

Colorism - discrimination based on skin color - has a significant effect on employment prospects.

Skin Tone Affects Job Chances

Effective Strategies to Boost Cross-Team Collaboration

Many companies bring people with different talents and expertise together to work toward achieving key organizational goals.

Effective Strategies to Boost Cross-Team Collaboration

4 Tips For Handling Difficult Situations At Work

When you're working, you're bound to run into issues. Being in charge is tough because you're the one who has to solve all of the problems. You have to find a way to not stress out and to focus on dealing with one incident at a time.

4 Tips For Handling Difficult Situations At Work

How to Market Your HR Services

Are you an HR company owner or an HR freelancer who wants to attract more clients to your business?

How to Market Your HR Services

The Importance of Human Resources in Construction

For HR professionals, a thorough understanding of recruitment, training, and retention is essential for running an effective human resources department in the construction industry.

The Importance of Human Resources in Construction

5 Things All Employees Should Know About Information Security

Employees often pose the biggest threat to a company's information security. It only takes one wrong click of a button to affect a business's security, finances and reputation.

5 Things All Employees Should Know About Information Security

Responsibilities to Employees if You Buy or Sell a Business

Buying or selling a business affects a lot of people - namely all of the employees that work for or with that business. It's going to be a huge adjustment for them, and you're responsible for facilitating that adjustment. Business is business, but this is an instance in which people need to be put first. If you don't handle the situation properly, things can get bumpy later on down the road. Make sure you're covering your bases when dealing with the employees you're passing off or inheriting.

What Are Your Responsibilities to Employees if You Buy or Sell a Business?

How to Professionally Deny a Raise Request

When an employee comes to you for a raise, it often takes a lot of courage to actually get up and ask the question. The thing is, due to numerous reasons, you might not be ready or willing to increase their salary yet. However, communicating this to an employee is a very difficult and delicate matter. They may not be ready to hear a negative response, and if they do, it may kill their motivation. Here’s how to professionally deny their request and keep them motivated to work hard.

How to Professionally Deny a Raise Request

The Ups and Downs of a Late Career Change

It's no secret that in today's fast-paced world, employees are becoming more disillusioned with the idea of carrying out their entire career within one organisation, or indeed, industry. With many opportunities for adult learning, there is no reason why careers need to stagnate purely because of age.

The Ups and Downs of a Late Career Change

Midlife job search: facts and myths

With an aging global workforce and an economy which has forced many companies to downsize, it's no wonder that many workers over the age of 40 are trying to find a new position.

Midlife job search: facts and myths

Canada - Alberta Minimum Wage

A year ago Alberta's provincial government decided to move towards a minimum wage of $15 per hour by 2018.

Alberta Minimum Wage

Australia - National Minimum Wage

Australia's revised national minimum wage (NMW) was implemented on July 1 2017.

National Minumum Wage

Australia - Year-round thanks essential

79% of Australian employees preferred appreciation by managers all-year round instead of single annual events for recognition such as work anniversaries, performance reviews, or company events.

Year-round thanks essential

Passion Vs Pragmatism: Which One to Follow When Choosing a Career

Choosing passion or pragmatism is never easy and there's no one right answer.

Passion Vs Pragmatism: Which One to Follow When Choosing a Career

How to Create a Friendly Office Environment

Whether your office environment has actually become unpleasant or you simply feel as though things aren't as great as they could be, you have plenty of options to remedy the situation.

How to Create a Friendly Office Environment

4 Challenges American Businesses Face when Outsourcing IT Overseas

Outsourcing overseas has been held up as a gold standard for saving money by relying on world class talent elsewhere in the world. It typically provides 24x7 coverage in conjunction with US based software support or back office staff. It often allows businesses to work with tech staff in the markets they want to cultivate, as Microsoft's Indian and Chinese hubs demonstrate. However, outsourcing IT overseas brings its own challenges, many of which can lead to serious problems for the company or its customers. Here are four challenges businesses face when outsourcing IT overseas.

4 Challenges American Businesses Face when Outsourcing IT Overseas

Which Functions You Should Outsource and Which Ones You Should Not

When the idea of outsourcing comes up, the next question arises - outsource what?

Which Functions You Should Outsource and Which Ones You Should Not

4 Ways Managerial Staff Can Make Themselves Easier for Employees to Contact

Depending on the kind of organization you're working for, there may be a variety of ways to get in touch with management about a specific problem or complaint. In some workplaces, it's an easier process than in others, and typically some managers are easier to contact. However, for the sake of maintaining customer satisfaction and productivity levels it would be wise to ensure quick and easy correspondence between all company staff on an ongoing basis. With that said, here are four ways managerial staff can make themselves more accessible to other employees:

4 Ways Managerial Staff Can Make Themselves Easier for Employees to Contact

4 Smart Strategies to Use When Your Best Employees Underperform

If you are struggling with underperforming employees, here are a few ways to improve the situation.

4 Smart Strategies to Use When Your Best Employees Underperform

How You Can Benefit from Employee Surveys

Some helpful information that you can use to empower your workforce and fix those underlying issues that may be affecting your productivity.

How You Can Benefit from Employee Surveys

HR Strategies for Dealing with Workplace Stress

Employers and HR departments need to recognize the signs of stress and find ways to deal with employee stress and anxiety effectively.

HR Strategies for Dealing with Workplace Stress

Overworked Americans Can't Use Up Their Vacation

Americans continue to take the fewest annual vacation days in the industrialized world.

Overworked Americans Can't Use Up Their Vacation

Flexibility and Burnout

Flexibilty can improve job satisfaction and cut levels of stress and burnout.

Flexibility and Burnout

4 Tips for Throwing the Perfect Office Party

Office parties can be a great way to boost engagement and build a bond between your employees. However, they can be a total HR nightmare if they're not handled properly.

4 Tips for Throwing the Perfect Office Party

USA - Weighing the Benefits of Prepaid Legal Services

If you've been proposed a prepaid legal plan or legal protection plan, you might be wondering what their benefits are.

Weighing the Benefits of Prepaid Legal Services

Why 2017 is the Year of Video Marketing

Have you noticed that Facebook has become flooded with videos recently? Videos of funny stories, sad stories, videos that are showcasing a business; they are all on there. It is not just Facebook either; we are seeing this happen across LinkedIn, Twitter and other social media platforms. It is estimated that 80% of all internet traffic by 2019 will be video.

Why 2017 is the Year of Video Marketing

UK - The Importance of Team Building in HR Management

Team building can play a huge part in strengthening a corporate culture and a great tool in achieving an efficient organisation.

The Importance of Team Building in HR Management

USA - The Role of HR in Creating a Safe and Healthy Workplace

While the priority should be about protecting the health and wellbeing of employers, it can also reflect positively on the firm's balance sheet too

The Role of HR in Creating a Safe and Healthy Workplace

UK - 5 HR Mistakes to Avoid When Dismissing Staff

Sometimes, when all other avenues have failed, it is necessary to say goodbye to underperforming employees in order to optimise business efficiency.

5 HR Mistakes to Avoid When Dismissing Staff

7 Technologies That Will Transform Human Resources in 2017

Technology is set to completely transform the way we approach Human Resources and recruitment.

7 Technologies That Will Transform Human Resources in 2017

The Grey Economy: The HR Benefits Of Hiring Older Workers

Many employers are still reluctant to hire people in their sixties, despite the fact that older workers can confer a wide array of benefits to a given workforce.

The Grey Economy: The HR Benefits Of Hiring Older Workers

USA - Payroll Advice for Small Businesses

Payroll management is not straightforward, and if you are a small business without any payroll experts, it can be a minefield trying to work through all of the legalities and setting up systems and processes.

Payroll Advice for Small Businesses

USA - Telling the Truth on Your Resume

Those that are not completely honest are being refused jobs, and those already in a job will lose the job and any related unemployment benefits.

Telling the Truth on Your Resume

USA - 3 Human Resource Trends to Watch for in 2017

HR is constantly evolving and the changes are much deeper than when the personnel department was renamed Human Resources. This evolution isn't just driven by changing laws and business practices. Technology, financial pressures, and shifting business practices are dramatically altering the job of HR personnel.

Let's look at three HR trends to watch for in 2017 and beyond.

3 Human Resource Trends to Watch for in 2017

Canada - Nova Scotia Minimum Wage

On April 1, Nova Scotia's minimum wage rose by 15 cents, to $10.85 an hour

Nova Scotia Minimum Wage

USA - What Should You Do If You Cannot Pay Your 941 Payment to the IRS?

It is extremely important that you do everything you can physically do to ensure your organization's 941 tax deposits and filings are updated and current.

What Should You Do If You Cannot Pay Your 941 Payment to the IRS?

Tech Companies All-Costs Model is Destroying Human Resources Management

As a human resources manager, it is your job to take every allegation seriously and work to resolve each issue, regardless of the culture at your company.

Tech Companies All-Costs Model is Destroying Human Resources Management

Australia - The Wonders of Using Cloud-based Payroll Software

Contrary to what others might think, cloud systems can actually offer enhanced data security compared to traditional payroll systems.

The Wonders of Using Cloud-based Payroll Software

Australia - Call Centre Code Launched In Victoria

A new Call Centre Code launched by the Victorian Government has been welcomed by the ASU.

Call Centre Code Launched In Victoria

A question that HR workers often debate is, who is responsible for the protection of data?

The increasing risk of cyber attacks on businesses

Workplace Happiness

While everyone wants to be happy at work there are differences depending on factors such as age, gender, and job area.

Workplace Happiness

USA - How to be a better Nurse Leader

The healthcare industry is expanding at a stunning rate; it is one of the top 3 fastest growing industries in the country today. Naturally, hospitals and medical practices are in need of skilled nursing professionals to fill mid- to top-level positions.

How to Be a Better Nurse Leader

Giving every employee a voice: why CEOs should jump off the pedestal

Open-minded HR departments can reap the rewards of building an engaged workforce and unlock the benefits this creates for the business as a whole.

Giving every employee a voice: why CEOs should jump off the pedestal

Tips for HR Professionals Managing Cross Border Teams

It is becoming increasingly commonplace for businesses of all sizes to operate across international borders.

Tips for HR Professionals Managing Cross Border Teams

USA - What Trump's Presidency Means for the Future of Human Resources

There is no denying that the recent change of guards in American politics is set to have far reaching implications when it comes to labor and human resource management.

What Trump's Presidency Means for the Future of Human Resources

Do You Have What It Takes to Work in Human Resources?

In this article, we're going to discuss some of the appropriate skills and aptitudes of a good HR manager.

Do You Have What It Takes to Work in Human Resources?

USA - Helping Employees with Health Insurance

A lot of studies have confirmed that job (and life) security can help boost employees' productivity levels to new heights.

Helping Employees with Health Insurance

Important Factors to Consider When You're Hiring a Health Care Professional

The reputation of your health care organization depends on the people you hire.

Important Factors to Consider When You're Hiring a Health Care Professional

Australia - Obesity in the workplace

Being overweight has consequences in the workplace. There are associated occupational safety, health, and business risks leading to more and more disputes between employers and employees.

Obesity in the workplace

Australia - Would-be Entrepreneurs

Baby Boomers and Gen Y are leading a movement to abandon the corporate rat race and create start-ups allowing them to become their own boss.

Would-be Entrepreneurs

Australia - Skills Crisis in Health and Medical Research

Job insecurity among workers in the Health and Medical Research sector is leading to an impending skills crisis, according to the Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR).

Skills Crisis in Health and Medical Research

The Pros of Working Flex Hours

Flex hours are nothing new, but they are certainly catching on in popularity as more and more companies and employees start to understand the benefits it offers.

The Pros of Working Flex Hours

Uncertainty surrounding the UK hotel industry: the actions hoteliers should take

What does the future hold for the UK’s hotel industry?

Uncertainty surrounding the UK hotel industry: the actions hoteliers should take

Why it's important to get diversity right

Creating a diverse workplace isn’t just about adhering to the laws regarding discrimination, but going the extra mile in creating an environment where people from any ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, race, or political belief can feel safe and valued.

Why it's important to get diversity right

On-the-job training: the key to meeting client needs

The training of young lawyers is still wedded to 20th or even 19th century thinking: they are taught how to look for and identify problems, not how to solve them.

On-the-job training: the key to meeting client needs

Boost Your Hiring Strategy with the Top 5 Recruitment Trends for 2017

Here are the top 5 trends that we're excited about seeing more of in the year to come.

Boost Your Hiring Strategy with the Top 5 Recruitment Trends for 2017

Take Charge of Your Career Development Today

Take Charge of Your Career Development Today

In today's competitive market, waiting to be promoted is simply not an option. To really advance in your career, you need to take charge of your career development today.

First Round to the Drivers

The Uber case is a salutary lesson for all employers - whether in the gig economy or not - to look carefully at the terms and conditions of their employment contracts. Try and outrun the law by being too clever and it will eventually catch up with you.

Discrimination in Financial Services

Discrimination in Financial Services - the role of the Financial Ombudsman Service

When financial services are withheld with less legitimate cause, the individual in question may have the right to seek redress.

UK - How employment tribunal decisions can impact your business

Whatever the size of your business, employers need to keep abreast of changes in employment law. There have been some interesting cases in 2016 which have given clarification on key decisions which employers may face in the workplace.

How employment tribunal decisions can impact your business

UK - Brexit and Employment Law - just business as usual?

Since the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, uncertainty surrounding the legal implications have been widespread; particularly within the UK employment law landscape.

Brexit and Employment Law - just business as usual?

Uncovering Potential Leaders with Recruitment Assessment

Recruitment assessment is a detailed and highly analytical process carried out by experts in the fields of business psychology and HR.

Uncovering Potential Leaders with Recruitment Assessment

Three Interview Tips You Can Learn from Social Workers

These are just a few ways you can learn from social workers and become a better interviewer.

Three Interview Tips You Can Learn from Social Workers

What Defines a High Risk Employee?

Never be complacent about your employees. Just because they appear to be happy, it doesn't mean they are not looking for a new job.

What Defines a High Risk Employee?

Extra Workload a Challenge for Work-life Balance

A recent survey suggests that office workloads in major European economies have gone up significantly over the last year.

Extra Workload a Challenge for Work-life Balance

Uberisation: how agile working works for lawyers

Agile working has become a paramount concern for many employers, high on their agenda because they recognise that it can help to create a more efficient and effective organization.

Uberisation: how agile working works for lawyers

What do HR Recruiters Look for When Assessing Graduates?

Recruiting from the graduate skills market is not the same as drawing from a pool of experienced candidates. Graduates have no real experience, so their main selling point is their academic qualifications and personality. For a recruiter, it's a difficult task to select one graduate from another...

What do HR Recruiters Look for When Assessing Graduates?

Canada - Smart Retention Strategies Depend on Loyalty

Retaining key members of staff is a constant concern for every organization but even the best retention strategies depend on the loyalty of employees.

Smart Retention Strategies Depend on Loyalty

Always Working? How to Achieve Better Work-Life Balance

Even if you're incredibly dedicated to the job, it's crucial to achieve a reasonable balance between work and home.

Always Working? How to Achieve Better Work-Life Balance

Why More Female Entrepreneurs Should Study Analytics

With analytics playing a crucial role when it comes to determining how well your business is performing, understanding how analytics work is important for many female entrepreneurs.

Why More Female Entrepreneurs Should Study Analytics

Things You Need to Know to Be a Successful HR Professional

Although these basic HR skills are often more than enough to tackle the challenges in hand, there are additional things you need to know to be a successful HR professional.

Things You Need to Know to Be a Successful HR Professional

Software to Revolutionise Your Business from Ecommerce Sales to HR

These days, there are a lot of advanced technological tools that businesses can use to succeed and drive their companies far into the future.

Software to Revolutionise Your Business from Ecommerce Sales to HR

SEO Basics for Recruitment Companies

With millions of people looking for jobs and plenty of employers offering positions, it's no surprise that more and more
entrepreneurs are turning to the recruitment industry for their next business venture.

SEO Basics for Recruitment Companies

How the Gig Economy and Freelancers are Reshaping HR Departments

The gig economy is reshaping today's workforce. Over 50 million Americans worked as freelancers in 2015, according to a study by the Freelancers Union and Upwork. This includes temporary workers, independent contractors, moonlighters, freelance business owners and those with mixed streams of income.

How the Gig Economy and Freelancers are Reshaping HR Departments

The Main Reasons Analytics Systems Are Important in Today's HR Departments

A range of business analytics systems are available that have the potential to transform the fortunes of any business. HR in particular, is an area where these analytics systems could be of great value because each HR department deals directly with past, current and future employees in a business. Below are some of the main reasons every HR department or HR officer should use the latest business analytics systems.

The Main Reasons Analytics Systems Are Important in Today's HR Departments

Recruiting For Diversity

Disability and inclusion policies, including blind CVs, often fail in practice because they are seldom supported by an understanding of true inclusion problems.