Nine Benefits of Outsourcing HR Many companies sub-contract some of their activities to specialist providers and HR, being a non-profit area, tends to be one of the obvious candidates for outsourcing. There are many elements of HR that suit outsourcing - business processes (payroll, recruitment, maybe the whole HR function), application service outsourcing [...]
Blue Monday – Five tips to inject some happiness into the workplace! Blue Monday was first declared in 2005, reported to be the most depressing day of the year. Generally falling on the third Monday of January, Blue Monday’s date is actually based on a calculation, taking the following into account: Weather conditions [...]
Exit interviews - What can we learn from people resigning? January is upon us. And with the new year often comes a wave of resignations. According to a survey conducted by Glassdoor, January is the month when people are mostly likely to consider leaving a job, with a staggering 18% of employees naming [...]
How do we give feedback so people can hear it? I have recently been working with an organisation that is on a growth spurt. Managers are grappling with the consequences of increased workload, new team members and the new challenges that scaling-up brings. There is a growing recognition that sustainable growth requires more [...]
How to handle an informal grievance effectively A grievance is a concern, problem or complaint at work that an employee may want to take up with you, the employer. This is called raising a grievance. Examples of an employee’s grievance could be: The way they are being treated at work (e.g. not being [...]