How to promote mental health awareness to employees

How to promote mental health awareness to employees. As we approach Mental Health Awareness Week in May, it is important to consider how workplace conversations around mental health can contribute to the overall wellbeing of employees. With 1 in 4 people in the UK experiencing mental health issues, employers have a duty of care to […]

How to Approach Pay Rise Discussions with Your Employees

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How to approach the pay rise discussion with your employees – preparing for a pay rise discussion. As HR professionals, one of the most challenging tasks you face is handling pay rise discussions with your employees. While you want to maintain a positive working relationship with your staff, you also need to ensure that any increases […]

Top tips to stay mentally well working from home

Here are our top tips to stay mentally well working from home As more companies embrace remote and hybrid work, it’s important to remember that while working from home has many benefits, such as increased flexibility and no commute, it also comes with its own set of challenges. One of the biggest challenges is maintaining […]

How to prevent high staff turnover in the workplace

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How can I prevent high staff turnover? When the job market is so competitive high staff turnover can be a major challenge for any business, causing loss of productivity, increased recruitment and training costs, and damage to the company’s reputation. In order to prevent high staff turnover in the workplace, it is important for business […]

Attracting older workers back into the workforce: the new economy booster

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Attracting older workers back into the workforce: the new economy booster Reports have come out that the government is currently considering plans to encourage retired older workers back into jobs, offering a ‘midlife MoT’ to assess and entice retired people over 50 back into the workforce. This is in response to the labour shortage found […]

Why working from home isn’t for everyone

Why working from home isn’t for everyone As we all well know, the pandemic ushered in aspects of working life on a global scale that were previously unprecedented. 5.7% of workers reported that they worked exclusively at home January/February 2020, and by April 2020 that number rose to 43.1%. Whole workplaces were emptied out as […]