by Eve Jones
Tagged as Company Policies, Company Culture, Employee Retention
New year, new you? We’ve heard it all before. But while health and fitness goals often fall by the wayside a couple of months into the year, one resolution you should make - and stick to - is to take a look at the perks and benefits you offer your employees and to see if you can improve on them.by Eve Jones
Tagged as Company Policies, Company Culture, Remote Working
In person catch ups at work are being elbowed aside by online communications. But an emoji filled conversation about tonight’s dinner with their partner on WhatsApp is (or should be!) very different to the conversations your employees are having with colleagues and clients over Zoom or Slack.by Eve Jones
Tagged as Company Policies
Employee engagement is a concept that plenty of companies struggle with and motivating teams that are disengaged can be easier said than done. But it’s crucial that you create an environment that encourages engagement if you want your business to be a success. Here are 13 ways to do that.by Eve Jones
Tagged as Company Culture, Employee Retention
What are the building blocks on which an organisation staffed with people who are genuinely motivated to do a great job is built? How do you turn averagely committed employees into brand advocates? It’s all down to our old friend company culture. So, here’s how to create a culture that motivates!by Eve Jones
Tagged as Employee Retention
Interviews: love ‘em or hate ‘em, if you work in HR or management you’re going to conduct them. And if you fall into the ‘loathe them’ camp when we say you should be doing more than job and exit interviews your initial reaction might be to stop reading. But wait; let’s talk about the stay interview!by Eve Jones
Tagged as Strategies & Systems, Onboarding
If you’re part of a small Human Resources team (maybe you’re even flying solo) you probably consider yourself a champion plate spinner. There’s so many facets to HR that staying on top of everything can be a challenge even for big departments. So how do you cope when there’s only one or two of you?by Eve Jones
Tagged as Company Policies
Your organisation already has a maternity leave policy but do you wonder how it compares to other companies in your industry? Or do you wonder how maternity leave differs around the globe? Once you can see the bigger picture you might find you want to increase the leave or pay you offer new mums.by Eve Jones
Tagged as Company Culture
A workplace is a tiny individual microcosm. And like any microcosm it comes with a unique combination of inhabitants, rules and culture. And no matter how nice it’d be if everyone got along with each other it’s inevitable that, despite your great company culture, disagreements can, and do, happen.by Eve Jones
Tagged as Onboarding, Employee Retention, Remote Working
Remote workers can suffer from a lack of connection with their colleagues, managers and company. That feeling is heightened if they’re new and haven’t been with the business for long. Checking in with new hires is a vital part of your onboarding process - but how do you do so if they’re miles away?by Eve Jones
Tagged as Employee Retention, Employee Engagement, Strategies & Systems
Losing staff is often stressful. It’s also expensive for the business with some studies estimating that the cost of replacing an employee can be as much as six to nine months of their salary. So what can be done to minimise the risk of employees quitting on you and your bank account taking the blow?by Eve Jones
Tagged as "Onboarding"
Does your company hire technical staff? Do you struggle to find great candidates that stick around to become loyal employees? Finding top talent is harder than it looks - especially when tech skills are thrown into the mix. And that’s where a great onboarding process and new hire checklist come in.by Eve Jones
Tagged as Company Policies, Company Culture
In many organisations, the vast majority of employees all want time off over Christmas and New Year. It makes sense, yet what happens when December rolls around and you find you have lots of people who’ve barely used any of their annual leave and want to take it all off at the end of the year?by Eve Jones
Tagged as Company Culture, Employee Retention
Burnout, rocketing stress levels, anxiety...all can take their toll on the people that work for you. Indeed, you might even be feeling the effects yourself. But as someone working in Human Resources it may be down to you to help shape your company’s response to employee mental health and wellbeing.by Eve Jones
Tagged as Company Culture
There are so many things to take care of when planning a corporate function and so many potential bumps in the road (and downright disasters) that making sure you have all boxes checked and a solid Plan B put in place is crucial. And that’s exactly why you need a corporate event planning checklist!by Eve Jones
Tagged as Onboarding, Employee Engagement, Employee Retention
It’s a fact that candidates aren’t adverse to ghosting and disappearing during the application process. Even worse, some new hires change their minds after accepting a job offer even before they’ve made it through your door. So how can you stop new hire ghosting? Enter the employee welcome email.by Eve Jones
Tagged as Company Policies, Company Culture, Remote Working
Now more than ever, remote work is becoming an integral part of the way we do business. And love it or loathe it, particularly from an HR perspective, the fact is, you’re probably going to have to learn to at least accept it. Here's how.by Eve Jones
Tagged as Company Policies, Employee Retention
Could you create a better company culture, attract more talent, and increase employee retention by offering a more attractive paternity leave policy? It’s likely, and let’s face it, what have you got to lose? We look at why it’s worth revisiting the policies and perks you already have in place.by Eve Jones
Tagged as Onboarding, Company Culture, Employee Engagement
Have you created a new hire checklist to help you navigate your onboarding process more easily? Have you considered - really considered - ways to make your new employees feel more at home from the moment they step through the door of your workplace? It’s time to talk about buddy programmes.by Eve Jones
Tagged as Onboarding, Employee Retention, Employee Engagement
Do you hire interns? If so, what do your new hire checklist and intern onboarding process look like? Do you approach internships as a valuable source of talent? Does your onboarding reflect that? Talent pipelines help you get first pick of smart individuals and internships can be a big part of that.by Eve Jones
Tagged as Onboarding, Company Culture, Employee Retention
Employees resign for all sorts of reasons but if your brand new employees are upping and quitting before the ink on their contract has barely had time to dry, the issue is something you’re doing - or not doing - during their onboarding. And that’s where your new hire checklist template comes in.by Eve Jones
Tagged as Strategies & Systems
It’s no longer enough to post job ads for ‘rock star designers’ or ‘ninja programmers’ to fill vacancies as they arise. To stay ahead of the competition and nab truly great potential employees, you must ensure you have access to a pool of skilled people. And that means creating a talent pipeline.by Eve Jones
Tagged as Company Policies, Employee Retention, Company Culture
If you want to make your job vacancies more appealing to the best applicants that your industry has to offer should you offer more than the statutory annual leave? Or would you be better off investing in other perks such as gym memberships, duvet days or free in-office snacks? We take a look.by Eve Jones
Tagged as Onboarding, Employee Engagement, Remote Working
Trusting your remote employees is vital and you need to ensure the people you hire are right for remote work. But you also need to ensure everyone is on the same page. And like any good plan, to be set for success you need to start from the beginning: we’re talking about your onboarding process.by Eve Jones
Tagged as Employee Engagement, Company Culture, Remote Working
More of us than ever are working remotely. But whether your employees have always worked from home or you’re thinking of implementing a remote work policy, one issue that can crop up is how to effectively motivate and engage your teams when you’re not physically in the same location as them.by Eve Jones
Tagged as Company Policies, Company Culture
Let’s face it, even the most motivated among us have days when we’d rather stay in bed than have that dreaded conference call with an irate investor. When we’d rather slump on the settee watching daytime TV than face another eight hours of dealing with angry customers. And so the duvet day was born.by Eve Jones
Tagged as Employee Retention, Employee Engagement
Employee retention has long been a thorn in the side of HR. And one way of tackling it that’s often overlooked is one of the simplest (and cheapest) to execute. Asking your employees for feedback not only makes your people feel valued, it gives you insight into your workplace to help you improve.by Eve Jones
Tagged as Employee Retention, Employee Engagement, Company Culture
We all enjoy being recognised for our positive attributes. Whether it’s our winning smile, our ability to cook amazing food, or more importantly, the way we crush it at work. But what happens if you’re consistently achieving results and no one notices? Here’s why employee recognition is so crucial.by Eve Jones
Tagged as Company Policies
If you’re used to working remotely it may seem little has changed during the pandemic. But many are now dealing with the challenges of working from home. If you or your staff are struggling with remote work we’ve got some tips to help you cope with working from your home office (or kitchen!)© 2019-2021 Hezum (UK) Limited. All rights reserved.