Eve Jones

Eve Jones

I'm a UK-based content writer here at Hezum. I've an interest in all things HR and company culture.

3 Common HR Hurdles & How to Overcome Them

3 Common HR Hurdles & How to Overcome Them

HR can be a tricky profession to excel at thanks to its myriad of moving parts and ever changing rules, regulations and concepts.

3 Tips to Help Employees Cope with Working From Home

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!)

4 Common Misconceptions About HR Information Systems

4 Common misconceptions people have when they first consider implementing a Human Resources Information System and why they’re not actually true!

4 Key Features Every HRIS Should Have

If you’re in charge of scouting out some options for your company’s new HRIS you might be wondering where on earth to start - especially if you’re new to choosing software solutions for recruitment and HR

5 Reasons Why Great Employees Stay With Their Employers

Because we all know that employee retention is crucial if we want to save time, effort, and of course, money.

5 Team Building Ideas To Do in the Office That Don't Suck!

We know finding interesting and enjoyable ideas to get your people collaborating isn’t easy so we’ve put together some ideas you can use to motivate and engage your teams.

5 Ways to Develop Your Employees' Business Acumen

The more employees you have with great business acumen, the more finely tuned your departments that make up your business will be.

5 Ways Using an HRIS Will Save You Time & Effort

The right HRIS can make your department far more streamlined and efficient and while it might sound like a big investment at first, it will end up saving you time and money in a surprisingly short space of time.

6 Must Know Employee Engagement Statistics

There’s nothing like a solid statistic to convey a message and when you’re dealing with something that feels hard to measure, such as employee engagement, it can be helpful to see some data.

6 Tips for Making Your Meetings More Efficient

Sometimes you need a meeting to brainstorm or ensure everyone’s on the same page. But there needs to be ways to stop it becoming a free for all.

6 Ways to Ensure Your Team is Productive in Coworking Spaces

Primarily thought of as the domain for startups, a coworking space can be an attractive alternative if you’re looking to shutter your office and have people working remotely.

6 Ways to Show Your Employees a Little Love

6 ways to show your employees that you appreciate them so that they're less likely to spend their lunch breaks scanning the wanted ads!

7 Questions to Ask Your Employees to Boost Retention

You need to be getting feedback from your employees to increase retention and engagement. But here’s the thing: what questions should you be asking them to find out whether or not you have an employee who’s thinking about throwing in the towel on your hands?

8 Ways to Make Starting a New Job in HR Easier

What can you do to help ease yourself into your new role so that you quickly become an invaluable and productive part of the HR department?

8 Ideas for Better Engagement with Your Remote Workers

That working from home or remotely is rapidly changing the workplace is not exactly groundbreaking news. For a while now, hot desking and co-working spaces have created a shift in attitudes as people begin to explore new ways of working. But how can companies engage with these employees?

10 Tips for Improving Your Brand as an Employer

If your brand as an employer is truly excellent not only will you be attracting candidates, but you’ll be attracting the BEST candidates.

10 Ways to Motivate Disengaged Employees

To effectively lead a department and get the best out of the people working for you, being able to motivate them is key.

11 More Surefire Ways to Increase Employee Engagement

If you’re working in Human Resources or are a manager in a small to medium-sized business and you’re struggling with that eternal question “How do I increase employee engagement?” then you might just have stumbled upon the right blog!

13 Surefire Ways to Boost Employee Engagement

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.

How to Elevate Your Onboarding Process with a Buddy Program

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 programs.

Should You Let Employees Carry Over Left Over Annual Leave?

In many organizations, 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?

How To Check In with Your New Remote Employees

Remote workers may have a disconnect with a company. Especially if they’re new. Checking in with newbies is vital but how if they’re miles away?

How to Build a Company Culture That Motivates Employees

What are the building blocks on which an organization 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!

What to Include on a Corporate Event Planning Checklist

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!

Do YOU Need to Brush Up on Your Communication Skills at Work?

Communication at work happens all day long and with everyone we interact with. And effective and professional communication should in no way be just limited to your dealings with clients.

Do You Need to Review Your Employee Reference Request Policy?

For many Human Resource managers, a small yet unenviable part of the job is dealing with employee reference requests. Particularly when a former employee was, let’s say, less than great at their job...

Does Your Company Need a Lateness Policy?

Is showing up on the dot really that important? Obviously there are many, many situations where being punctual is imperative, important - and polite, socially speaking. But is being late to work really that big a deal?

Should You Implement Duvet Days? Your Questions Answered

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.

How To Embrace the Idea of Your Employees Working Remotely

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.

5 Ways to Collect Feedback & Increase Employee Retention

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.

What To Do When Your Employees Won't Stop Arguing

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.

How Company Org Charts Can Help New Hires Feel Welcome

If the humble organizational chart has never really occurred to you that it might have a part to play in helping new hires feel like part of the team from the get-go. Here’s how.

How Does Your Annual Leave Allowance Stack Up?

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.

How NOT To Offboard Your Departing Employees

There are a number of solid arguments for having a decent offboarding program in place in your organization. Let's take a look at them.

How to Build Remote Teams That Excel at What They Do

If your HR department or managers are struggling to manage your remote teams, read our tips and start building virtual teams that excel.

How to Create a Hybrid Team Set Up That Works

Are you still adapting to the new norm? Here’s how to create a hybrid team set up that works for YOUR business.

How to Create a More Compassionate Workplace

Regardless of whether you are now 100% back in the office full time, or your people are allowed to work remotely or flexibly, a compassionate company culture has never been more important.

How to Get a Handle on HR When You're Flying Solo

Your challenges are multiplied (and then some!) when you’re the sole inhabitant of your company’s HR department.

How to Handle Unexpected Change in the Workplace

Change is inevitable. But what happens when a change is unplanned for and hits your company like a bolt from the blue?

How to Help Employees Achieve a Better Work-Life Balance

It’s only a short journey from no work-life balance to employee burnout - and that’s no good for your employees OR your company.

How to Increase Employee Attendance at Your Christmas Party

How do you make sure everyone is looking forward to the annual party and not dreading it - and making their feelings known in the process?

How to Make Sure Your Employees Love Your HRIS

Is your HR Department thinking about implementing a new HRIS (HR Information System) anytime soon? If so, you need to make sure that it's not just you who loves it!

How to Nail Your Hiring & Onboarding Processes in 8 Easy Steps

You need to make new employees feel engaged and welcomed the minute they walk through your doors on their first day. If they don’t, chances are they could walk within a couple of weeks.

How to Onboard New Hires: The Do’s and Don’ts

What can you do to ensure new hires become long term employees? We’ve created a list of do’s and don’ts for the next time you sign a contract with a candidate who’s made the grade.

How to Spot (and Support) Employees with Burnout

It has been proven that employee burnout is a real thing. And of course, it can have a devastating effect on the health and wellbeing of the sufferer - but, from a business perspective, it can also cost your company dearly.

How to Tell if Your New Hire Engagement Strategy is Working

If your people aren’t engaged with your company and the work they’re doing, not only are they not being productive (on your time and money!) but they’re probably not going to stick around for long either. Here's how to tell if your new hire strategy works.

How To Give Constructive Criticism To Specific Personalities

It goes without saying that your employees love getting great feedback and recognition for the work they’ve done - after all, who doesn’t? But what’s not quite so popular is constructive feedback.

How We Work is Changing: How to Turn That into an Employee Perk

These two perks are based around the fact that the way we work is changing and how you can leverage that into benefits to attract new employees and retain the ones you already have.

How Your Company Culture Informs Employee Work-Life Balance

Managers who demand round-the-clock availability and actively blur the lines between work-life balance have a big part to play in creating their company’s toxic culture - and for its poor retention rates

How Your HR Team Can Offer More Support to Your People

No matter how hard we try to keep our work and personal lives separate it’s inevitable that issues with our partner, children, finances etc can have a knock on effect at work. Therefore it’s crucial that your HR department is ready and equipped to help employees who may need a little extra support.

Here's the Lowdown on HR Systems & Talent Pipelines

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.

How to Increase Engagement in Your Remote Workers

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.

How to Increase Retention Rates Through Employee Recognition

We all enjoy being recognized 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.

Is It Time You Upgraded YOUR Employee Onboarding Program?

How do you make sure your employee onboarding program isn’t making new hires feel like they’ve taken a career misstep by joining your organization?

Is the Great Resignation Over Yet?

The Great Resignation - along with quiet quitting - has been making headlines for some time now. But is is actually over yet?

Is Your HR Job at Risk Due to the Rise in HR Tech?

It’s hard to imagine the HR department becoming completely automated and run by robots, but it is undeniable that the use of technology in office-based workplaces is on the rise.

Must You REALLY Pay Leftover Vacation to a Fired Employee?

It’s rarely a good thing having to fire someone. Even if they turned out to be The Worst Employee Ever and you can’t wait to see the back of them, the circumstances are never particularly pleasant.

Your Onboarding New Hire Checklist for Technical Staff

Finding tech talent & turning it into loyal employees is harder than it looks. That’s where a onboarding process & new hire checklist come in.

Why You Should Offer Better Employee Benefits in 2021

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.

Your Onboarding New Hire Checklist for Remote Workers

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.

Your Onboarding New Hire Checklist for Interns

Do you hire interns? If so, what does 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.

Should HR Set Guidelines for Online Communications?

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 coworkers and clients over Zoom or Slack.

4 Ways to Prioritize Your Employees' Mental Health

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.

4 Productivity Tips for Small Human Resources Departments

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?

Reasons Why Your Employees Are Taking Time Off Work

It would be a naïve business that didn’t expect any employee ever to call in sick or need to take time off, but it can be good to understand and plan for all the reasons why your employees might need to be absent.

Don't Go! Retention Strategies to Increase Employee Loyalty

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 minimize the risk of employees quitting on you and your bank account taking the blow?

Is It Time to Rethink Your Paternity Leave Policy?

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.

Sabbaticals & Careers Breaks: Should You Hire Returnees?

It’s tempting to see those who take extended time off as people who don’t care about their career thus rendering them undesirable hires. But is it true?

The Link Between Stay Interviews & 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!

4 Personalities You Want in Your Team & One You Don't!

Teams can have complex dynamics and if one or more people aren’t working well together it can have a knock-on effect on productivity and motivation.

The Basic Guide to Resume Screening for HR

No one wants to place a job ad just for a few mediocre candidates to apply but when you’re inundated with hundreds of CVs, it can be overwhelming

The Beginner's Guide to HR Information Systems (HRIS)

It’s not the most catchy of acronyms we know but an HRIS will revolutionize your HR Department by helping you run in a more streamlined fashion.

The Pros & Cons of Letting Employees Work Remotely

There are pros and cons to the working from home or remotely model. Both for the employer and employee. You'll need to weigh those up if you’re considering allowing WFH in your company.

The Secret Ingredient in a Great Onboarding Strategy

A great onboarding strategy has a vital part to play in helping new employees feel welcome. But how do you make sure yours checks all the boxes?

Unauthorized Absence: What Is It & How Can You Deal With it?

Shockingly, it has been claimed that 57% of Americans call in sick when they’re actually fine. So how can YOU deal with unauthorized absence?

Wearing Headphones at Work: Do You Need a Company Policy?

Time for a headphone policy? For each person who says listening to music boosts productivity there’s someone who finds earbuds at work unprofessional.

How a Welcome Email Can Stop New Hires Ghosting You

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.

Welcoming Staff Back to the Office? 5 Ways to Break The Ice!

Is your company getting ready to welcome its staff back to the office after the lengthy pandemic-induced period of working from home? If so, you might be wondering how it’s going to all pan out! Here's how make it all less awkward!

What Are the Rules About Posting Employee Pics on Your Site?

If you’ve decided to take photos of your people and use them on your site, the million dollar question is: Do you legally need to get them to sign a release form?

What Do Employees REALLY Want Their Office to Look Like?

Do people really want to slide down a fireman’s pole to get from one floor to another or hold an end of quarter crisis meeting from the comfort of a seat made from truck tires?

What is a Company Org Chart Software Solution?

Company org chart software might not be very exciting, but it’s useful if you’re onboarding staff or restructuring teams or even the organization

What is the Reason Behind Your High Employee Turnover?

How can you address the factors that could be the very real reason behind your high employee turnover rates? Read on as we take a closer look.

Why You Need to Encourage Employees to Use Their Annual Leave

Vacation is not a perk and shouldn’t be regarded as such. Instead your employees need to be actively encouraged to use up their paid time off.

Why You Need to Encourage Your People to Switch Off on Vacation

No matter how dedicated you are to your job, the fact is, you’re a human being and you need to rest at some point. That’s just basic biology!

Why You Need to Start Taking Company Reviews Seriously

If you rarely read company reviews it may surprise you to know that four out of five people who are looking for a new job read reviews of the companies they’re thinking of applying to.

Why You Need Your Customer Service Team to be Fully Engaged

If you have a customer service team, you want them to be outgoing, friendly and knowledgeable individuals who put delighting your clients above everything else they do.

Why You Should Implement an Employee Offboarding Program

Are you missing a trick when it comes to saying goodbye to your employees? We all know onboarding definitely has its value. But so too does offboarding.

Why Your Company Culture May Be More Important Than You Think

Yes, benefit packages, opportunity for growth, and flexibility such as the hybrid work model offers are important to many employees, but so too is company culture.

Would Your Company Benefit From a More Creative Culture?

What exactly is a creative culture, how can it help your business, and, more importantly, how do you create one?

Why You Need a New Hire Checklist & How to Create One

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.

Should You Offer Your Employees a Better Maternity Policy?

Your organization 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 moms.

Hezum's Top 10 Blog Posts of 2022

We take a look at which of Hezum’s articles were the most read over 2022. Check out the list and see if you agree that these are the most interesting posts we published last year.

5 Ways to Grow Staff Satisfaction & Lower Turnover

From a company point of view, you want to be getting the very best out of your people. But here’s the thing: there’s more to employee satisfaction and productivity than benefits, perks and compensation.

What to Do When Your Company Has a Growth Spurt

If expansion and growth has suddenly found its way to your small to mid-sized enterprise, as an HR department, how can you help your organization handle it.

Why HR Needs to Take eLearning & Training Seriously

If the thought of arranging third parties to come and conduct training sounds too time-consuming BUT you want to implement (or upgrade) the education you offer employees, it’s time to look at eLearning

What Do Effective Employee Recognition Programs Look Like?

How much are you doing to recognize your employees? A lot has been written about employee recognition but today we wanted to tackle the topic of having an effective employee program appreciation in place.

4 Remote Working Tips to Give to Your Employees

Most of us are settled in our remote work routines but if some of your employees are struggling, or are a lot less productive, it’s time to act.

Does Your Company Have a Culture of Purpose?

What is a workplace culture of purpose? And even if you already have an awesome company culture, is a sense of purpose part of that?

HR Documentation: Do YOU Have Your Bases Covered?

Dealing with HR documentation might not be the most exciting part of your job, but it’s a vital one. We take a look at what docs you need & why.

How You (& Your Employees) Can Avoid Burnout

Learn to spot the signs so you can step in & help employees who're struggling. But do your best to avoid burnout in the first place. Here's how.

How to Ensure Your Remote Teams Don't Feel Forgotten

With more companies working remotely or to a hybrid model, ensuring people who work from home or another remote location feel included is crucial

How & When to Recognize & Reward Employees

As HR it’s up to you to figure out what motivates people when it comes to rewards & recognition. Only then can you implement a meaningful program

Can You Ask an Employee if They Have a Drink Problem?

What do you do, as someone working in HR, if you or a manager suspect an employee has a drinking problem? Can you just ask them outright?

5 Offsite Team Building Ideas That Don't Suck!

As HR you put time and effort into team building. Especially if it's offsite. And the last thing you want is people complaining about joining in

7 Ways to Handle Over-Emotional Employees

If you’re in the unenviable position of having to manage an emotional employee - whether they're a crier or a shouter - what do you do?

11 Office Design Ideas to Inspire & Motivate Your Teams

Our environment impacts our mood. A well designed office that's pleasant to be in can not only give your employees a boost but your business too.

9 Awesome Ideas for a Team or Company Day Out

Are you desperately trying to come up with a list of ideas for a team day out? Don’t worry. We have you covered with these 9 unique ideas!