Silent layoffs: how they can bite back
Silent layoffs are a major workplace trend that we will see in 2025. Imagine quiet termination but with a more secretive twist. Silent layoffs occur when employers offer employees voluntary severance packages on the condition that they keep their departure details completely confidential. In order to minimize the impact, the layoffs can be significant. They […]
How to Encourage Employee Engagement in Your Organization
The most valuable assets of any organisation or business are its human resources. Businesses strive to manage employees and talent to reduce turnovers, and increase productivity. Engagement of employees is a great way to encourage performance and retention. It’s easy to improve the culture of an organization and attract top talent. This article discusses the […]
Safety culture is more important than safety tick boxes
We all assume that we will return home as safe as when we first arrived. In reality, our workplaces may not be safe. To feel safe and secure at work, it takes training and a change in organisational culture and behaviours. We encourage our clients to create a’safety-culture’ in their company, instead of just focusing […]
Lesley Cooper: Finding the balance between work and life
James Watt, the co-founder and owner of the BrewDog bar and brewery chain, made some divisive comments earlier this year that sparked a debate about work-life-balance. He rejected the idea and stated that “the entire concept of work-life-balance was invented by people that hate the work they do.” Watt instead advocates for work life integration, […]
Paying for Recruitment with Efficient Payment Processing: Reduced Costs
Optimize Recruitment Costs by Efficient Payment Processing It is important to keep recruitment costs down by processing payments as quickly as possible. Businesses can simplify financial transactions associated with hiring by integrating advanced payment methods. It reduces costs and increases the efficiency of hiring. Understanding Recruitment Costs Direct and indirect costs of recruitment can be […]
Human leaders are the key to a strong culture: not AI.
Many companies are adopting artificial intelligence (AI). Leaders are excited by the potential of AI in streamlining workflows, analysing data and optimising decision-making. In many cases, this promise is a reality. A critical assumption, which has been unspoken in this rush to adopt new technologies, is that AI may not only improve the operations of […]
The $6 Billion-Risk: Compensation Planning Doesn’t Fit in a Spreadsheet
You may wonder how much damage one spreadsheet can do if you are in compensation plan. In 2012, the London Whale Disaster cost J P Morgan Chase $6 billion. That’s billion with an B. The model was called the Synthetic Credit portfolio Value at Risk Model (VaR), and it was manually updated using Excel. A […]
Senior leaders share their insights on how to leverage technology in HR
The rapid evolution of Human Resources in recent years is a testament to the fact that necessity is the mother invention. It was not enough to keep up with the changes, but also to lead them. This is why HR has been accelerating its technology adoption. HR teams had to quickly and intelligently reinvent their […]
The Start of Success – Recruiting and Onboarding in a Hybrid World
The benefits of creating a hybrid workforce and managing it are undeniable for most businesses. The best candidates can be attracted to your business by offering them the opportunity to contribute, no matter where they are located. It’s not easy to make this work. Remote workers require special management and attention to ensure that communication, […]
AI adoption in HR on the rise, but ‘lack of strategy and skill gaps slow formal rollout’
AI usage among HR professionals is increasing, but formal AI adoption into workplace processes remains limited – with time pressures, skills shortages and a lack of internal policies cited most often as the reason, according to new research. The study, from HR services firm Brightmine, found that while more than two-thirds (66.3%) of HR professionals […]