Breaking the Mould: Why Transformation Trumps Traditional Restructuring in Today’s Uncertain Times
In these unprecedented times marked by challenges and disruptions, businesses are struggling to keep pace with emerging trends. The traditional approach of restructuring, once considered the silver bullet for corporate revival, is no longer as potent as it once was. Nowadays, restructuring is being replaced by a new term in the business lexicon – “transformation.” […]
Heading Back to the Office: How Companies Are Implementing Stricter Return-to-Work Policies
It’s 2023, and many organisations are gradually returning to full-scale operation after the devastating disruption of businesses by the COVID-19 pandemic. This transition is causing a significant shift in workplaces, with leaders and CEOs enforcing more stringent return-to-work mandates. Recent statistics present a realistic depiction of this shift. According to August 2023 data from workplace […]
Navigating Wage Increase and Inflation’s Impact through Recruitment Outsourcing in 2023
The year 2023 has ushered in significant economic changes, especially in the area of wage increase and its consequential impact on inflation. Wage increase is a notable driver of inflation because wages constitute a substantial portion of an organisation’s operational expenses. When wage growth surpasses productivity, companies become compelled to increase prices to preserve margins […]
Transforming Recruitment Practices with an RPO Partner for Diversity and Inclusion
The concept of Diversity and Inclusion in workplaces has surged to the forefront, assuming a paramount significance like never before. Studies continue to highlight numerous advantages of having a diverse team. For instance, Harvard Business Review found that diverse companies had a 19% higher innovation revenue. While findings from Cloverpop report that Inclusive teams make […]
The Power of the TA Professional: Unlocking the Secrets of Necessary Skills
In today’s fiercely competitive job market, the ability to find and attract exceptional talent has become a critical task for organisations spanning all industries. This demanding responsibility falls squarely on the shoulders of Talent Acquisition (TA) professionals, who play the significant role of sourcing, evaluating, and securing the perfect candidates for their organisations. But what […]
A guideline for the responsible use of generative AI in the workplace
AI has been widely used for many years for fraud prevention, autonomous vehicles, voice assistants like Siri and Alexa, image recognition so you can unlock your smartphone with your face and a host of other applications from traffic monitoring to weather predictions. We’ve become used to AI working in the background, making life easier and […]
Why use a subscription-based recruitment solution for your next hire
Recruitment has evolved; it has to. Traditional recruitment can be expensive, even if you only initially need one person. In addition, receiving a pile of CVs to sort through can slow the whole process down and place emphasis on the business to try and choose a selection of suitable candidates for interviews. Around fifteen years […]
The Great Unretirement: Behind the rising trend
Traditionally, retirement was the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. You worked for forty-plus years in the knowledge that once you hit retirement age, you could kick back and relax and enjoy time pursuing your hobbies or with family and friends. This view of retirement has been turned on its head, first […]
The cost of living crisis: how to support your employees through tough times
The cost-of-living crisis encompassing higher heating and electricity costs and spiralling inflation, has affected employees and employers globally. Employers have seen the prices of raw materials and business energy costs skyrocket, combined with the need to help their employees contend with the effects of the cost-of-living crisis. Recruitment and staff retention is another issue facing […]
Top Talent and HR Trends to Shape 2023
The last two years have been, by any yardstick, tough. Talent and HR professionals have also been contending with the knock-on consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, and how that has changed how we work. The challenges Talent and HR professionals have been dealing with during 2022 include the obvious issues you’d expect them to be […]