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The pros and cons of pre-employment testing
As increasingly AI-generated candidate CVs come up against AI candidate sourcing, sifting and shortlisting technology, we explore the role of pre-employment testing in making good hiring decisions.
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The local authority landscape is changing
By redefining the relationship between central and local government, the English Devolution White Paper offers possibilities but also huge challenges for local authorities.
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Is DE&I nothing but a woke waste of money?
Where the States lead, we often follow. So, will Merit, Excellence, and Intelligence (ME&I) become the new Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DE&I) in the UK, too?
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Attracting top talent starts with an aspirational job ad
When the top 1% are credited with driving 10% of an organisation’s output, it is little wonder competition for the very best people remains fierce. So, how do you attract them?
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How to ensure better quality hires
Poor hiring decisions are costing the UK economy £7.7 billion a year through lost productivity. So, how can we ensure we get recruitment right? Pre-employment testing can help.
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Worker Protection Act 2023: Are you ready?
On 26 October 2024, one of the most significant pieces of recent employment law comes into effect. What does it mean for your business and what will you need to do to prepare?
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Gender inequality in finance is getting worse
While other sectors are reaping the benefits of a shrinking gender career gap, and developing more innovative, productive cultures, a recent report by LSE shows it widening in the finance sector, post pandemic.
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Making the transition from Finance Director to CEO
Twice as many FTSE 100 companies are being run by finance professionals today than were in the 1990s. So, what is it about the top job in finance that translates so well to the role of CEO?
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Strategies for success: communication and engagement
If you don’t engage, how do you know if your communications are landing as intended? Communication without engagement can be meaningless. To be effective, it must be a two-way process.
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Change management: Leading through transition
Recent corporate history is smattered with titanic businesses that have sunk because they have failed to change direction quickly enough.
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Restructures: Getting the best out of your people
Whether it is minimising anxiety, maintaining performance, or ensuring everyone is engaged and motivated in the new world, HR will be in the thick of it.
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Strategies for successful organisational restructures
Although challenging, in a high-cost, low-growth economic environment, organisational restructures can offer businesses the opportunity to reset and go again.
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Strategies for success: Talent retention
If an organisation is only as good as its people, then identifying the key roles and retaining the best talent must be a priority for its sustainable success.
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A purpose-driven organisation: Creating cultural synergy
Against a backdrop of rising costs, flatlining growth, and an insolvency rate that is at its highest since 2008, purpose-driven organisations are not only more resilient, but also finding ways in which to thrive.
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Mergers & Acquisitions: HR is integral to success
Whether you are considering a merger, acquisition, or divestiture, because it will involve people, and change, as the people function, HR will be critical for its success.
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Pay Reviews: Trends and Priorities
The organisations successfully balancing rising costs with the ongoing challenges of attraction and retention are the ones taking a holistic approach to reward and remuneration
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How to reward and support staff in a crisis
The cost-of-living crisis will be weighing heavily on most people’s minds, right now. For responsible, caring employers, the challenge is how to help, while balancing the commercial needs of your business.
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Organisations need leaders who can coach
No doubt about it, the pandemic put leaders under unprecedented pressure. For the sake of their own wellbeing, it has made many reassess how they lead.
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It’s time to question everything you know about HR
There are still people who think of HR as being the fluffy soft stuff of business. It’s not. It’s the hard, gritty, and unpredictable stuff and it has never been more relevant.
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