Diversity applause for British tech company
Advanced has been announced as one of the top 100 Diversity Leaders 2020 across UK businesses. An independent survey carried out on behalf of the Financial Times has recognised the diversity achievements of Advanced, which recently announced 33% of its board are represented by women. The award assesses diversity across gender, age, ethnicity, disability and […]
Advanced Survey Reveals Tech Adoption Increasingly Popular Across the Workforce
A new report from Advanced, one of the UK’s largest software and services providers, has revealed workers’ increasing hunger for innovation to improve the way they work. Findings from its Annual Trends Survey for 2019-20 show that disruptive tools are fast earning their spot as must-have tools in the day-to-day workplace. As much as 38% of the survey […]
As research finds one in two held back by confidence issues, turnaround CEO advises HR to approach failure differently
One in two people are being held back in their careers because of confidence issues and fears around making mistakes, new research from Nyenrode Business University and IE University has found. Of the 1,000 people surveyed, over 40 per cent admitted that they spent around 20-40 per cent of their time at work about getting […]
Why Diversity Recruitment Drives Need to Better Engage Their Target Audience
The CEO of disruptive careers and recruitment platform, SortYourFuture, warns employers that unless they tackle the engagement gap between themselves and potential applicants, many current diversity initiatives won’t work – resulting in candidates missing out on their ideal job and employers failing to find their perfect candidates. The resulting cost to employers is high: poor […]
As Gartner Report reveals leadership trust bombshell, how can HR re-engage their people?
A new report released this week by Gartner has led to the research and advisory company calling on HR to cultivate and develop independence among their employees. The findings in the report ‘The Modern Employee Experience’ found that leaders are losing confidence as only 24 per cent of employees trust their manager to help in […]
Why behaviours will trump skills in the future of work
As organisations plan for a world where they don’t know what skills they’ll need, they must develop a talent strategy that embraces people with the behaviours to adapt to change, says Aon Digital technology has transformed the work environment. The rise of automation and the fourth industrial revolution are changing the jobs landscape at an […]
Pay & Reward: why merely publishing salaries will not achieve fair pay
Rameez Kaleem, Director of Pay and Reward Consultancy, 3R Strategy discusses whether wage transparency would automatically lead to fair pay. Is publishing salaries the answer to fair pay? The theory is, if we all knew our co-worker’s salaries, pay visibility would surely highlight any unfairness or bias – enabling those imbalances to be quickly remedied. Knowledge is […]
World Suicide Prevention Day – Why Employers Must Do More
On World Suicide Prevention Day employers are being urged to do more to tackle mental health in the workplace World Suicide Prevention Day[i] takes place on 10th September. The annual awareness day is organised by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP), and organisations across the UK will be hosting events to mark the occasion. Howden Employee […]
How to Conduct an Equal Pay Audit in your Business
Pay and Reward Consultant Rameez Kaleem of 3R Strategy discusses how businesses can conduct an equal pay audit in their organisation What is an Equal Pay Audit? Equal pay audit – it’s something you have probably heard mentioned in HR circles, but most CEOs don’t know much beyond that. However, under the Equality Act 2010, […]