Motivating Remote Workers

Posted in: HR Updates ROI on 21/04/2022 How to Motivate your Team who are Working Remotely? For many, the hybrid method of working has become a very attractive prospect. With agreement from the employer, an employee can work from home for a number of days and are tasked to come into the office for the rest of their working week. Some em...

Re-Establishing Relationships after a Bullying or Harassment Complaint

Posted in: HR Updates ROI on 18/03/2022 The uncertainty and intense, stressful nature of the last 2 years has given rise to workplace disputes, grievances and bullying and harassment complaints. While the introduction of the code of practice on the prevention of resolution of bullying at work in 2020 has provided clarity on policy requir...

Engaging Introverts in Remote Meetings

Posted in: HR Updates ROI on 17/02/2022 With the move to remote and hybrid working, it has become increasingly important to ensure all members of your team are engaged, whether that be in team meetings, group projects, team building exercises or training sessions. It is worth considering how each individual team member contributes to the...

Tackling Sensitive Conversation – Guidance for Managers

Posted in: HR Updates ROI on 21/01/2022 As the years progress and stigmas regarding mental health and other sensitive issues for employees are reducing, managers may find themselves having conversations with their employees which they have little experience or confidence in approaching. This article aims to provide guidance to managers i...

Staff Retention

Posted in: HR Updates ROI on 09/12/2021 Introduction As we approach the end of 2021 and look towards 2022 the retention of our key staff members is top of the agenda. Staff retention may be described as an employer’s efforts to manage staff turnover and retain their valuable employees. Organisations need to review their staff retention s...

The Four-day Week – Key Considerations for Employers

Posted in: HR Updates ROI on 08/11/2021 It has now become a little trite to say the Pandemic has changed us all. Many of us have realised that there are more important things than work. However, work is still essential as it usually funds our lifestyles and, in many ways, keeps us included in broader societal experiences which comes fro...

Covid-19 Update – Restrictions and Hybrid Working

Posted in: HR Updates ROI on 19/10/2021 With restrictions easing in the workplace from the 20th of September 2021, it allowed for the phased return of workers to their workplaces - for some this was the first time returning to the workplace since March 2020. The government restrictions are said to be eased further from the 22nd of Octobe...

The Rise of the Four Day Week

Posted in: HR Updates ROI on 16/09/2021 Since Covid-19, the debate around the optimal working week has strengthened as conversations circulate around the new way of working. In order for companies to achieve the maximum benefit for both employers and their staff members, certain factors need to be considered when adjusting their working...

Getting the Most Out of Online Interviews

Posted in: HR Updates ROI on 31/08/2021 Even before the current wave of remote interviewing, some people enjoyed interviews, and some did not. Over the last eighteen months, the increasing use of ZOOM (other brands are available) has probably exacerbated that Marmite divide. As an interviewer, I have found the Zoom experience less prefer...

The Future Of Work Is Hybrid

Posted in: HR Updates ROI on 18/08/2021 After the pandemic, research shows that the vast majority of those working want to continue working from home, even on a part-time basis, which presents new opportunities for companies to establish new ways of working. Although a definitive definition of hybrid working ceases to exist, the term can...