Are Cover Letters A Thing of The Past?

Posted in: HR Updates ROI on 05/10/2022 I’ve read a lot recently about the demise of the cover letter with criticism being directed at employers that still hang onto them. But is the reality any different and should we be dropping them from our selection process entirely? We all know how hard it is to get candidates, especially in the cu...

Top Tips for Promoting Employee Wellbeing

Posted in: HR Updates ROI on 24/08/2022 Many of us, as employees and employers, encounter varying degrees of stress throughout the course of our working days. Workplace stress occurs “when the demands of the job and the working environment on a person exceeds their capacity to meet them”. As we have seen a significant change in how peop...

Changing Labour Markets - Resignation, Re-evaluation and Recruitment

Posted in: HR Updates ROI on 27/07/2022 While at school, I was constantly reminded of the importance of the three Rs, reading, writing and arithmetic (strange that only one of the great three began with the letter R). Nowadays, many businesses discuss at least one of the new three Business 3Rs, Resignation, Re-evaluation and Recruitment....

Emotional Intelligence

Posted in: HR Updates ROI on 25/07/2022 Emotional Intelligence was coined by psychologists Peter Salovey and John Mayer (1990) and is described as “the ability to monitor one’s own and others emotions to discriminate between different emotions and label them appropriately and use emotional information to guide thinking and behaviour.” Em...

HR Audits

Posted in: HR Updates ROI on 23/06/2022 As we know, there are over 50 pieces of employment legislation protecting employee rights in the workplace and the onus is on the employer to abide by the obligations set out in this legislation. With the many legislative updates that we have seen in last number of years, it is important to ensure ...

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...