Tag Archive for Employing & managing staff

Can staff caught up in flight disruptions cancel annual leave?

Many UK air passengers are having to rethink their travel plans after Ryanair withdrew flights on dozens of routes over the winter and collapsed airline Monarch ceased flights altogether. Employers will inevitably have to deal with an increase in employees asking to change their annual leave dates. Jo Stubbs, head of content at XpertHR Group,
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The Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment case – What can we learn?

Film producer Harvey Weinstein, one of the most powerful men in Hollywood, has been sacked by his own company amid a slew of sexual harassment allegations that reportedly date back decades. The story has sent shock waves through the film industry, with many stars speaking of their shock at the allegations. The New York Times
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The ten deadly interview sins

Ever been rejected from a role you desperately wanted? Then it may have been because you committed one of these ten deadly interview sins. The experts behind LondonOffices.com have put together a list of the worst things you can do to turn off a potential employer from hiring you. It includes things like having poor
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Managing conflict – what lessons can HR learn from Neymar and Cavani?

Conflict is an inevitable part of working relationships. When people with different perspectives spend any amount of time together working towards a similar goal there are always going to be disagreements. Whether two people are vying for the same promotion or just don’t get along, it’s how you manage the clashes that is important. Whenever
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Three opportunities of a pre-paid employee engagement programme

The UK’s workforce is arguably more dynamic than ever before. Nearly eight million people are considering joining the gig economy, 98 per cent of employers believe that a globally mobile workforce is important to achieving their objectives, and 66 per cent of millennials expect to leave their current employer by 2020. Recruiting, retaining and maximising
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How to make your staff care as much about your business as you do

Undoubtedly, as a business owner or company CEO, you will feel wholeheartedly invested in making it a success – but when it comes to your staff, making them care as much as you do can be a challenge. Today, the organisation experts at Action Storage are breaking down some effective tactics you can employ to
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How to disagree constructively in business

Disagreement can damage business relationships and the effectiveness of interactions. Yet that doesn’t mean disagreement is wrong – just that it needs to be constructive. When teams and groups are working effectively they use disagreeing and supporting verbal behaviours in equal amounts. There’s a balance to the interactions. A yin and a yang. Here, disagreeing
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Five effective ways to deal with staff sickness in the workplace

We all know that days off due to sickness and injury can create problems with meeting deadlines and schedules, maintaining morale, delivering high levels of service and maintaining productivity. Yet the latest Office of National Statistics figures tell us that on average in 2016 there were just 4.3 days lost per worker due to sickness
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Why you should never overlook a candidate’s natural talent

So you’ve put a job advert out. You’ve attracted a whole host of candidates and automatically go to shortlist the ones that have worked for your major competitors, done a degree in your chosen field or have every skill mentioned in the job description. Seems like the right approach to take, right? Not quite. While
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How to choose between two job candidates

High quality talent is hard to come by. If you’re lucky enough to have two equally qualified candidates competing for the same role, you’ll need to act fast if you’re going to secure your top choice. Before you begin to look at new ways to assess your final two candidates, it’s helpful to explore new
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