Having a good learning and development strategy is key for growing your employees.

Here, we provide support on how to create a good strategy, considering aspects such as having individual personal development plans for employees, encouraging development in people’s knowledge and the benefits this has on a company overall.

What is a learning and development strategy?

Employees need to be valued and feel that their organisation is…

The world continues to evolve at a rapid pace,…

It’s no secret that the construction industry is male dominated, with a staggering 99% of on-site construction workers throughout the UK being male,  compared to just 11% of women accounting for the entire construction workforce.

But what does the role of an on-site female construction worker entail in such a male-dominated profession, and what challenges can be expected?

Here, we…

Meet the People Behind the Business and learn the stories of the amazing individuals behind HTL. This week we’ve been speaking with Gemma McIver, from HTL Group Scotland.

Gemma joined HTL back in August 2020, and in her short time at HTL, she has made a huge impression within the business. Her passion for world-class customer service has seen Gemma work her way up through the ranks to her current Customer Service Supervisor role.

Let’s…

Understanding the need for a recruitment management system

A recruitment management system is a software application tha

recruitment

t helps organizations manage and automate their recruitment process. It is designed to streamline and improve the efficiency of the recruitment process, from posting job openings to tracking applicants and managing candidate communications.

Recruitment management systems typically…

Let us give you a quick sneak-peek into the not-so-hidden secret of the hiring industry. Suppose you’re on the panel of recruiters responsible for hiring the best-in-class candidates but aren’t using analytics. In that case, you may miss out on both-valuable candidates and databases.

A …

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has become increasingly important to corporate culture. How diverse a company is speaks of its gender, racial, demographic, and cultural tolerance - all of which play into the employer brand, company culture, and employee experience.

We’ve aggregated the most recent and insightful workplace diversity statistics that, we believe, business leaders should be aware of in 2023. This snapshot of where the U.S. and global workforce stands regarding…

Business owners and leaders have plenty of reasons to be concerned about the future health of their workforce— in terms of their ability to attract talent, as well as the looming threat of economic downturn that could affect their ability to reward high performing employees. These concerns leave many business leaders walking on eggshells when contemplating employee performance and the associated performance management processes.

HR software, also known as human resource management software (HRMS), is designed to automate and streamline various HR tasks such as recruiting, onboarding, payroll, benefits allocation, and performance management. By doing so, these tools make HR functions more effective and less time-consuming.

Let’s face it, a lot of what we understand of HR is still paper-based. HR Tech wants to move these tasks away from people so that it exists in a completely digitized space. HR professionals…

Human Capital Management (HCM) started as a theory to capture the nebulous equations of how to value the people, e.g. human capital, that make up an organization. Human Capital Management software, or HCM software, was created to aid in tracking and managing that value over time.

In this article, we’ll look at what HCM software is, what HR processes its features can streamline, and how these tools can help your business. First, let’s take a closer look at Human Capital…

In earlier times, organizations did not have a formal onboarding process. New joinees had to learn things on their own and adjust to the office environment. However, things have changed for the better. Presently, organizations stress an organized employee onboarding process. Right from lead management software to appraisals everything is…

A job posting or advertisement is a jobseeker’s first introduction to your company. If you express the role and benefits of working at your company well, they might be your next great hire. First impressions matter!

With1.7 jobs available for every unemployed worker, candidates are in the driver’s seat. In fact, a great job ad posted on your career site or on the…

Trust, psychological contract, and psychological safety are all labels that can signal the feeling of comfort, or a lack of feeling threatened, in social settings.

William Kahn defined psychological safety in 1990 as “the sense of being able to show and employ one’s self without fear of negative consequences to self-image, status or…

In the words of Maya Angelou “I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

The happiness and retention of employees depend on many factors, one of which is recognition - feeling valued. Employee recognition and…

Finding and implementing the right HR software or HR Tech solution can be a difficult, uphill battle. The ability to adapt to ongoing changes and new technology implementations is a critical part of long-term business success.

Podcasts, made popular by the ultimate podfathers Dave Winer and Adam Curry, provide a unique form of escapism. While books are cool and television shows are great, podcasts allow us to absorb knowledge and entertainment without stopping what we’re doing.

The format of podcasts means we can listen to all our favourite topics while exercising, cooking and, of course, driving.

In the UK,…

Cloud computing has been experiencing a boom for the last few years, with global spending on services reaching £46.3 billion in the first financial quarter of 2022, according to research from Canalys. Statista ran a survey which looked at the increased use of cloud services and found that storing…