Tips and tricks relating to holiday / sickness and other related subjects
Why is leave management so critical in 2022? Employees together form the nucleus of any organisation, be it a startup or a large enterprise. Their happiness and mental satisfaction is the key to business success. One way to achieve that is to have efficient leave management to streamline the leave process. Usually, every organisation has […]
The pandemic has changed each one of us in a variety of ways, with one of the most apparent being the way it’s affected our health and wellbeing. Predominantly, the pandemic has brought our physical health into sharper focus. Collectively, we’ve never been more conscious of our physical health and signs of illness – in […]
People have been clamouring for us to collectively rethink the working week for decades. However, after the emergence of COVID-19 and the manner in which it rapidly changed the world, companies and, more importantly, their staff, now know it’s possible to do their job without having to come into the office every day. In fact, […]
UK workers have among the longest working weeks in Europe, with estimates ranging from 38.4 to 42.5 hours on average. The question is, how many of those hours are actually spent working? This then raises a further question: should we rethink the working week and what are employees doing with the rest of their time? […]
In an increasingly competitive market, there’s a constant incentive, not to mention pressure, to become more efficient when and where possible. One of the best ways to achieve this is to go paperfree. Now, although paper still has its place in the 21st-century workplace, we don’t depend on it as much as we used to. […]
Everyone loves a long weekend, right? Having another day to play with gives us the opportunity to make bigger, better plans for our free time. Weekend getaways become more appealing, as there’s less need to rush and less reason to worry about returning to work worn out. Better still, a little more time gives us […]
Mental health is a subject that’s long been misunderstood. As a society, we’ve tended to focus on the more severe examples of mental health problems: those that result in people being diagnosed with a condition and receiving professional help. The truth is, however, that mental health isn’t all too different from physical health in that […]
Every company has to deal with their employees leaving at some point: it’s an inevitable part of running a business. What isn’t as inevitable, fortunately, is the disruption that a departing employee can cause. That’s something that a company has some influence over, and an employee’s notice period plays a large part in that. The […]
Although technology, namely faster internet bandwidth speeds and sophisticated communication tools, has endowed businesses with greater flexibility – and allows them to continue operating, company culture usually suffers as a result. A distributed workforce, which refers to teams spread across different locations and time zones, is becoming increasingly common in remote work environments and brings […]
A constructive, positive company culture is essential for a business’ long-term prosperity. The better an organisation’s culture – the happier and more productive their workforce and the higher their rate of staff retention. A healthy work culture shapes the overall environment, values, and norms within an organization, supporting employee well-being and work-life balance. However, businesses […]
