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We all like to feel as though we belong. Humans are social animals - and when we feel lonely or excluded, our mental and physical health...

Inflation, as measured by the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), hit 9.4% in the year to June – the highest level for 40 years, in the face of...

If you’re hiring based on ‘gut feeling,’ you’re likely hiring on the basis of unconscious bias. The best way to prevent yourself from...

Your Guide: Redundancy is the process by which an employer ‘lets someone go’ from their company because there is no longer a business...

An overview of HR outsourcing, its use within organisation and its alternatives Introduction Outsourcing any activity to an external...

A year of working from home has taught us valuable lessons. Employers have started acknowledging that work-from-home is, after all, not...

Diversity, undoubtedly, is an all-encompassing concept. It goes way beyond gender and includes ethnicity, language, socio-economic...

Diversity in business can bring underrepresented thoughts and experiences to the table, inspiring increased creativity and innovation...

Environmental stewardship and sustainability have become woven into most organisation operations to the point where sustainable...

How to Protect Against Key Threats Malware/Viruses Update your operating system, browsers and plugins Enable click-to-play plugins Remove...

UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS CONCEPT In recent years, throughout the world we have followed the high level of...

Note: Due to the challenge’s businesses are facing because of COVID-19, the government announced on 17 March that IR35 tax reforms will...

It’s easy to ignore the human resources side of your business when things are flowing smoothly. After all, there are far more pressing...

What is HR compliance? The definition of compliance is the “act of adhering to a particular law or rule or acting according to an...

Disengagement can cause real damage to an organisation’s productivity and profitability – giving HR teams an opportunity to spark...

There is no question the business landscape has changed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, but what remains unseen is how adjustments...

Today we are exploring some of the challenges that you may be faced with when considering changing an employees existing terms and...

The term sustainability is used in different aspects to refer to “adequately meeting the needs of the people today without compromising...