When you start a race, it is useful to visualise the path ahead, but this is never a perfect science. There is always an element of unpredictability, and you have to live on your wits until the very last stride. Many amateur athletes have a tendency to relax when the finish line comes into sight, […]
I have worked in the payroll industry for over 14 years. In recruitment, I get to work with payroll people who have a range of skills, dealing with ever more complex processes, getting to grips with ever-changing legislation and government interventions. During this time the systems I have seen used have changed considerably. Who, reading […]
As we approach Christmas and start looking forward to the New Year, I thought I would take a quick look at what is likely to affect the payroll in 2017. What do you think will have the biggest impact on the payroll industry? Please comment, like or share and let us know! 1. The Brexit […]
Reviewing Auto Enrolment: AE now and AE in the future. The UK pensions industry has experienced a period of unprecedented reform following the implementation of Auto Enrolment but where is AE now and how do we foresee it in the future? So far it has been impressive in getting more people to save, and the […]
On 6 April of 2017 new legislation covering gender pay gap reporting will come into force, with the law affecting roughly 11 million employees at around 8,000 businesses across the UK. This landmark legislation marks a significant step forward in empowering women and ensuring pay equality regardless of gender. The law was enacted to address […]
The last two decades have seen a world of changes in the workplace; particularly in the talent acquisition field. Both have evolved drastically over the course of the past five years, and it will be interesting to see how these landscapes continue to change again in the future. Will 2017 be the year Talent Acquisition […]
I have worked in recruitment for over 14 years now, and it has been an exciting ride watching technologies advance, methods change, expectations progress and businesses evolve as everyone tries to stay one wave ahead of the competition. What has been more interesting is the way businesses, like fashion, tend to follow a cyclical pattern […]
Very few people can resist temptation. Even when we know that yielding to it may not be the best thing for us, we feel compelled to take the risk. In the world of work, a counter offer is one made by an employer as an incentive to keep an employee who has indicated he […]
Payroll and HR implementation system projects can be incredibly stressful, and it can also be very costly. In fact, if the implementation project is mismanaged, the result could be a complete failure. In this short article, we will be looking at what we think are the three most important aspects a business should be looking […]
Marketing to a millennial audience and the effectiveness of personalisation To the Millennial, there has never been the world without the internet. Most won’t know how to cope without it and are unable to imagine using a book to find information when the internet has it just one click away. They grew up with technology […]
