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Welcome to our HR News, Views & Advice.
Managing Change in a High Cost, High Inflation Environment
Right now, it seems that everywhere we turn everything is costing more! From a business perspective, it’s no different – supplies, rents, utilities, logistics and the rest – each cost seems to be spiralling upwards.
Is now the time to finally work smarter, not harder?
’Work smarter, not harder’ is a well coined phrase and the term was first used by Allen F. Morgenstern, an industrial engineer, who created a work simplification program to increase productivity using less effort.
HR Essentials Webinar: Recruitment in 2023 & Beyond
April sees the launch of the first in our series of HR Essentials Webinars to support your HR activities - offering a whole host of tips for successful recruitment.
5 Reasons to Outsource Your Payroll
Getting payroll right is vital for the most valuable asset your organisation has, your people! We explore the benefits of outsourcing your payroll to allow you to focus on other areas of managing your business.
Guide to Recruitment Advertising in a Candidate Driven Job Market
With no end in sight for the UK's candidate driven jobs market, this guide covers a whole range of tips on recruitment advertising.
The Power of Colour in the Workplace
Joanne Hobbins, our co-founder, Director, in-house Occupational Psychologist and Insights Disovery licensed practitioner explores the power of colour in the workplace.
Extra Bank Holiday for Coronation of King Charles in May 2023
Your decision as an employer will depend on how you wish to approach this extra bank holiday – contractually or from a goodwill and practical way.
Could an ATS make you more attractive than your competitors?
As the fallout from the global pandemic recedes, it was believed that so would the war for talent, but that is not the case according to recent reports. How can you ensure that you stand out & offer a recruitment experience that attracts talent to join your organisation?
HR Trends for 2023 Part 2
The team at ProAction HR have identified what we believe to be the eight key HR trends for 2023. This is Part two of our findings which focuses on employee experience, diversity & inclusion, benefits, and also recruitment & onboarding.
Are you or your team suffering from change fatigue?
Martin Nicholson, our Co-Founder and Managing Consultant explores how constant change can be managed to avoid fatigue amongst your people and also to gain a competitive advantage.
Six Steps to Successful DIY Recruitment for SMEs
One key trend for HR in 2023 is going to be the need to fine tune the recruitment and onboarding experience you offer. This could mean the difference between you successfully hiring someone or losing the talent to your competitor!
HR Trends for 2023 Part 1
In our annual review of the HR industry, the team at ProAction HR have identified what we believe to be the eight key HR trends for 2023. Taking these on board will allow you to engage with your people and successfully retain and recruit in a year that will remain a very candidate-driven market.
2023 Awareness Calendar Launch
Awareness Days, months & weeks give you an opportunity to connect with your employees, supporting important events can show you care about what your people care about. Our 2023 Awareness calendar makes it easy to do this.
Cheers to you!
“Small” business may be our label like so many others, but there is nothing small about every achievement, every client, every new customer, every product development, every new staff member acquired, and every objective met by employees. For EACH and every step forward each small business has taken over the past 12 months, we salute you.
‘Tis the season to be resilient
We all have those ‘Now What?’ times when every day seems to bring with it some new unplanned challenge to deal with, along with rapidly diminishing time, money, and energy. Nowhere more so for many than in the run up to the festive season! Joanne Hobbins, our in-house Psychology expert, shares her thoughts on resilience at this time of year.
Do you need any more apples in your HR basket?
Do you have dedicated HR resource, or is area of managing your business assigned to your managers? A key 2023 HR trend is employee experience, so informed people management is critical.
The power of being different
How often do you give yourself the gift of time to think about you, your journey, how you like to communicate and how you may achieve more by adapting your communication style to suit the needs of others?
How valuable is time when managing your people?
SME businesses can take advantage of cost effective, emerging new tech and automation tools to develop a competitive edge, help retain current and attract future workers.
Engaging People Through Change
How do you achieve change, and ensure everyone within your team continue to pull in the best direction for the organisation?
Does the Ulrich Model still work for today’s SME community?
Exploring the extent that businesses have adopted the Ulrich Model and whether it is fit for purpose for SMEs.