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Designing Effective Employee Surveys: What to Ask and Why
Designing effective employee surveys is crucial for capturing insights that drive organisational growth. This guide explores why surveys matter, the key questions to include, best practices for design, and how to analyse results. We'll delve into common mistakes to avoid and how HR Team can [...]
How to Create a Robust Workforce Planning Strategy
Workforce planning aligns your team's talents with your company's goals, ensuring you have the right people in the right roles at the right time. For businesses operating across Northern Ireland (NI), the United Kingdom (UK), and the Republic of Ireland (ROI), this strategy becomes even [...]
Innovative Talent Acquisition Techniques to Attract Top Talent
Attracting top talent in today’s competitive job market requires innovative approaches. Traditional methods are no longer enough. This article explores cutting-edge talent acquisition techniques, emphasising AI, social media, and other modern strategies like gamification, employer branding and workplace flexibility. These methods enable businesses to secure [...]
Top 10 Employee Engagement Strategies for 2024
Employee engagement is a cornerstone of organisational success. These ten Employee Engagement Strategies include personalised development plans that align employee goals with business objectives, flexible working arrangements that support work-life balance, and holistic wellness programs that help with physical, mental, and emotional health. By implementing [...]
New UK Government: Employment Law Reforms – What Employers Need to Know
With the new Labour government firmly established in Whitehall, significant changes to employment law are on the horizon for employers across England, Wales, and Scotland. These employment law reforms aim to enhance worker rights and introduce new standards affecting everyday business operations. Labour's "Plan to [...]
How to Prepare for a Tribunal Hearing in Northern Ireland
In the dynamic arena of employment law, tribunal hearings are essential for resolving disputes between employers and employees. As Northern Ireland's premier HR consultancy service, HR Team is committed to empowering organisations with the knowledge and strategies needed to navigate tribunal hearings effectively. Understanding [...]
How to Attract the Right Talent in a Competitive Market?
Amid the complexities of the 2024 job market, recruitment and the HR paper trail behind it have evolved. Business owners and HR professionals are grappling with an influx of applications, yet the challenge remains: how to sift through the quantity to find quality. HR Team, [...]
Strategies for Building and Managing High-Performing Teams
Managing high-performing teams is vital to long-term organisational success. These teams, characterised by their productivity, efficiency, and innovation, are the engines that drive companies forward and overcome the complexities of a modern, fast-paced world. But what truly defines a high-performance team, and how can one [...]
Understanding Pay Transparency and Its Importance
Below, we delve into the specific legislation in the UK and Ireland that underpins pay transparency, highlighting the proactive steps these countries are taking to address pay disparities and promote a more inclusive work environment. What Is Pay Transparency? Pay transparency is a concept [...]
How to Empower Line Managers to Motivate and Communicate With Their Teams
Empowering line managers to effectively motivate and communicate with their teams is essential to creating a positive and productive work environment. Employers can significantly enhance workplace communications and overall organisational success by providing line managers—those directly responsible for supervising and managing employees at the closest [...]
Improvements to Parents’ Leave and Benefits in Ireland
Parenthood is a transformative journey, and Ireland recognises the significance of supporting parents during the crucial first two years of their child's life.
Why is Employee Reward and Recognition Important?
Creating a positive work environment is fundamental for any organisational success. Employee reward and recognition play a pivotal role in enhancing morale, motivation, and overall productivity.
Working Time Changes in Northern Ireland: What Employers Need to Know
For employers in Northern Ireland, integrating EU case law into the Working Time (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 means adapting to new standards for holiday pay calculation and the carry-over of holidays.
Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill: What UK Employers Need to Know
The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill represents a significant shift in the UK’s legislative landscape, especially for employers.
Navigating New Waters: Understanding the Impact of Recent UK Employment Law Reforms for Business Owners
As business owners, staying ahead of the latest legislative changes is crucial to ensure compliance and foster a healthy workplace. The UK government's recent response to consultations on reforms to retained EU laws and the recalibration of annual leave entitlements for part-year and irregular-hours workers and other legislation is significant.