When employees stop learning they start job hunting
Worried about your employees wandering to greener pastures? Keep them interested by making sure that learning, development and creativity are part of your retention strategy and your culture.
Staff turnover: How to calculate it, what causes it and how to reduce it
Recognising that you have a problem is often the first and most important step to solving it. But with so much else to keep track of in a small business, it can be difficult to identify staff turnover as an issue.
Training is now something employers are expected to provide
There was a time that people organised their own training in order to obtain a particular job. Those days are gone, according to columnist Jan Cavelle.
4 ways apprenticeships can help boost small businesses
Recruiting and retaining team members is a key priority for any firm. Yet in the media we hear endless stories about employee morale and loyalty being at an all-time low, with many looking around for new opportunities.
UK employees some of the least engaged in the world
A survey of UK employees in nine regions around the world has found that British staff are some of the least likely to be fully engaged at work.
UK employees feel undervalued, and are the least loyal in Europe
UK employees are less likely to consider themselves devoted to their jobs – 48 per cent of UK respondents said they were loyal, compared to the 58 per cent European average.
Drugs, theft and violence blighted the last few years of my business
Continuing with her series of articles charting the end of her furniture building business, Jan Cavelle describes how toxic members of staff created a self-perpetuating cycle of violence and destruction.
Employer of the Year award reader vote: Gekko
The Gekko Social Fund is just one of the techniques utilised by the field marketing business, which is competing for Employer of the Year award.
Office workers waste more time on slow tech than they spend on holiday
Office workers are wasting time using slow and outdated technology. In some cases, workers are wasting more time than they spend on holiday each year.
Economic recovery spurs finance workers to seek new jobs
It’s time hire that difficult-to-find finance professional; increasing business confidence is causing more financial workers to think about career moves.