Flexible Working, Workforce Management
David Simpson
We tried a 4-day work week as a company and ...

Take a read through this blog if you wish to find out how we implemented the 4-day work week in our business and what challenges we faced.

If you’re thinking about implementing a 4-day work week, make sure that you do thorough research so that you are well prepared.

We tried a 4-day work week as a company and here is what we found
Employee Onboarding
David Simpson
Employee Onboarding: The Do's & Don'ts

A recent study shows that employee turnover is as much as 50% in the first 18 months of employment. And the primary reason you ask? The simple answer: 

A poor onboarding experience.  

When starting something new (especially a new job), you are thrown into the deep end and overloaded with an abundance of information, which usually goes in through one ear and out the other. What can you as an employer do to help prevent this? 

This blog will show you the ropes of onboarding and to do so, I will be taking a deep dive into the DO’S and the DON’T’S of an Onboarding Process. 

Employee Onboarding: The Do's & Don'ts
Workforce Management
David Simpson
5 ways to improve your employee retention ...

Having a good employee retention strategy ensures that you keep high performers within your business and waives the expense of recruiting new employees. Retaining talent is a process that some small businesses struggle with and is critical for an organisation’s success.

Due to talent shortages, it is becoming increasingly difficult for businesses to hire, meaning that retaining talent should be a top priority for every business, no matter the industry.

5 ways to improve your employee retention strategy
Workplace Mental Health, Workforce Management
David Simpson
5 Ways Your Workplace Can Support Your Remote ...

Nowadays, the workplace may not necessarily be confined to the office. The work from home arrangement that transpired in the beginning of lockdown provided employees the much-needed flexibility to allow employees to continue to work through lockdowns and as a result, more people are working remotely even in the aftermath of the pandemic.

Read this blog post to learn 5 ways your workplace can support remote workers and their mental health.

5 Ways Your Workplace Can Support Your Remote Workers
Workplace Mental Health
David Simpson
The Power that HR has to Influence Mental ...

HR can heavily influence mental health within the workplace and is responsible for spearheading initiatives that promote mental health awareness. Read through this blog post to learn how HR can influence mental health in the workplace at any stage of an employee’s life cycle.

The Power that HR has to Influence Mental Health In The Workplace

Managing Performance - Part Three: Cause and Consequence

Managing Performance - Part Three: Cause and Consequence

Managing underperformance presents as an unpleasant and complicated challenge for most small business owners. In Part 1 of this series we highlighted the risks of business owners acting too rashly, or not acting at all when faced with underperformance.  In Part 2 we introduced a practical and risk minimising approach to assist you tackle underperformance to secure the best outcomes for your business. There are four elements you need to keep top of mind when facing underperformance: Clarity, Communication, Cause and Consequence. In Part 2 we looked at Clarity and Communication. Let’s now turn our focus to Cause and Consequence. 

Managing Performance - Part Two: Clarity and Communication

Managing Performance - Part Two: Clarity and Communication

Managing underperformance presents as an unpleasant and complicated challenge for most small business owners. In the first part of this series we highlighted the risks of business owners acting too rashly, or not acting at all when faced with underperformance.  Now we are going to provide you with a practical and risk minimising approach to assist you in tackling underperformance to secure the best outcomes for your business.