Measuring the impact of CSR on business and the community November 24, 2023 | Sponsored UK organisations are increasingly using their CSR or ESG budget to support the communities surrounding them, either because this aligns with their mission or because there are expectations from employees and consumers. With mounting public scrutiny of these initiatives and tight budgets, organisations are trying to find ways to measure and demonstrate their impact both [...]
EVERFI from Blackbaud works to improve next generation’s financial literacy November 24, 2023 | Sponsored A new survey of UK teachers and educators suggests that almost all are worried about the level of financial literacy in the next generation. The YouGov survey, commissioned by Everfi from Blackbaud, the leader in powering social impact through education, reveals that teachers are worried that the young people in their classrooms are not building [...]
6 Essential Tips On Negotiating Salaries August 31, 2023 | Sponsored The economy may be picking up, but that doesn’t mean employers are increasing salaries at the same rate as inflation or the ongoing cost of living crisis. In fact, global employers have set aside 4% for salary increases in 2024. Predictions show that inflation, while expected to drop slightly in 2024, will still remain higher, [...]
Career progression is stalling for working mothers in the UK August 24, 2023 | Sponsored According to the government in its Gender Equality at Every Stage roadmap, companies which come in the top 25% for gender diversity on their executive team are 21% more likely to experience above-average profitability than companies which lie in the bottom quarter. Additionally, the roadmap says that in terms of the economy, reducing gender gaps [...]
No Degree? The Good News Is Skills-Based Hiring Is On The Rise August 17, 2023 | Sponsored While you might think education or experience are what hiring managers focus on when recruiting new candidates, skills and ability are more important. That’s according to a recent global study which found that 76% of employers are now using skills-based hiring to pinpoint talent. The reason for this is manifold: 91.2% of employers saw an [...]
Tech Workers Spend Less Than Half The Day On Focus Work August 17, 2023 | Sponsored A recent Blind study has revealed that 45% of tech workers spend less than four hours each day on “focused work”. Instead, they spend the rest of their time in meetings, fire-fighting and catching up on correspondence and admin tasks. While this lack of focus on high level tasks can impact career progression, especially if [...]
How do phone booths improve the office? August 3, 2023 | Sponsored What are phone booths and what are the benefits? It is a reality that office workers spent a substantial part of their day making and receiving phone calls and whilst telephone calls are vital for communication in the workspace, it can be difficult to keep calls private and professional with the background noises of the [...]
Are office pods a good investment? August 3, 2023 | Sponsored Office Pods are becoming more popular because while it is true that most corporate environments favour open plan designs, it is also true that this kind of designs pose a big problem when it comes to privacy and silence. Open plan offices have a focus on collaboration, where all workers sit together in a single room [...]
Body Doubling Is The New Workplace Productivity Hack August 3, 2023 | Sponsored Do you find it hard to start tasks, not to mention complete them on deadline? Studies show that roughly one in five people globally are textbook procrastinators, while a 2019 report found that 88% of the workforce tends to procrastinate for at least one hour a day. Most of us do it to some extent. [...]
Hiring for Skills is One Great Way to Make The Workplace More Diverse July 27, 2023 | Sponsored Expanding the talent pool to skills-based hiring may be advantageous for companies on the hunt to recruit and retain top talent. A recent study showed that those recruiting based on a skills-first approach are seeing a dramatic improvement in the overall performance of employees. Relying solely on formal education and qualifications when hiring could be [...]