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Presenteeism: What causes it and how can employers spot it?
Date: December 6, 2022
By Vicky Walker, Director of People at Westfield Health. Despite the pandemic throwing attitudes towards working whilst unwell into sharp focus, presenteeism in the workplace is still increasing, costing employers huge amounts of money. Deloitte found that the cost of poor mental health of employees had risen from £42 billion in 2017 to £45 billion in...

What’s stopping businesses from completing the digital transformation of finance?
Date: December 5, 2022
By Tim Wakeford, vice president of product strategy, Workday First the good news. Businesses in the UK and Ireland (UK&I) are world leaders when it comes to the digital transformation of finance. According to new research from Workday, nearly half (49%) of organisations surveyed in the UK&I have already developed and deployed a digital finance...

Winter tyre care – 5 checks to keep in mind
Date: November 29, 2022
Winters have an amusing appeal – Who doesn’t like to experience icy landscapes and to cherish the holiday season with their loved ones? No matter which part of the UK you are traveling across (London, Yorkshire or even Scotland) you should prepare your car in advance in order to avoid any uncomfortable car breakdown situations...

Identifying hidden channel costs and how to eliminate them
Date: November 25, 2022
By Mark Wass, Strategic Sales Director, UK and North EMEA at CloudBlue Growth remains a key objective for businesses, but in this digital age, fast and rapid growth can often unveil red flags, and cracks can reveal themselves with pre-existing inefficiencies and harbour hidden costs. Hidden costs are pervasive in channel distribution for the vast majority...

Do you work in A toxic environment?
Date: November 8, 2022
By Thom Dennis, CEO of culture change consultants Serenity in Leadership An extensive national survey by ClickJobs.io recently showed a staggering 42% of respondents believe they work in a toxic workplace, and the same is being seen in the USA according to the Society of Human Resources Management which revealed one in four working Americans...

7 ways to empower female leaders in the workplace
Date: November 4, 2022
By Pamela Phillips, MD of de Jong Phillips As a female leader in the workplace, I am very conscientious that this journey hasn’t been easy for me and is a hard journey for many future female leaders. I have worked in some very male-dominated environments and have had to fight for my place in many...
