Boost Business: automating hr processes for Success
The Digital Revolution: How Automating HR Processes Is Changing UK Workplaces Technology is rapidly reshaping HR departments across the UK. Automating HR processes is now commonplace for many organizations, driven by the need for increased efficiency, cost savings, and better employee experiences. This shift offers HR professionals exciting opportunities to take on more strategic roles. […]
10 Ways to be the Best People Manager you can be
When moving into an employee management role, everybody, and if not everybody then at least most of us, make mistakes, sometimes glaring mistakes that come back to haunt us. However, mistakes are there to learn from, and anyone who wants to become a good and possibly highly regarded people manager will strive to learn from […]
How we hire people at LeaveWizard
When we were bootstrapping LeaveWizard, our annual leave planner online product, we needed to work as consultants to fund our growth. During that time we gained a lot of experience in hiring for a variety of organisations of different sizes and industries. While hiring for clients is often restricted by rules dictated by them, at […]
The Misconception About Free Things
We all love something that is free. Even if we don’t really know what it is, the fact that it is free makes us want it even more. It could be something as random as a household gadget the local supermarket is giving away, or a free dessert on your birthday from your favourite local […]
How LeaveWizard Can Save Your Business Or Organisation Time
In today’s post-pandemic world, time is incredibly underrated. It seems as though most business owners are far too busy making up for the time they lost during the pandemic and extended lockdowns that they have forgotten to take time for themselves and their employees. While this isn’t entirely their fault, it is still an industry […]
Free Holiday Planner Keeps You In Control
Every employer needs to make sure that their staff is getting the right amount of holiday that they are entitled to, and to keep track of who’s in the office or out on leave for any given day. There are some great leave and absence management tools available, including our own LeaveWizard tool, but what […]
The Royal Wedding – How might it Affect Your Business?
On 19 May Prince Harry will marry the American actress Meghan Markle. The press has filled with stories of who is invited and who will wear what, and others are starting to plan celebrations and street parties. Big public events can bring staffing problems for companies, as workers wanting to watch the spectacle overload management […]
GDPR – Are You Secure by Design?
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect on May 25th. These apply to any organisation that holds data on EU citizens. In Part One of our guide to GDPR we told you to calm down, and suggested that you take a look at what you need to do to comply with […]
How to Manage Annual Leave in a Startup
Startups can be hectic organisations. Building your company, its product, and its people from scratch is one of the biggest challenges in the corporate world. For many entrepreneurs, there is the added difficulty that you are an expert in your technology or service, but have little or no experience in running a company or employing […]
Five Ways for Self-Employed People Not to Miss Christmas
How to manage Christmas when you’re self-employed Christmas is coming and when you are self-employed it can be hard to unwind and enjoy the festivities. We’ve even heard of one self-employed delivery sled driver who works a night shift every Christmas Eve, making millions of deliveries. What’s different? Without the security of paid holidays, or […]