Factorial HR Blog

You may have been asked to write your own personal development plan, or you may be involved in helping your direct reports write their own. [...]

Recruiting employees to fill vacant or new positions in an organisation is time-consuming. It pays to think about how you want to run the recruitment [...]

In June 2024, the Labour Party launched a document laying out its manifesto to transform employment practices in the UK. The document was called ‘Make [...]

Anyone involved in recruitment interviews will likely have used competency-based interview questions without realising it. These questions are a surefire way to get to know [...]

As an employer, you may already know what ‘OTE’ means and use it to structure salaries in your business. Alternatively, you may wonder what the [...]

Back in 2016, the Harvard Business Review published an article asking ‘Do you understand what accountability in leadership really means?’. The article made the point [...]

If you’ve started the new year with the intention of finding a job, you may be wondering which of the many job sites available you [...]

Whether you love it or loathe it (or feel ambivalent about it), social media is now one of the most common ways we communicate with [...]

Unpaid overtime is when you work longer than your regular hours (those fixed by your contract) and do not receive any pay for the extra [...]

What if team-building could be as easy as a few clicks, even in a remote or hybrid environment? Keeping teams engaged and connected has become [...]

As the year draws to a close, here at Factorial, we are focusing on what lies ahead for the world of work and for HR [...]

Taking on a management role is a significant step for most employees because it requires a change in skillset. People management involves coordinating a team [...]

Whether you have received a job offer and are negotiating your starting salary or are already in a role and believe your salary no longer [...]

Tax audits can be a very stressful and intimidating process for business owners to go through. While some audits are triggered randomly, the majority occur [...]

Maybe you are starting to think ahead to 2025 and are considering attending a conference as part of your career development as an HR professional, [...]

The concept of empathy is mentioned frequently in the context of emotional intelligence. Thanks to Daniel Goleman’s 1995 book Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter [...]

If you are a CEO, networking is a powerful tool for developing your business knowledge and supporting the growth of the business you lead. If [...]

Full List of UK Bank Holidays 2025 You will have slightly different bank holidays in 2025 depending where you live in the UK. England & [...]

Most of us have heard of unconscious bias, but have you really considered how it impacts your life? It’s easy to think it only applies [...]

It’s common to hear people say how important networking is for career development. If you know it’s something you should be doing but are unsure [...]

Choosing the right HR software can feel like finding your way through a maze. With so many options out there, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. [...]

My name is Victoria Lovaglio, I’m a psychologist and I’ve been working in HR for 5 years. During this time I have worked for different [...]

When we are motivated, we feel enthusiastic and optimistic about our actions. Motivated employees feel better about themselves and their jobs, which improves their quality [...]

If you are considering recruiting a procurement manager for your company, read on to learn more about what this role entails and suggestions of what [...]