UK Companies Cutting Budgets but Investing in HR Tech for Recruitment
HireVue surveyed 900 hiring professionals and 2,319 candidates in the UK and found that almost 50% of businesses are cutting recruitment costs. Despite this, 30% [...]
Emma Baigey
Emma is a Content Writer with 5 years of Marketing experience. She specialises in HR strategy and modern workplace trends. When she's not writing, she's running by the beach or cooking Italian food.
Emma Baigey
Building a Career Portfolio
A career portfolio is a curated display of someone’s work used to exhibit their skills and expertise. This article explains how to make a career [...]
Understanding Maternity Leave in Ireland
Have questions about maternity leave in Ireland? This article answers the critical ones. It covers maternity leave length, initiating the application process, the financial support [...]
12 Types of Employee Bonus Schemes
An employee bonus scheme is an effective and popular tool HR teams and managers use to incentivise high-performance and boost employee retention. We cover them [...]
Types of Employment Status and Considerations For SMBs
Employment status encompasses the relationship between a person and a business, determining rights, responsibilities, and benefits. Here, we cover what employment status in the UK [...]
A Comprehensive Guide to Employee Tenure
Are you questioning how ‘employee tenure’ influences company culture and staff retention? This article reveals tenure’s role in business stability and team fulfilment. Read on [...]
Flatter Organisational Structure: Definition and How to Implement
A flatter organisational structure is about empowering teams with fewer management layers. This streamlined approach can lead to quicker decision-making and enhanced team collaboration. Here, [...]
Crafting a Maternity Leave Letter: Examples and Tips
When writing a maternity leave letter, you want to inform your employer and secure your leave clearly and professionally. This article breaks down the must-have [...]
What is an Employee Wage Increase Letter? [+ Template]
An employee wage increase letter is what companies use to inform team members of a rise in compensation. A salary increase letter should outline an [...]
Lone Working Policy: Definition, Inclusions, Free Template
How do you ensure the safety of lone workers and adhere to legal standards? Read on the find out. Here, we explain how to create [...]
Rooster digitises HR processes, saving them “valuable time and resources”
“Before Factorial life at Rooster…it was the Dark Ages,” says James Brooke, Managing Director at Rooster. The London and Bristol-based award-winning integrated communications agency implemented [...]
Full List of UK Bank Holidays for 2024
Thinking ahead to 2024 already? We’ve got you sorted with a full list of the bank holidays across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, including [...]
Driving Success and Growth Through Referral Partnerships
Referral partnerships are an impactful way of expanding brand awareness and increasing business growth. In this article, we explain the key types that exist, their [...]
Working Time, Breaks and Record-Keeping in Ireland
For employers in Ireland, knowing the national regulations around employee working time, breaks and record-keeping is key to protecting employees and avoiding legal disputes. There [...]
New partnership with Piggy lets you reward top performers
Factorial, the digital HR software, and Piggy, the all-in-one loyalty solution, are teaming up to make it quick and easy for you to reward your [...]
12 Best Rated Expense Management Software of 2024
Suppose you’re still manually managing expenses at your company. In that case, you’re most likely tired of the mountains of paper receipts growing on your [...]
7 Best Document Management Software for 2024
In the age of Document Management Software (DMS), overflowing file cabinets and scattered paper trails are long gone. For businesses and individuals alike, managing documents [...]
User Access Management with JumpCloud – Factorial Integration
In the era of digital transformation, remote work, and heightened security concerns, organisations face the challenge of efficiently managing HR processes and ensuring robust employee [...]
What is Imposter Syndrome? Types, Signs and Causes
Imposter syndrome is a psychological phenomenon where someone feels they are a fraud and not good enough. It can develop in someone’s personal or professional [...]
Delegating Daily Tasks to ChatGPT: How AI Can Help You Get More Done
Over the last year, Artificial Technology (AI) has risen exponentially and has quickly become a source of controversy, with many fearing the speed of its [...]
Product Spotlight: Factorial’s Smart Document Scan Software
Here at Factorial, we are always striving to improve our products and better meet the needs of busy HR professionals. This month, we’ve been making [...]
Product Spotlight: Project Management Time Tracking
Project management time-tracking tools are becoming increasingly popular in organisations working in all manner of industries. In fact, the global project management software market is [...]
Product Spotlight: Factorial’s Custom Dashboard
Measuring and managing the success of employees is one of HR’s most important roles. However, there’s a lot of data to keep track of, and [...]
How to Double Your Team’s Productivity with Time Management
Time management is the process of planning your tasks effectively within the time you have. It’s about coordinating your activities to maximise output and is [...]