5 Biggest Workplace Trends 2025
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 [...]
Imogen Hall
Imogen is a freelance writer specialising in health, travel and people, who loves creating content that is accessible and easy to digest. She is also currently in her second year of retraining to be a children and adolescent therapist. In her spare time, she goes cold water swimming, plays tennis and loves to travel with her family and their dog.
Imogen Hall
How to Structure a Management Training Course
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 [...]
How to Negotiate Salary and Write a Salary Negotiation Email
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 [...]
Business Owner Guide to Tax Audits and How to Avoid Them
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 [...]
The 8 Best HR Conferences to Attend in the UK in 2025
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, [...]
Empathetic Leadership and Why it’s Important
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 [...]
CEO Network Events and Communities in the UK
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 [...]
Complete List of UK Bank Holidays for 2025
Full List of UK Bank Holidays 2025 You will have slightly different bank holidays in 2025 depending where you live in the UK. England & [...]
How to Avoid Unconscious Bias in Recruiting
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 [...]
How to Network and Make Valuable Connections
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 [...]
8 Ways to Motivate Employees
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 [...]
Procurement Manager: Job Description, Duties, Responsibilities
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 [...]
Golden Handcuffs: Definition, Meaning, Examples
You may be familiar with the term ‘golden handcuffs’, a position where significant financial compensation ensures an individual is tied to a role even if [...]
What is a Skills Gap? + Conducting a Skills Gap Analysis
What Is A Skills Gap? The term ‘skills gap’ describes the difference between the skills an organisation needs to achieve its business goals and the [...]
Employee Induction: Definition & Tips
How an individual employee experiences the start of a new role can significantly impact their longer-term motivation, engagement, and productivity. A smooth and welcoming induction [...]
Gender Pronouns at Work: Meaning & Importance
What Are Gender Pronouns? A pronoun is a word used to replace a noun. Gender pronouns are the words we use to refer to ourselves [...]
Tip Pooling: Definition, Laws and How to Manage
The tips collected by employees working in the hospitality industry make a significant contribution to the amount of money each worker takes home so it’s [...]
Construction Manager Job Description
If you are considering hiring a construction manager and need to compile a job description, we have some pointers to help you assess the key [...]
What is the UK Labour Market?
The Cambridge Dictionary defines the labour market as the supply of people in a particular country or area who are able and willing to work. [...]
What is the Glass Ceiling? Definition & Examples
The phrase “glass ceiling” is often used in the media to discuss women’s progress in traditionally male-dominated environments. If you aren’t sure exactly what it [...]
How to Write an HR Officer Job Description
When a business has identified a role that needs to be created or a vacancy that needs to be filled, the first step to ensuring [...]
HR in Start-ups: 8 Tried and Tested Strategies
Being part of a start-up is usually pretty challenging. It often feels like there is never enough time or resources, and the pressure to succeed [...]
HR in Schools and How Software Can Help
According to the government’s School Workforce Census, in 2023, the state-funded education sector in England employed nearly a million teachers, teaching assistants, and support staff. [...]
What Exactly is On-Demand Pay?
On-demand pay is a financial arrangement that allows employees to access money that they have already earned but have not yet been paid for. The [...]