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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? The term ‘skills gap’ describes the difference between the skills an organisation needs to achieve its business goals and the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

Compensation management is a general term that includes all the work done to ensure that companies offer appropriate salary packages that align with the business’s [...]

Definition Preboarding involves preparing a new recruit for their new role between a candidate accepting the job offer and starting in the role. It differs [...]

Many different terms, acronyms, and abbreviations are commonly used in everyday business within the HR industry. Navigating a sea of new words and concepts can [...]

A bank holiday is a working day on which most businesses and schools are closed. Some services, such as shops and transport operators, may still [...]

Definition Your wage is the fixed, regular payment you receive for the work or services you provide to your employer. It is usually paid daily, [...]

Definition A fringe benefit supplements an employee’s salary by providing a benefit that exceeds what is required or expected. Fringe benefits are often viewed as [...]

Definition Seasonal employment is when an individual is employed on a temporary basis during certain times of the year, usually to meet a specific need [...]

An employee directory is a digital system that stores information about an organisation’s members. At a minimum, it includes basic information such as names, contact [...]

A salary band is the range between a minimum and maximum amount a company will pay in wages for a certain role or job level. [...]

What is Pay Parity? Pay parity is the principle of paying a fair and equal salary to everyone doing the same job under similar conditions. [...]

Introducing a hiring freeze can be a hard decision and, once it’s taken, companies need to be focused on how they communicate it and handle [...]

HR benchmarking helps companies understand how they compare to others regarding their HR processes. As employees are usually a company’s most important resource, this understanding [...]