Factorial HR Blog

The recent spike in lay-offs within the tech industry has massively unsettled UK employees, new research has shown.   A survey carried out by CWJobs revealed [...]

One of our highest priorities here at Factorial is to guarantee the security of our infrastructure and our clients’ data. We’re picky about which tools [...]

According to Mental Health UK, a staggering 8 million people in the UK are experiencing an anxiety disorder at any given time. From work anxiety [...]

The IT industry has completely transformed from its days of ‘have you tried turning it off and on again.’ IT professionals today have taken ‘high-performing’ [...]

‘Long-term sick’ usually refers to someone who has been off work due to sickness for four or more weeks. However, these four weeks don’t have [...]

HR teams within the ever-evolving financial sector have huge responsibilities when it comes to facilitating growth, contending for top talent and supporting employee wellbeing.  But, [...]

FinTechs are the new kids on the block, combining two diverse echelons of the corporate world. They’re part traditional, highly-regulated financial services and part tech [...]

Personality is an important factor to consider when hiring new team members. It’s also key to developing a solid workforce in the long run. It [...]

The Great Resignation has been a major buzzword in the UK over the last couple of years. It signifies the trend of workers leaving their [...]

Total Quality Management (known as TQM) is an approach to sustainable and long-term business success that focuses on customer satisfaction.  For TQM to be implemented [...]

The latest statistics from the Employment Tribunal have revealed that unfair dismissal claims, including those relating to constructive dismissal, have increased by a whopping 51% [...]

A duvet day is a type of leave that allows employees to take a day off work without providing notice or a specific reason. It [...]

The ‘Employee Assistance Programme’ has grown in popularity over the past few years. The conversation around mental health and wellbeing is never far away, and [...]

Since the introduction of The Equality Act 2010, businesses have had a duty to rethink disability at work. The legislation requires employers to remove workplace [...]

There’s a raft of employment laws and legislation businesses need to comply with, and the Working Time Regulations 1998 is one of them. The Working [...]

Your business energy bill is an inevitable cost to factor into your overheads. Business Energy have estimated that energy costs the average small business £4,114 [...]

Since the pandemic, millions of workers in the UK have moved towards remote working from home, costing the Treasury nearly £500m in WFH tax breaks. [...]

Ways of working and workplace culture have changed drastically in the last couple of years. For many companies, the amount of time employees spend engaged [...]

Disciplinary procedures are a very serious matter. They should be considered a last resort after all other avenues have been explored to deal with a [...]

The Human Resources function has changed dramatically in recent years. Even more so since Covid 19. HR leaders are now spending more of their time as [...]

Getting the best out of your people is perhaps one of the most important factors for any successful business. Why? Because employees are your greatest [...]

Camille Preston, leading business psychologist and CEO, defines self management as ‘finding the self-control and mastery needed to take control of one’s work (e.g., to [...]

As an employer, it’s important to gather all necessary information about your recently hired employee before the first Full Payment Submission (FPS). The new starter [...]

There are millions of podcasts out there in every different sector and niche – and HR is no exception. There’s an abundance of HR podcasts [...]