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Nov 17 2021
recruitment challenges

The 3 biggest challenges facing recruitment and talent teams today

By Recruitment, Talent Management

The state of the current global labour market is making it increasingly difficult to find the right candidates to fill open vacancies and close skill gaps. The perfect storm of the pandemic and Brexit is making the labour market progressively more complex, making recruitment teams’ jobs harder than ever before. Data from the Office for National Statistics reported that from July to September 2021, the estimated number of vacancies recorded was at its highest level since records began. With industries including transport and storage, accommodation and food service, and manufacturing reporting vast surges in the number of open positions, labour…

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Nov 16 2021
NaturalHR wins scale-up business of the year at 2021 West Midlands Tech Awards

Natural HR wins scale-up business of the year at 2021 West Midlands Tech Awards

By Events, HR News, HR Software, Natural HR, Press Releases

Natural HR is incredibly proud to have won the Scale-Up Business of the Year category at this year’s prestigious West Midlands Tech Awards. This is the second West Midlands Tech Awards that has seen Natural HR bring home a prize, with the last awards in 2019 seeing our COO and Co-Founder was named the West Midlands Woman in Tech. Sarah Dowzell, COO and Co-Founder of Natural HR, attended the glittering awards ceremony alongside her husband and CEO Jason. On winning the award, she said: “We are thrilled to have been named the West Midlands Scale-Up Business of the Year. It is…

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Nov 12 2021
Aligning People & Business Strategy with Talent | Natural HR

Aligning people and business strategy with a holistic view of talent

By Employee Management, Employee Retention, Employee Wellbeing, Health and Wellbeing, HR Software, Motivation, Natural HR, Software, Webinar

HR leaders are drawn to the prospect of creating a high-performing workforce but often overlook the key ingredients. In fact, companies that align talent with business strategy outperform others by 16%, retain 30% more top performers, and see 34% higher employee performance. The last 18 months have posed major challenges that saw business and talent strategies put to a rigorous test. As a result, there is a renewed urgency for HR leaders to realign their talent strategy to the wider business goals to factor in changing business dynamics. This is why we invited, James Moore, a director at Morgan Phillips…

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Nov 01 2021
tips to reduce employee turnover

91% of HR leaders are concerned about employee turnover. Here are 8 tips to reduce it in your business

By Employee Engagement, Employee Management, Employee Relations, Employee Retention, HR Software, Natural HR

According to a new survey that Gartner has published, nine out of every ten (90%) HR leaders report that employee turnover is a significant concern they’re facing. With figures like that, it’s not surprising that employee retention is always a primary focus for HR teams and business leaders. Here are three critical facts about employee turnover in the United Kingdom in 2021: – 46% of UK workers say their companies training opportunities make them more inclined to stay in their current job. – 87% of Millennials, those born between 1996 and 2005, say that accessing professional development opportunities is crucial…

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Nov 01 2021
Absence management

Absence management and why it’s important

By Absence Management

Absence management is, as the name suggests, the process of managing absences in your workplace. It’s important to have a plan for dealing with employees absent from work because it can be disruptive and costly when too many people are out at once. When you’re putting together an absence management plan, you should think about how often people are taking off, what percentage of your staff will need coverage when someone is gone, and whether or not there are any consequences for being absent. The most important thing you can do as an employer is listen to your team members…

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