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How to tackle the skills gap with measurement tools

How to tackle the skills gap with measurement tools

By Personal Development, Talent Management

The upshot of the pandemic gave rise to terms such as the ‘Great Resignation’ or even ‘quiet quitting’, but there is one phenomenon which may have been overlooked by employers: the Skills Gap. In Natural HR’s latest guide, the top 10 HR stats to bring to the board, we discuss the Skills Gap and the measurement tools we can use to address it. What is the skills gap? The Skills Gap refers to the disparity between the skills expected by the employer and the capabilities an employee has. In the current climate, the Skills Gap is at an all-time high:…

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What can we learn from employee attrition?

What can we learn from employee attrition?

By Employee Engagement, Employee Retention, Recruitment
When looking at employee welfare and general company performance, employee retention often takes precedence. The length of a colleague’s service is often correlative with their overall happiness, remuneration and prospects. To turn this on its head, however, we also need to consider employee attrition. It’s an uncomfortable subject, and one that we cover extensively in our latest report, the top 10 HR stats to bring to the board. No employer wants to put high staff turnover under the microscope – but it’s essential to identify inherent problems within the company. So, what questions should you be asking yourself? 1. Why...
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Natural HR acquired by Moorepay

Natural HR acquired by Moorepay

By HR Software, Natural HR, Payroll

Our award-winning HR software business has been acquired by leading payroll and HR provider, Moorepay. We’re announcing that today, we’ve been acquired by Moorepay Limited, a member of the Zellis Group and market-leading payroll and HR software and services provider for SMBs across the UK and Ireland.​ Moorepay will take on Natural HR’s Birmingham City Centre office, a central location to their existing Manchester and Farnborough offices. ​  Our COO, Sarah Dowzell said: “we’re delighted to be joining the Moorepay family and I’m thrilled Moorepay is continuing with our Birmingham office. This city is where we started up from a seed investment round in 2015, from there we began growing our talented…

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How HR software can help smooth the employee onboarding process

How HR software enhances employee onboarding

By Employee Management, Natural HR, Onboarding

How HR software can help smooth the employee onboarding process  Onboarding has more of an influence than many people think on a new starter’s experience at a company. It’s the first real taste they’ll get of the way you as their new employer like to work, and it’s crucial to their engagement and perception of their new workplace, and ultimately, their success. In fact, research has shown that a great onboarding experience can improve staff retention by 82%, and boost productivity by over 70% – revealing how important it is to do onboarding right. However, it would seem that many…

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Quiet Thriving and how it can address Quiet Quitting and Resenteeism

What is ‘Quiet Thriving’ and can it address ‘Quiet Quitting’ and ‘Resenteeism’?

By Employee Engagement, Employee Retention

HR seems to be inundated with buzzwords at the moment. Somewhat understandably so, too, as the industry gets to grips with recruitment and retention problems. The employment landscape seems to be in a constant state of flux and thought leaders and influencers are regularly coming up with new HR jargon to concisely sum up the issues of the day. The latest example of this is ‘quiet thriving’, something which has been touted as a potential antidote to ‘quiet quitting’ and ‘resenteeism’ which has been affecting many organisations over the past year. What is ‘quiet quitting’? There’s a good chance you’ve…

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