Ensuring that employees have a work environment where their health and safety is protected at all times is a legal and moral obligation for organisations. Although some work settings may present higher risks from things such as exposure to contamination, use of heavy equipment, and working at height or underground, no workplace is exempt from…
How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing HR
The increasing evolution of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is significantly impacting organisations around the world. Previously considered an option for only large global companies, the AI landscape has changed and now provides services and benefits for organisations of all types and sizes. Although industrial applications such as automated and robotised warehouses and production lines are…
How To Measure Your Health And Safety Practices
Many organisations have defined key productivity indicators (KPIs) to measure their business performance, report against achievements, and provide dashboard views for managers and executives. However, outside of high-risk industry sectors, it is far less common to find organisations with a well-defined set of KPIs relating to health and safety. Even those who have taken this…
Is Remote Working The New Norm?
There has been much speculation that we will find ourselves increasingly working remotely rather than being in a traditional physical workspace in the future. Some jobs clearly cannot be done remotely, such as piloting a plane, nursing sick people, or building on a construction site, for example. Other jobs that are primarily office-based provide the…
Is This The Future of Recruitment?
Perhaps one of the main areas in HR impacted by COVID 19 has been recruitment. Often one of the most traditional in terms of processes, recruitment teams have had to fast-track re-invention of many of their processes and procedures to facilitate remote recruitment and onboarding. Along with changes in processes, there has also been a…
Tips For Conducting An Online Interview
Many organisations use video conferencing systems to screen candidates during the recruitment process. It is now becoming commonplace to see them also used throughout the recruitment lifecycle from screening to interviewing, assessing, and even onboarding. When done well, online interviewing saves money on travel and can be much more convenient for the recruiter and the…
Can A Job Portal Improve Your Recruitment?
The search for talent has arguably never been more complex. Along with the impact of physical changes in the workplace, there has been a significant shift in recruitment priorities and focus in many organisations. Some of the challenges faced include: One option is to advertise via recruitment agencies and on social media channels when looking…
Virtual Assessment Centres
Assessment centres have long formed an invaluable part of the recruitment process. An assessment centre is an opportunity for candidates to complete a series of activities and tests to demonstrate their suitability for a particular role. Typically, the activities will be based on the organisation’s behavioural competency framework to standardise assessment, performance management, and people…
All Aboard!
All Aboard! Onboarding is the activity that transfers your new hires from recruitment into your workplace. When done well, onboarding creates better engagement, sets your employee up for improved retention, and enables you to create your talent branding. But when you have employees working remotely and no physical office to welcome and connect new hires,…
Top Skills for Recruiters
With the increasing need for organisations to attract and retain the best talent, developing an effective recruitment team is more critical than ever. Recruitment has faced unprecedented challenges and had to embrace the need for revising strategies and digitising processes and services. A core requirement is the need to re-evaluate and build skill sets in…