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What is a Health and Safety Management System?

If you’ve ever wondered how businesses keep their employees safe while ensuring smooth operations, a health and safety management system is likely at ...

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How you can use a staff clock in system to keep staff safe

Keeping your team safe in the workplace is not just a legal obligation, but a moral one. A safe work environment boosts employee morale, ...

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What is a learning management system (LMS)? 

A learning management system or LMS is a digital tool businesses can use to track and manage the training of employees. Available for a range of ...

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Unlimited annual leave allowances

While the traditional practice of offering contractual or statutory annual leave, works for so many businesses—giving your employees the freedom and ...

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The monitor stage of the performance management cycle

Following the plan stage, where objectives are set, within the performance management cycle, comes the monitor stage—a crucial step for tracking ...

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The plan stage of the performance management cycle

The performance management cycle is an essential framework that helps businesses enhance productivity, drive employee engagement, and achieve ...

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Rota planning and your business: How to plan a staff roster

Job flexibility is important for many employees, and mastering the art of roster planning can make a world of difference to your business operations, ...

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Shift pattern generator guide

Shift work remains a popular technique in many businesses to organise day-to-day activities. But finding the right pattern can be difficult. The ...

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The different kinds of employee bonus schemes

If you offer staff extra pay for performing to a certain level, they’ll feel well rewarded and try harder to reach that level in future. Employee ...

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How to offer an employee a resignation counter offer

If you’re losing an important employee to a competitor or other circumstance, then you may be wondering if you can do anything to stop them. Well, ...

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Maximising business efficiency with open shifts

Traditionally, managers schedule shifts patterns based on expected workload and employee availability. However, assigning shifts weeks or months in ...

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How to manage employee time off for stress as an employer

As an employer, understanding the significance of addressing work-related stress issues is not just a gesture of goodwill—it's a strategic move to ...

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