Employee Engagement
Employee engagement is something that can be difficult to measure, but in reality it can have a huge impact on the profitability of a business. The onus is on you…
Changes to national minimum wage
As a business, you must ensure that workers are being paid at least the national minimum wage that applies to them, and we have seen an increase in minimum wage…
GDPR- Are you ready?
Despite Brexit, the UK will be implementing the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) on the 25th May 2018. The rules apply to all companies processing personal data and introduce significant…
Annual reviews are changing.
The traditional annual appraisal season is upon us! With many companies abolishing the old fashioned annual reviews, it doesn’t mean they have been or should be eliminated altogether. In fact,…
Employing a multi-generational workforce
With people living and keeping fit for longer, many individuals are looking to work beyond the age of 65, and as retirement is no longer compulsory unless it can be…
What is gender pay gap reporting?
This year, big companies will be required to report on their gender pay gap to the Government Equalities Office (GEO). But what does this actually mean? There is a difference…
Five benefits of employee surveys.
As with customers, there are many beneficial reasons to survey your employees. Many companies already conduct employee surveys as a way to improve their business. This makes perfect sense as…
The importance of employee retention
Employee Retention refers to the techniques employed by management to help the employees stay with the organization for a longer period of time. Employee retention strategies go a long way…
Why invest in Employee development?
Every employee can benefit from an employee development program. However it's easily forgotten with the pressures of daily business. But as an employer, you can’t afford to cut employee development…
Top Performance Management Trends for 2018
At Ward Williams HR, we talk to HR professionals on a daily basis about their performance management processes. We have witnessed that over the past year that organisations have continued…