by Caroline Robertson | Jul 12, 2022 | ActifHR Blog
We’ve all heard about the great resignation, but did you know that there is another worrying trend currently happening in the UK? According to figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS), a record number of women aged over 50 are retiring earlier than...
by Caroline Robertson | Jun 13, 2022 | ActifHR Blog
In recent years there have been many changes to employment law and HR best practice has also shifted massively since Brexit and the pandemic. That’s why we recommend you review your employment contracts every 1-2 years, particularly if you have older contracts that...
by Caroline Robertson | May 4, 2022 | ActifHR Blog
Unconscious bias is when we make judgments or decisions based on our prior experience, beliefs, views, associations, thought patterns, judgements or interpretations, and we are not aware that we are doing it. In the workplace, this can result in managers: Making...
by Caroline Robertson | Apr 5, 2022 | ActifHR Blog
The pandemic brought big changes to how we work, the biggest of which was the rise in remote working. During the first lockdown companies transitioned from a mostly office-centric culture to embrace more flexible ways of working. In May 2020 for example, more than 60%...
by Caroline Robertson | Mar 2, 2022 | ActifHR Blog
The pandemic, and how employers dealt with their staff during this time, was the last straw for a lot of UK workers. Whilst some saw it as the perfect opportunity to pursue a ‘dream job’, or start up their own business, others viewed the situation in a completely...
by Caroline Robertson | Feb 7, 2022 | ActifHR Blog
As a business owner, your employees are your most important assets. So, making sure that they are fit and healthy, both mentally and physically, needs to be a key priority. The recent pandemic has created an array of factors that have reduced levels of emotional...