How SMEs can attract and retain marketing talent in a competitive market
By Carley Holmes, founder, Cactus Recruit With customer loyalty harder to achieve and buying journeys longer and more complex in today’s digitally driven world, marketing is central to business competitiveness and growth. Yet, for many SMEs, attracting and retaining skilled marketing professionals remains a significant challenge. With limited budgets, fewer internal resources, and less structured […]
43% of New Mums Are Rushing Back to Work — Here’s How We Can Actually Support Them
As childcare costs reach record highs and the cost-of-living crisis deepens, growing numbers of new mothers are finding themselves back at work far earlier than they’re ready for, both physically and emotionally. In fact, more than 43% of mothers return to work within just 12 weeks of giving birth. So, what’s behind this concerning shift? […]
Online Recruitment Software Every HR Team Should Know
Traditional methods of hiring today just don’t cut it anymore. There are lots of companies competing for top talent. That’s why HR professionals need smarter, faster, and more efficient tools to stay ahead. In this regard, online recruitment software is transforming how teams find, attract, and hire candidates. It doesn’t matter if you’re part of […]
Veremark – The true cost of a bad hire (and how to avoid it)
According to a recent HR survey, nine out of ten employees admit that a business they worked for hired the wrong person for the job. But what is a bad hire, and why do companies continue to fill their roles with them? This guide explores the challenges of hiring well, the reasons behind a bad […]
Tribunal upholds dismissal of remote employee who falsified timesheets
An employment tribunal has dismissed a claim of unfair dismissal brought by a senior employee who was sacked after being found to have logged only 11 minutes of work during a five-hour period while working from home. Sharon Wiltshire, formerly a senior finance co-ordinator at Bath Spa University Students’ Union, was dismissed for gross misconduct […]
Keep your nerve: EDI is a pendulum that swings.
Shape talent CEO and Founder, Sharon Peake says that the time is not right to give up on ED&I. The ground under equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI), is changing – fast. Pressures have been building like tectonic plate movements beneath the surface for some time. We’re now seeing fault lines: political backlash and regulatory divergence. […]
Menopause claims triple in two years, tribunal figures show
Tribunal claims relating to menopause have tripled in the last two years, according to analysis of the latest case statistics. Reviewing the tribunal statistics covering January 2025 to March 2025, overall tribunal claims continued to rise, there were 204 claims citing menopause, compared to just 64 in 2022, an increase of 319%. Disability discrimination claims […]
How businesses can create a culture that promotes workplace wellbeing by making sustainable changes at the office.
Many people talk about the good and bad aspects of working. The 2020 legacy is home-versus-office working. This creates a constant tension between employers and employees, who want people to work more days in the office than they are willing to. Businesses try to combat these issues by offering employee benefits such as duvet days […]
Lessons for HR from Dermalogica’s unfair dismissal situation
After being fired via video on a day when she was not working, a part-time worker has received compensation of PS24,000. The tribunal found that Ms Neill was unfairly terminated by her former employer Dermalogica for violating part-time worker’s regulations, failing to make reasonable accommodations, and discriminating against her indirectly on the basis sex. How […]
You missed half the meeting? Or How to improve your listening skills
Listening can be a real challenge. As long as you have good ears, hearing is simple. But, listening? That’s hard. Couples counselor KariRusnak, LPC CMHC BC-TMH, wrote in Psychology Today We listen to respond and take notes from the speaker. Then we develop our response. When we listen to respond, we don’t focus on the […]