Remote working expert provides 'Top Ten Tips' for working from home With millions of UK employees already working from home and millions more expected to follow due to the effects of the Coronavirus, the challenge [...]
Hr NETWORK statement on the effects of COVID-19 There is no question that at this present time and for the foreseeable future, we are all facing exceedingly challenging and uncertain times, relating to COVID-19. In [...]
Absenteeism and presenteeism are constant strains on the time of all organisations. The UK government says an estimated 141.4 million working days were lost because of sickness or injury in the UK in 2018, the [...]
Scottish Pakistani Journalist, comedian and women’s rights advocate Zara Janjua launches inspirational podcast series featuring star-studded line-up for International Women’s Day 2020. The second series of the 'Ask For More' podcast features some of Scotland’s [...]
A nationwide survey of apprenticeship employers showed that work-based learning boosts productivity and morale. Employers across Scotland have underlined the importance of apprenticeships to their businesses. Skills Development Scotland (SDS) surveyed more than 2,500 apprentice [...]
Nomination’s for this years Hr NETWORK National Awards 2020 in partnership with Roffey Park Institute have opened and this is your chance to RECOGNISE, ACKNOWLEDGE and REWARD your Scottish HR champions in 2020. With 18 [...]
The coronavirus (COVID-19), an illness that attacks the lungs and airways, has affected around 78,000 people in China, swept over Italy and continues to spread. Here, Martha McKinley, Employment Law Solicitor and Senior Associate [...]
We often hear about the “skills gap”, especially in the wake of Brexit and a declining working age population. But did you know it already costs Scottish businesses a staggering £352 million a year? Analysis by [...]
Organisations across the UK understand the value great leadership brings to achieving success. But defining what this looks like in your particular organisation, getting under the skin of what makes you unique and then bringing [...]
Stagecoach is to recruit 600 extra apprentices during 2020, the company announced recently. Britain's biggest bus and coach operator currently employs a total of around 550 driver and engineering apprentices across its operations in England, [...]