Why Employers Must Teach Employees About Total Rewards
The short answer to the question is; “Businesses are losing great talent to perceived better paying
Global Payroll Market Trends to Watch
Despite some recent challenges, the global economy is rapidly expanding with people moving more easily around the globe. The internet enables people to work virtually, which eliminates the need to be physically present in the country or location where an employer resides. How does this affect your work being a payroll professional? In this article…
Global Payroll is not just about Paying People
The overarching conclusion from NGA HR’s latest Global Payroll Complexity Index (GPCI) is that payroll is no longer just about paying people. Payroll today is about managing data; it’s about the handling, control and security of personal data in a landscape where tax, employment and workplace legislation is ever more complex and non-compliance fines are…
The rise of flexible benefits
The working world has changed, and it will continue to do so as job functions evolve, new technologies are introduced and peaks and troughs in the economy each play their parts in changing the ever structure of the workforce. I’ve written before about the notion of tenure, permanency and lifetime employment being gone. So too has…
We’re headed for HR BPaaS
We’ve been reflecting on the future of HR BPO, while reviewing the past and present of the HR outsourcing industry. Our conclusion was that in recent years we’ve witnessed the birth of the third generation of HR outsourcing – aka HRO 3.0. Over the course of more than a decade, the HR outsourcing industry has…
On shopping, innovation and design thinking
I am not a fan of grocery shopping. It’ s a weekly occurrence where you take a cart, load it up with groceries and then stress out waiting for checkout, because all the other lines are moving so much faster. By the time you get home, all groceries have gone through your hands 4 times:…
What’s Up With Workforce Analytics?
We are only a few days away from HR Tech Europe and the invitations, blog articles and tweets are starting to build up my anticipation of what’s coming. This year, I will be really keen to understand the adoption of workforce analytics. It’s a topic that is high on the list of HR trends and…
Change On A Page
Summer holidays are over, everyone is back at work and you have used your vacation time to create a list of everything you would like to change once your back. Autumn is the perfect time to start creating change programs and roll out your great ideas in the organization. Have you ever used a “Plan…
Guest Post – The HR home front: Why the war for talent is dangerous and how to fight it right
I am pleased to introduce a new guest post by Colin Wong (@colinjwong). Colin is passionate about talent and a better way to work. If you like this post, check out his Wooblog. The war for talent was a mistake. Or at least this seems to be the opinion of a growing number of people…
HR Delivery? Mobile First!
Last week, I went on a family camping trip. My niece was a bit out of sorts as her boyfriend had other plans and could not join us. Needless to say, she spent quite a bit of the weekend texting on her phone. At the end of the trip I noticed she had stayed in…
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HR is not about Technology…
I’ve been reading some articles that question the influx of technology into HR. The general idea is that technology dehumanizes the personal touch that HR leaders are keen to have. Somewhere along the line, we’ve become so obsessed to make HR service delivery as cost-efficient as possible that we’ve overlooked the employee experience. And that…