Did you intend to start looking for a new job shortly before the COVID-19 outbreak, and are now wondering whether or not you should resume that search? Or perhaps you’ve been forced to seek a new role due to a change in circumstances, directly caused by the coronavirus disruption? Continue reading How to find a new job during a pandemic or recession
The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has unfortunately meant that many business leaders are having to take the difficult decision to make structural changes and reductions in headcount. Continue reading Key lessons for managing the psychological impact of redundancies on survivors
If you’re reading this blog because you’ve recently been offered (and have accepted) a new job, then congratulations! You’ve done the hard work and secured a new role, and the next exciting step in your career is officially in the pipeline. But if, by accepting the new job, you’ll need to leave your current one, then this may add an element of stress or worry. After all, handing in a resignation letter can understandably feel like a daunting process for many of us, and this feeling may well be heightened given the current situation. Continue reading How to write a resignation letter
Recorded: Tuesday 30th June 2020
Since the beginning of the global COVID-19 pandemic, our work and personal lives have drastically changed. Boundaries between the two have become increasingly blurred, as many of us have been forced to work from home for an extended period of time. For those who are also parents, the added pressures of juggling childcare and homeschooling with leading their teams through this time, has been both fulfilling and demanding on a number of levels.
So, today we’re joined by Hays UK and Ireland Directors, Gaelle Blake and James Milligan. Both have been working from home with their children over the past few months and are here to share some of their advice on how leaders can effectively manage their team members who have childcare commitments, alongside balancing parenting themselves.
With all the uncertainty affecting each and every one of us in some shape or form at the moment, it’s important you continue to maintain your wellbeing – especially when our personal and work lives are changing and transitioning, what feels like, constantly. Here are six essential psychological wellbeing tips.
Continue reading Six wellbeing tips to help everyone phase out of lockdown
Recognising top performers has long been viewed as a good strategy to motivate future performance. Along with proven engagement and retention benefits, offering employee rewards or recognition allows you to acknowledge the results or behaviours that help your organisation achieve its objectives, which incentivises future similar behaviour. Continue reading Budgets are tight – how can I recognise and reward my staff?
The COVID-19 crisis has had a profound impact on the vast majority of industries and, of course, the roles which function within them. This is particularly true of the tech space. Continue reading COVID-19 and beyond: IT jobs and the growth sectors that need them most
