workforce management news
Please select a news story below:
Interim HR professionals turn to web-based holiday planner and absence management solutions to deliver projects
Currently organisations are increasingly turning to interim staff to implement projects and programmes. Interim staff do not necessarily require the ‘bedding-in’ period that permanent staff require, and as such they can hit the ground running, producing the required results more quickly.
Within the world of HR transformation, interim HR consultants are required, now more than ever, to provide a solid return on investment on the projects they are delivering. When the project falls into the area of absence management, web-based, self-service portals provide great value for money.
Mar 2009 (Press Release)
Staff absence management – is it all under control?
There is no doubt about it – if we thought 2008 was rocky, hold on for 2009. Sit tight, batten down the hatches, weather the storm. Increasingly this is the mentality being demonstrated by a wide-range of business, regardless of size or sector. However, some of the more progressive, dare I say it, courageous firms are using the current situation as a means of gaining a competitive advantage over competitors for the future. In the long- term, we will be able to see those firms who have taken those bold decisions at this stage, investing in the future.
Jan 2009 (Press Release)
The recurrent problem of staff holiday planning at Christmas
We all experience the lead up to Christmas in the office with Secret Santa, Christmas parties and formidable hangovers. However there are associated problems effecting business operations - most notably high levels of staff absences due to ineffective holiday planning, as staff clamber to take holiday time owed to them by the end of the year.
December 2008 (Press Release)
