Employee Retention

95% of businesses reported making a bad hiring decision every year. When it comes to calculating the cost of a bad hire, it’s easy to immediately think of the costs involved in job posting and lost salaries.

The first 90 days are the most pivotal for a new hire. Your onboarding process will determine an employee's productivity, engagement and retention rates.

Workplace well-being has become very topical in the last few years. The World Health Organisation has forecast that within the next 2 years occupational stress will be the leading cause of absenteeism and presenteeism at work.

61% of employers reported that a good well-being strategy improves employee productivity and bottom-line business results. This is because workplace wellness directly affects company culture and employee engagement.

Creating a successful company culture is all about making employees feel valued, engaged and productive. However, it takes more than good compensation and a few basic perks to establish a culture that current employees want to talk about.

Employee engagement is about creating an emotional connection with the individual and their place of work, then the process starts the minute you receive a CV.

We've compiled a report on employee job satisfaction and retention across HR professionals and management teams in Ireland and the UK to provide insight on current market trends. Here's what we found.

If employees operate in an environment where their individual needs aren't being fostered they can become disengaged. For the health of your business and your employees, it's important to offer opportunities where they can find purpose.

HR support employees in every department meaning any mistakes have the potential to affect large areas of the business, not only from a job or monetary perspective but it can have a direct influence on employee engagement and employer brand.

You have just hired and trained the perfect employee but after what seemed like no time, you have to do it again. That's a lot of time and money. What choices can you take to ensure you hire the best person for your business first time around.