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When making decisions, getting consensus from everyone can slow down our ability to execute and can often become the death of a good idea.
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What is the Bradford Factor?
The Bradford Factor is a way to measure how much un-planned time off an employee has had, and how much of an impact it had. The basic idea behind the Bradford Factor is that it is disruptive to your company if an employee has lots of short unplanned time off. It is less disruptive if…
Tips for managing your remote workforce in the long term
Have you found yourself with a remote workforce because of the coronavirus pandemic? Obviously, you’re not alone. Reacting fast to this change was necessary to keep your business operating. The restrictions that are in place right now are not going away any time soon. So now is the time for you to start planning how…
6 Ways to Build Trust with your Employees
How trustworthy you are can have a big impact on the overall success of your business. Not only do your customers need to trust you, but so do your employees. Your employees need to be believe in one another and know that everyone is there for them. Without this trust, their work will suffer in…
Doing Popup Screens Right
As you use SkyHR, you will find many places where we display a popup screen over the top of the main page to either show you some extra details or for you to fill in a form, such as requesting some time off, or reviewing a request. Modal Screens Popup screens are known in our…
Sharing and Accepting Documents
By using SkyHR you have always been able to share company documents with your employees. This allows you to keep a single copy of a document in your library, and allow some, or all of your employees to access it. This means that you don’t need to keep emailing the same document to different people….
Take a free online course during lockdown
Are you finding yourself with more free time than usual during the coronavirus lockdown? Not sure what you could be doing? Or maybe you simply want to try something new to further your education and skills? Then an online course could be exactly what you need. Below are some great websites offering you free online…
Advice for your lockdown quiz
Since we went into lockdown I’ve been running a weekly quiz to try and distract everyone from the boredom of stay-at-home life. Thanks to modern technology this is much easier than it would have been a few years ago. I’ve even managed to get elderly and distant relatives involved. Some things have gone really well,…
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Online Portal Opens
As of today you are able to start making claims online for your furloughed employees as part of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). Here are the things you must have / have done to be able to make your claim: Started a payroll scheme, using PAYE, on or before 19 March 2020 Enrolled for…
7 ways to make working from home, work for you
Have you been forced to work from home because of COVID-19? How are you finding your new way of life? There are many benefits to any kind of remote working, but there are also some hurdles you need to jump over for it to be really successful. Here are our top tips for you to…