18th February 2015
Employee absence is an unavoidable part of running a business. But without effective management it can escalate from being an inconvenience to being a problem. Fortunately, there are steps that can be taken to reduce the burden of sickness absence that doesn’t infringe on employees’ “right to be ill”. We’ve put together ten priceless tips […]
24th January 2015
You might think human resources is so ubiquitous and essential that there couldn’t possibly have been a time when industry managed without it. You’d be wrong. The world managed to get through an agricultural and an industrial revolution without HR becoming, in today’s parlance, “a thing”. Looking at the successes and giant leaps that were […]
23rd January 2015
2003: LinkedIn – 2003: Myspace – 2004: YouTube – 2005: Facebook – 2005: Twitter – 2010: Instagram – 2011: Google+ … It seems that every few years a new social network pops up. A few of them reach levels of ubiquity that make them as important as email, the press, TV and phones when it […]
11th December 2014
Human resources experts can often be found discussing the big questions of our era, such as: is presenteeism worse than unjustified absenteeism? We’ll take a look at potential motivations and cures for this very modern affliction. Presenteeism is where employees come in to work when they should really be off sick. It is the polar […]
17th November 2014
There has always been an element of remote working in workforces of all sectors. Sometimes it’s been through necessity, other times it has been through choice. But the digital revolution that started in the mid–late-1990s heralded a new age of remote working. The biggest change was that jobs requiring the worker to be at the […]
4th November 2014
Absence is an issue that all human resources departments have to pay attention to. It can play a part in deciding how productive and motivated individual employees are, which in turn can influence promotion or disciplinary proceedings. However it can also be a guide to the state of staff morale and can be an early […]
24th October 2014
As employers we go out of our way to make the workplace as safe as possible. As well as fulfilling our legal responsibilities we’re also keeping our staff as safe as possible from predictable risks. Unfortunately, the concept seems to be harder to put into action when it comes to stress. But should it be? […]
15th April 2014
By Peninsula Group Director, Alan Price With Summer looming we realised that hronline will come in especially handy as we enter a period when employees will seek time off to spend with family and friends. As an employer you need to know in advance your staffing levels and requirements. As a busy employer you no […]
18th February 2014
One of the great features of hronline is that my employees can easily utilise it, I wanted something that my workers could easily use and they seem happy with hronline. They can request holidays by simply logging into hronline themselves and submitting a request. It is very easy to use, the interface is relatively simple […]
7th February 2014
By Peninsula Group Director, Alan Price From regularly using hronline you really feel the benefit of all the functions that it has to offer you as a business owner, however one thing you probably don’t notice straight away is just how useful a tool hronline is for an employee too. The fact that each employee […]
30th January 2014
By Peninsula Group Director, Alan Price So lets look at a feature of hronline that I find extremely useful. The key details of my employees are stored in hronline, I can see who my employees are, details such as date of birth, next of kin etc. hronline can also tell me how many days holiday […]
22nd January 2014
By Peninsula Group Director, Alan Price I thought it would be interesting to write a diary that would document my regular experiences using hronline, especially as I am new to using HR software supposedly designed to make my life easier. For sometime I have wanted an alternative to noting holidays, attendance and absenteeism rather than […]
9th January 2014
Absenteeism is a concern for most employers and many bosses believe that there is nothing that they can do about it, however in reality there is a lot you can do. Having a software tool such as hronline will ensure that you can monitor absenteeism rates, for example you may well be able to identify […]
30th December 2013
We’ve often said how simple this should be and in fact our holiday entitlement planner has certainly helped a lot of clients, especially when it comes to holiday allocation, who gets priority, the best procedure and ‘cover’ issues but it’s important that you know we’re here to help should you have a specific or complicated […]
19th December 2013
In true festive spirit we would like to offer all our clients the opportunity to receive an extra gift, we have received lots of shopping vouchers from Santa and we want to share the good tidings with our clients. To claim your £50 high street vouchers simply refer someone to use who you think could […]