Industry & Insights

Your unbiased lens into the talent market's evolution. Discover why shifts are occurring, their significance, and how to navigate the changing landscape of total talent.

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    Understanding Equal Pay

    Equal Pay refers to the legal requirement that men and women in the same workplace be given equal pay for equal work. Pay Parity extends this concept to ensure fair compensation across all demographics and worker types (including temporary workers) for comparable work.

    Laura Handley

    Strategic Operations Director

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    Understanding Worker Classification

    Worker classification refers to how a worker is categorised based on their relationship with the company. This typically involves distinguishing between employees and independent contractors, even when engaging workers through staffing agencies.

    Laura Handley

    Strategic Operations Director

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    Understanding Tenure in Temporary Labour

    Tenure in temporary labour refers to the length of time a temporary worker, contractor, or freelancer is engaged with a company, even when working through a supplier. It's not about how long they've worked for the supplier, but how long they've been assigned to your company.

    Laura Handley

    Strategic Operations Director

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    Optimisation of your Business

    While April is traditionally the cruellest month, I think we’d all agree that the first three months of the year are pretty grotty! – They’re cold, grim and resources are usually at their thinnest after the Christmas excesses.

    Laura Handley

    Strategic Operations Director

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    Change ourselves to save ourselves

    That the climate crisis is a genuine emergency means it’s mandatory that we pitch in together, rip up the rule-book, and start sharing knowledge, experience, and ideas to spark new and disruptive innovations.

    Laura Handley

    Strategic Operations Director

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    Made to measure

    If you’re a goal setter, you’ll know that no matter whether it’s weight loss, quitting bad habits, or just vowing to walk the dog in all weathers, the distance between ambition and achievement is almost impossible to cover if you don’t know what you need to measure.

    Jools Barrow-Read

    Founder

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    The unusual art of business change

    Pablo Picasso, born in 1881, was arguably the most famous artist of modern times. A name synonymous with a rare and revolutionary genius, he was a high-spirited, gifted and difficult man who, it was rumoured, could draw before he could speak.

    Jools Barrow-Read

    Founder

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    Why wellbeing is the metric that really matters

    Say ‘wellness’ to somebody and they’ll probably think you’re talking about juice-mad Insta influencers or gym bunnies who live, sweat and die by the hashtag ‘livingmybestlife.’

    Jools Barrow-Read

    Founder

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    Can inspiration unlock the desire to change?

    Prosci’s ADKAR model has stood the test of time in the world of change management. But… what if we added a new element to the model? Could it unlock the desire to change?

    Jools Barrow-Read

    Founder

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    Countdown to disaster

    A severe cold snap had swept across Florida, and icicles covered the launch tower at Cape Canaveral.

    Jools Barrow-Read

    Founder

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    It’s a wonderful lesson

    Change is inevitable. And you know what else is? That ‘It’s A Wonderful Life,’ the familiar and festive tale of redemption and hope which first premiered today in 1946, will be on telly this Christmas.

    Jools Barrow-Read

    Founder