Recruiting to attract talent into your team is essential to allow your business to continue moving in the right direction but, there is a whole host of reasons that your advert may fail to achieve your expectations and subsequently result in not hiring. Here are our top tips on how to ensure that your job advert is attracting the right talent: 1. Job Title Job titles are so important not only to give insight as to what the role involves but also for the role to come up in searches in the first place. If you have a job title that is very specialist or that is specific to your company, candidat ..read more

So how do you find the right candidates to fill the vacancy? With employment at an all-time high, companies are having to work harder to keep and retain talented people. A structured approach to recruitment is fundamental to getting the right candidate in the right job at the right time. When it comes to difficult-to-fill positions, the task of recruiting and hiring the right candidates will become even more difficult. You’ll hire many supposedly qualified people and they won’t work out. You’ll face a low retention rate and a high turnover rate. This will be expensive and it will lead to a lo ..read more

A new position has arisen as a apprentice to join Ward Williams HR Ltd and to establish a Human Resources career within our growing Company. We will encourage your Business studies and provide valuable office working experience. Your role will provide support to the HR team and senior management through carrying out a variety of different administration tasks. To find our more about the role and how to apply. Please visit our apprenticeships section. The post We are searching for a new apprentice! appeared first on Ward Williams HR Advisers ..read more

We are looking for two full time HR Administrators to join our Team based in Weybridge, Surrey. We are a HR and Employment Law outsourcing consultancy firm, providing support to a wealth of different clients on an annual retainer and adhoc basis. Additionally, provide internal HR support within the Ward Williams Group of companies. This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing company in a fast-paced environment. You will provide general administrative support to the HR team including inputting information to our HR database, dealing with all external and internal HR documentation relatin ..read more

ACAS have released new best practice advice on promoting and maintaining good employee relations. The recommendation is to aim, to reach agreement with proposed contractual changes in order to avoid a ‘fire and rehire’ culture mentality. In reality, a fire and rehire practice carries risk, a lot of legal implications, and can have long term damaging effects to staff moral and experience. All options need to be explored thoroughly before imposing a change without agreement. The very last result should be the termination of an existing contract, and re hiring on new terms. Even then, it is impor ..read more

The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create job placements for 16 to 24 year olds. The government has introduced a new Kickstart Scheme in Great Britain, a £2 billion fund to create hundreds of thousands of high quality 6-month work placements aimed at those aged 16 to 24 who are on Universal Credit and are deemed to be at risk of long term unemployment. Funding available for each job will cover 100% of the relevant National Minimum Wage for 25 hours a week, plus the associated employer National Insurance contributions and employer minimum automatic enrolment contributions. Gu ..read more

Ward Williams HR explain five ways to reduce your recruitment costs while still attracting quality candidates to fill your vacancies. While recruitment is crucial for business growth and remaining resilient in a changing economic climate. It also gives the business an innovative and competitive edge by having the best people working for the company. Creating a workforce of highly skilled and ambitious people is what all companies strive for, but this takes strategic recruitment which can come with a large cost. The total cost of recruitment can vary greatly. If you include advertising, onboard ..read more

While the recruitment of new staff can feel like a thankless task, one which many try to avoid. But with some pre-planning, and if you can look at a general budget it can make your recruitment process a lot easier. Here are some tips on how you can start the budgeting process for new staff: 1. Check what’s required from your departments. As the new financial year approaches, before starting the next year’s budgets, you need managers across the various departments to give the details of their individual department’s recruitment needs for the coming year. This will need to consider the company’s ..read more

The first day and induction process sets the scene of the employees work life, so it is key you as the employer create a good impression. Make sure the induction is informative, with key information provided but don’t drown them with too much information or paper work. The induction isn’t a one day thing, it’s a process. We recommend giving your new starter a buddy. Perhaps match them to someone before they start within their team. This can help them form their first relationship and feel more comfortable asking questions. Make sure the buddy sets up regular check ins. Make sure your newbie ge ..read more