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Dec 23 2021
diversity through recruitment 2022

Workplace diversity through recruitment: A step-by-step checklist to inclusive hiring in 2022

By HR News, HR Software, Natural HR, Recruitment

In today’s world, many HR teams will be working towards having a diverse workplace, but you can’t have diversity without inclusion, much like you can’t have strawberries without cream or Ant without Dec. For HR teams, creating an atmosphere that welcomes all individuals and encourages equal engagement and representation is necessary to build a diverse team and a modern and enjoyable workplace culture. In recent years there has been a real drive in the UK to push for equality, to the point that employers are setting quotas around gender, BAME, disability, and even sexuality. In the workplace of today, there…

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Dec 21 2021
what is blind recruitment 2021

What exactly is blind recruitment? 6 steps to implement 2021’s hottest HR trend into your business

By HR News, HR Software, Natural HR, Recruitment

Over the past few years, one of the biggest challenges facing HR teams has been addressing the unconscious bias that can be presented against possible new employees. As a result, the HR sector has developed several new recruitment methods to combat this workplace trait. One such method is called blind recruitment, but what exactly is it? Blind recruitment introduces changes to the entire recruitment process, from writing the job description to conducting first-stage interviews and onboarding. Its implementation into the recruitment process will help minimise a range of biases, some that you may not even be aware of, ranging from…

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Nov 16 2021
NaturalHR wins scale-up business of the year at 2021 West Midlands Tech Awards

Natural HR wins scale-up business of the year at 2021 West Midlands Tech Awards

By Events, HR News, HR Software, Natural HR, Press Releases

Natural HR is incredibly proud to have won the Scale-Up Business of the Year category at this year’s prestigious West Midlands Tech Awards. This is the second West Midlands Tech Awards that has seen Natural HR bring home a prize, with the last awards in 2019 seeing our COO and Co-Founder was named the West Midlands Woman in Tech. Sarah Dowzell, COO and Co-Founder of Natural HR, attended the glittering awards ceremony alongside her husband and CEO Jason. On winning the award, she said: “We are thrilled to have been named the West Midlands Scale-Up Business of the Year. It is…

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Sep 15 2021
guide on how to calculate absence rate

Your complete guide on how to calculate the absence rate of your staff

By Absence Management, Analytics, HR News

For HR teams, calculating your team’s absence rates can be an effective tool to help manage your workforce, identify any potential issues and ensure that you can easily manage your team. In this article, we will look at one of the most popular methods to calculate the absence rate, the Bradford factor, so that you can implement it in your workplace. How to calculate sickness absence percentages To measure the amount of time lost to sickness, absence or absenteeism within your business, you can use the Bradford Factor formula. The Bradford Factor uses the following formula: B = S x S…

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Apr 02 2020
HR Advice

14 experts share their best advice for HR success

By HR News, Uncategorized

The HR department is often the lifeblood of many organisations, and with good reason. With your people often being the largest outlay that a company will incur, the success of your HR team is often reflected in that of the wider business. Long gone are the days when HR was considered to be little more than an administrative function; HR teams are now being recognised as a department that is critical to success. Here at Natural HR, we are lucky enough to work with some of the very best and brightest people in the profession: from our fantastic customers at…

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