The growing economic pressures facing organisations mean that low-cost but potentially high-quality recruitment methods such as employee referral schemes are coming into their own.

IRS is conducting a survey which will allow you to compare your current methods with those of other organisations.

When making redundancies an employer’s focus understandably tends to be on the employees who are losing their jobs. It is easy to overlook the employees who remain after redundancies have been made. However, the importance of keeping the remaining employees on board and motivated should not be underestimated. These employees will have a significant impact on how effective a business is as the market grows even more competitive. But how can employers retain and motivate employees who have seen their colleagues lose their jobs and may be feeling vulnerable themselves?

A common way for employers to give employees some flexibility in their working hours is to allow them to swap shifts with colleagues. Use XpertHR's new model shift-swap policy [subscription required] to see how it can be done.