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  • Date:
    1 December 2023
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Six strategies to attract talent and remain competitive in 2024

    Organisations are struggling to attract talent, but it doesn't have to be that way. Based on our survey findings, we explore ways to help employers address the skills shortage and stand out from the competition.

  • Date:
    19 September 2023
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Three ways to start to close the ethnicity pay gap

    The Government has released its guidance on ethnicity pay reporting. Here, HR, finance and leadership specialist and author Roianne Nedd considers some of the approach's assumptions and shortcomings, and makes three recommendations to help employers tackle ethnicity pay inequalities.

  • Date:
    7 August 2023
    Type:
    Survey analysis

    Approaches to recruitment and retention: XpertHR survey 2023

    Many organisations are facing challenges with recruitment and retention, with higher expectations from employees surrounding issues such as pay and hybrid working following the COVID-19 pandemic and cost-of-living crisis. This analysis explores recruitment practices and how organisations are adjusting their approach to secure the talent they need.

  • Date:
    7 August 2023
    Type:
    Survey analysis

    Pay transparency: XpertHR recruitment survey 2023

    Being transparent with pay can have positive effects for organisations in both recruitment and retention, as well as helping to reduce inequality. This analysis explores organisations' approaches towards transparency in job adverts and the benefits experienced from including this information. It also investigates the differences in the gender pay gap by approach to pay transparency.

  • Date:
    24 May 2023
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Ethnicity pay gap reporting guidelines: Six key questions answered

    The Government has published guidance for employers that wish to report their ethnicity pay gap. We look at the government guidelines around what data to collect, how to analyse and make sense of the results, and how to develop an action plan to remedy any differences revealed by the data.

  • Date:
    26 July 2022
    Type:
    Survey analysis

    Key recruitment trends 2022: XpertHR survey

    XpertHR research explores current activity in the UK labour market, including recruitment metrics and key challenges for employers in retaining employees.

  • Date:
    12 August 2021
    Type:
    Survey analysis

    Key recruitment metrics: XpertHR survey 2021

    XpertHR research looks at the current state of the UK recruitment market and provides data on key metrics that can help organisations benchmark the efficiency of their recruitment process.

  • Type:
    Policies and procedures

    Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) statement (long form)

    A model equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) statement (long form) to include in your organisation's staff handbook, on your organisation's website, and/or on your staff intranet.

  • Type:
    Policies and procedures

    Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) statement for job advert (short form)

    Enhanced to reflect good practice in relation to equality, diversity and inclusion when placing job adverts.

  • Type:
    Letters and forms

    Letter notifying staff of recruitment freeze

    A model letter to notify employees of a freeze on recruitment.

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HR and legal information and guidance relating to candidate attraction.