The Most Essential Soft Skills for Companies in 2021

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, new roles that complement automation and new kinds of work saw an increase in demand for soft skills. Over the past year, that acceleration has only magnified the need for businesses to hire for, train and cultivate the right kind of skills among their workforces.

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PODCAST: Statement of Work Explained

In the latest episode of our Transform Talent podcast, we ask Kayleigh Kuptz, Co-founder and COO at Deployed, and Sana Ali, EMEA Service Procurement Manager at Talent Solutions TAPFIN, how Statement of Work (SoW) can help organisations succeed in the post Covid-19 economy.

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How to Become Creators of Talent

As trends like digitisation accelerate the shift in skills organisation require faster than ever before, companies need refreshed talent and workforce development strategies in order to attract, develop, engage and retain the best talent in this next phase of the Skills Revolution.

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10 Ways Employers Can Progress Gender Parity in the New Reality

The impact of the pandemic on women is an issue for everyone in the economy, as under representing women in the workforce deprives businesses of much-needed skills, leadership and resources. Today, it’s crucial for employers to support the women in their workforces with greater focus on changing prevailing gender dynamics in the workplace. Here are 10 action steps that can be implemented immediately by organisations to support gender parity.

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Four Ways to Build a Data-Driven Team in 2021

In our new COVID-19 reality, the world is experiencing a level of rapid change like never before seen. One thing that has become clear is that the organisations most likely to not only survive the crisis but thrive are those digital-minded companies that poses the ability to quickly assess and make insightful workforce decisions.

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Budget 2021 – What You Should Know

Last week’s Budget focused on protecting the economy today and kickstarting the UK’s recovery in the short term, while outlining changes to the Conservative approach to tax in future in order to balance the books after the highest borrowing rates ever seen outside wartime.

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ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey – Q2 2021

The UK’s rapid vaccine roll-out is yet to translate into a bounce in hiring levels. The UK’s jobs Outlook saw a one-point improvement on the quarter to -5%, remaining the least optimistic in Europe. But in the wake of large-scale job losses at some of the country’s best-known businesses, optimism is now surging among the UK’s biggest employers.

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Four talent strategies to drive gender parity

Gender inequality in the workplace is a long-standing issue that remains top-of-mind for many organisations and HR leaders. Recent news has shown that progress is being made, with the number of FTSE-100 female directors rising by 50% in the last five years.

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What Women Want (at Work) and the She-Cession

Behind every setback, an opportunity can be found. And while the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a chain reaction of setbacks for women around the world, it’s also provided an opportunity to raise awareness about gender inequality in the labour market. New global research from ManpowerGroup sheds light on this, outlining how women’s career trajectories have been disproportionately impacted by COVID and why the risk of a “She-Cession” is real.

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