Five Signs it’s Time to Outsource Your Payroll
Payroll is one of the most business-critical functions in any organisation. Employees expect to be paid accurately and on time, while employers need confidence that tax, pension, and compliance obligations are being handled correctly behind the scenes. But as businesses grow, payroll can quickly become more complex and time-consuming than expected. Between changing legislation, manual […]
Six Hidden Costs of a Bad Hire, and Tips to Avoid Them
Our Senior Talent Acquisition Manager, James Houston, shares what he sees as the six most impactful hidden costs organisations face from poor hiring decisions, including the knock-on impact, and ways you can avoid them. Most businesses know that hiring the wrong person will cost money in some form or another. But what’s often overlooked is how much impact one bad hire can have across an organisation – […]
Supporting Mental Health at Work: What Great Leaders Are Finally Starting to Understand
In this article, Michael Beck, Director of L&D, Omny Organisational Performance, explores the key ways business leaders can influence employee mental health in the workplace, offering practical guidance on how healthier leadership behaviours and more open workplace cultures can better support teams. Mental health and wellbeing in the workplace has become one of the […]
The Role Organisations Play in Creating (or Reducing) Workplace Stress
In this article, our Executive Coach and Head of BD, Liz Beck, highlights some of the key ways organisations influence the levels of stress that employees face at work, and considerations for leaders to keep these levels to a minimum. April is Stress Awareness Month, and what better time to look at what is really driving stress in the workplace? A lot of the focus still sits with the individual employees. Build resilience. Manage your wellbeing. Find ways to cope. […]
Six Benefits of an Employee Assistance Programme: Why Every Employer Should Consider One
Supporting employee wellbeing has become a much bigger part of running a successful business. For many employers, that means looking beyond policies and procedures and thinking more carefully about what support people actually need day-to-day. When someone is dealing with stress, poor mental health, financial worries or personal difficulties, the impact rarely stays outside of work. It can affect […]
Employee Wellbeing in the Workplace: The Hidden Cost for UK SMEs
Our Director of Omny Benefits, Paul Andrews, shares his views on the importance of employee wellbeing in the workplace, and the four pillars that can help drive employee satisfaction and business success. For many SME’s, employee wellbeing still feels like a “nice to have”. However, the reality in 2026 is that poor wellbeing is one of the biggest hidden costs in small and […]
What Should HR Do When Employees Are Stranded Abroad?
Unexpected disruption can happen at any time. Geopolitical tensions, airspace closures or large-scale travel issues can quickly leave employees stranded overseas or unable to return home as planned. Take the current tensions in the Middle East, for example. For the individuals involved, this is rarely just an inconvenience. It can be stressful, uncertain and, at […]
National Minimum Wage Increase: Is Your Salary Exchange Still Compliant?
As every year, April is a pressure point for employers. National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage increases take effect, payroll costs rise, and many businesses are forced to revisit budgets. In the middle of that, it’s easy for the more technical issues to be overlooked, especially where schemes and arrangements have been in place for a while. One area that needs careful attention is salary exchange […]
Celebrating International Women’s Day: ‘If I Could Give One Piece of Advice…’
Every year on 8 March, International Women’s Day gives us a moment to recognise the achievements of women across every industry and community. The first official International Women’s Day was marked in 1911, when more than a million people across Europe attended rallies and events calling for change. Since then, it has grown into a global day of recognition and […]
Dealing With Workplace Bullying
In today’s workplace, where collaboration, productivity, and innovation are paramount, an insidious issue lurks beneath the surface: workplace bullying. This often-overlooked problem poses a significant threat to employee well-being, organisational culture, and overall productivity. In this article, we will look at workplace bullying, its manifestations, and its impacts, and we’ll consider how to prevent it. […]