Author: Pelumi Idowu

Creating a Total Rewards Strategy for Employees: A 4-Step Process

Creating a total rewards strategy often signals an organisation’s drive to develop a workforce motivated toward excellence and growth. This strategy is a system implemented by an organisation to provide benefits to staff who meet specific business targets. Such a strategy combines compensation and benefits with personal growth opportunities inside a motivating work environment. A […]

Employee Variable Pay: Definition, History, Types & More

What Is Variable Pay? Every employer wants to see employees succeed and grow with their organisation. So, to reward employees for great performance, you may offer them variable pay. But, what is variable compensation exactly?      Variable pay comprises extra wages paid to employees based on their performance results; when they hit certain performance […]

Hiring a Professional Employer Organisation? A PEO Cost Analysis

The benefits that a good PEO can provide organisations are clear. However, the issue of the costs of hiring a PEO frequently raises concerns for some organisations.   So, how does a PEO price its services?  Several factors impact PEO cost. However, a straightforward answer is that a PEO prices its services according to:   The value […]

5 Job Application Red Flags Scaring Away Top Talent

What do we mean when we say top talent? We mean high-performing employees estimated to deliver eight times more productivity than other employees. You will agree that individuals like this are hard-to-find in every field. Understandably, they are in high demand; consequently, many are always on the lookout for good opportunities. The question is, is […]

Employee Payroll: Understanding Full and Final Settlement

Maintaining an excellent employee experience throughout an employee lifecycle is a crucial responsibility of organisations. And when done right, businesses reap the rewards in the form of increased customer satisfaction which improves customer retention, and ultimately, revenue.  This article focuses on helping you understand a crucial aspect of payroll that ensures quality employee experience when […]

5 Essential Questions to Guide Your Strategic HR Plan

At the heart of the matter, HR professionals have only one purpose: increasing employee performance and delivering on organisational goals. Whether that means sourcing and hiring the best talent or creating an environment in which talent can thrive, every plan and every step that HR takes must deliver on the mandate above.  Consequently, since the […]

3 Steps to Creating a Successful Employee Referral Programme [and Pitfalls to Avoid]

Finding top talent is one of the most difficult challenges HR professionals face, and the good news is that they don’t have to go about it alone.   By creating an employee referral program within your organisation, you should be able to leverage the robust network of other top talents on your team of employees.  Just […]

4 Must-Have Payroll Software Features for Small Businesses

As a small business owner, you most likely have a lot on your plate and overseeing payroll— as essential as it is—only serves to consume more time than you can afford to spare.   A sound system should comprise payroll software features that are robust, easy to configure, and flexible enough to manage and automate payments […]

How Well Are You Meeting Your HR KPIs?

How well are your HR initiatives impacting the bottom line of your organisation? Peter Drucker is reputed to have said, “If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.”  A plethora of research has confirmed that effective HR practices can make a big difference in the growth of an organisation. A few years ago, when […]

Hiring Right: 5 Tips to Hire the Right Person for the Right Job

The right person is one who possesses the necessary skills and values to thrive in any given role. Hiring the right person for the right job is a tough task. If you’ve ever hired someone who interviewed well and demonstrated the right skills and yet lacked energy and passion for getting the job done, then […]