The Benefits of Time in Lieu for Employees and Employers in the UK
Learn about the concept of Time in Lieu in the UK, its benefits for both employees and employers,...
Jenny Maddox 29 Jan 12:14 AM 5 min read
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Why Executives Should Take More Time Off
Executives who take time off can return to work feeling more energized and focused, leading to im...
Jenny Maddox 05 Jan 11:28 PM 2 min read
Let's talk about retirement.
When retirement happens, it is important to feel supported and prepared. There are multiple types...
Shazeda 01 Jun 10:35 AM 4 min read
Company Culture & How To Work On It
Company culture is the way of life within a work environment, a thriving business will strive to ...
Shazeda 31 May 10:18 AM 4 min read
How to keep your remote workforce motivated
Unmotivated employees are unproductive employees. Learn how to improve company morale and boost e...
Rayaan Shire 01 Dec 02:42 PM 4 min read
How to onboard employees remotely
Are you ready to welcome new hires remotely? All the details you should take care of are listed h...
Rayaan Shire 01 Dec 11:32 AM 4 min read
How to create an effective job posting?
A job posting is an advertisement for an open job position. It is essential to create a good and ...
Luisa Syed 01 Dec 11:24 AM 4 min read
How to create the perfect Work From Home Policy?
Creating a solid remote work policy guarantees that your company's expectations are clear and tha...
Rayaan Shire 01 Dec 08:15 AM 4 min read
What is Employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS)?
Employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS) is a way to measure your employees' satisfaction and their loy...
Luisa Syed 24 Oct 11:44 PM 6 min read
Time in Lieu Explained
What is ‘Time in Lieu’? Time in Lieu (or TOIL) is when an employer offers time-off to their emplo...
Luisa Syed 24 Oct 11:21 PM 5 min read
The Pros and Cons of Buying vs Leasing Office Equipment
For reasons such as little money or the necessity to upgrade on an annual basis, several business...
Rayaan Shire 24 Oct 11:04 PM 5 min read
Hybrid working Guide: Everything You Need To Know
Hybrid working model is a type of work that allows employees to work from a variety of locations....
Rayaan Shire 08 Oct 08:08 AM 5 min read
Staff leave planner
When it comes to administrative processes, it might be a pain. In the following article, we'll go...
Rayaan Shire 07 Oct 10:27 PM 4 min read
How to bring employees back into the office after the pandemic?
Return to in-office work. How to bring your employees back into the office. Here are four simple ...
Luisa Syed 05 Oct 03:04 PM 4 min read
Ultimate Guide To Effectively Manage Virtual Teams
A remote team, also known as a virtual team, communicates remotely using communication technology...
Rayaan Shire 05 Oct 02:44 PM 5 min read
Why You Need Employee files
An employee file is a place where you keep all the documents of your employee from the day they h...
Rayaan Shire 02 Oct 02:28 PM 2 min read
Ultimate Guide to Employee Onboarding
Employee onboarding is an essential step of the entire workforce-building process. If your organi...
Rayaan Shire 02 Oct 12:35 AM 4 min read
Should You and Your Team Continue to Work Remotely? Pros and Cons
We go through a few pros and cons of remote working versus going back to the office. Is the balan...
Rayaan Shire 01 Oct 11:50 PM min read
Why Is An Employee Handbook Important For Your business?
It's essential that every organisation must have an employee handbook ready for their employees a...
Rayaan Shire 01 Oct 11:10 PM 7 min read
A guide on Stand-ups and Retrospectives
Stand-ups and Retrospectives. What they are and how to run them effectively. Stand-ups and Retros...
Luisa Syed 01 Oct 05:40 AM 4 min read
The importance of having policies and procedures
Establishing clear policies and procedures for your small business is set to flourish and keep y...
Luisa Syed 22 Sep 12:42 PM 5 min read
Why HR software is essential for small businesses
Human resources software saves vital time and lowers paperwork by automating tasks and managing d...
Rayaan Shire 22 Sep 12:37 PM min read
A guide to employee off-boarding
Offboarding is the process during which an employee leaves a company through resignation, retirem...
Luisa Syed 22 Sep 12:29 PM 5 min read
A guide on Payroll, Pension and Employee Benefits
Payroll, Pension and Employee Benefits. What they are and why they should be one of the prioritie...
Luisa Syed 31 Aug 01:20 AM 4 min read
How to Hire: A Guide to Recruit and Interview Effectively
A company's workforce is its most important asset. For small businesses to succeed and thrive in ...
Rayaan Shire 20 Aug 04:38 PM 4 min read
What is HR Management?
Human resource management is the hiring, deploying and managing the people in an organisation. It...
Rayaan Shire 20 Aug 03:14 PM 3 min read
A guide to: Contract of Employment
A contract of employment or employment contract is a set of agreed terms between the employer and...
Luisa Syed 29 Jul 01:13 PM 3 min read
A guide to: Employment notice periods
A notice period is a notice an employee must give his or her employer before resigning. It is als...
Rayaan Shire 29 Jul 11:42 AM 3 min read
How to Maintain Mental Health in Your workplace
Mental health issues not only diminish the productivity of your workforce but also cause a series...
Rayaan Shire 24 Jul 10:52 AM 3 min read
How to turn 28 days of annual leave into 63 days off in 2022! 🏝
Here’s a guide on how to strategically book your annual leave to maximise your time off. Take 28 ...
Luisa Syed 24 Jul 05:47 AM 4 min read
10 things that will/have changed with people management post covid
Many of those irreversible changes are in terms of people management and workspaces in general. H...
Rayaan Shire 19 Jul 05:47 AM 3 min read
Holiday Management Guide
A detailed, transparent, and easily accessible holiday policy is crucial for any organisation. Fi...
Rayaan Shire 08 Jul 12:34 PM 3 min read
What is sabbatical leave?
Learn everything you need to know about sabbatical leave and how companies use it to retain emplo...
Rayaan Shire 04 Jul 12:32 PM 3 min read
The Ultimate Bradford Factor Guide: Everything You Need to Know
Bradford Factor is a tool to calculate a score of employees' absenteeism. A complete guide on how...
Rayaan Shire 28 Jun 03:27 PM 3 min read
Add your own custom fields to employee profiles
Easily add unlimited amounts of custom fields, let it be dates, numbers, text and even dropdowns ...
Ryan 08 May 10:39 PM 1 min read
Office Simplify gets a new home tab inside your Slack
A new Slack home tab for Office Simplify means you will be able to do more without having to leav...
Ryan 27 Sep 04:38 PM 2 min read
Automatic Slack status updates
OfficeSimplify can automatically update your Slack status when you're away. Keep everyone up-to-d...
Ryan 26 Sep 05:25 PM 2 min read
Top 5 Slack integrations to improve remote working
Our top 5 picks for Slack apps that will help your employees and business especially during remot...
Ryan 27 Jul 04:38 PM 3 min read
How to build an Excel Vacation Tracker for Employees
Vacation tracking can be a tedious job! We will show you how to make an Excel vacation tracker fo...
Ryan 26 Jul 03:07 PM 4 min read
Microsoft Teams connector for OfficeSimplify
Integrate MS Teams with OfficeSimplify. Setup a Microsoft teams connector to receive daily notifi...
Ryan 27 Feb 02:49 PM 1 min read
Managing company Leave Types
How to setup your company leave types, it's good to think through each one and make sure it makes...
Ryan 21 Oct 09:09 AM 3 min read
What is "Time in lieu"?
During busy times, you may need your employees to work longer hours or extra days. You might offe...
Ryan 21 Oct 01:34 AM 4 min read
Booking time off directly in Slack
Integrate Slack with OfficeSimplify. Book, approve or reject time off with a click. Receive daily...
Ryan 17 Oct 01:00 AM 3 min read
The Fundamentals of Human Resources
The most basic fundamental scope of the existence of Human Resources, is for a department to mana...
Ryan 12 Oct 09:42 PM 4 min read