by Tricia | Oct 24, 2019 | Management, Employee Engagement, Blog, General
Do we have another HR buzzword? Is Employee Experience just another phrase for Employee Engagement? If not, what exactly is it? Employee Engagement has been on the agenda of forward looking organisations for a number of years. Managers across all sectors and sizes of...
by Tricia | Oct 9, 2019 | Management, Employee Engagement, Blog
It hadn’t occurred to me that Diversity and Inclusion could be a sensitive subject until I read a recent report suggesting that many organisations still haven’t got their heads around the obvious benefits. Although we may not have called it D&I 20 years ago,...
by Tricia | Sep 16, 2019 | Management, Employee Engagement, Blog, General, News
“Giving something back” might seem a trite phrase in the hard headed world of business, but at First Base we believe it’s our social duty as well as making sound business sense. Since founding First Base in 1997, MD Tricia Hay, has supported the aims of ‘Business In...
by Tricia | Aug 30, 2019 | Management, Employee Engagement, Blog, Finding the perfect candidate, General
After placing 14,000 people with 350 top organisations, we have learned a thing or two about how employers attract the best people – and why some companies struggle to recruit and retain good people. These days we find that the best candidates have a clear idea...
by Tricia | Aug 22, 2019 | Management, Mental Health, Employee Engagement, Blog, Finding the perfect candidate
Acknowledging the menopause and understanding how to support colleagues is a critical management issue for organisations big and small. Women aged 50 and over are one of the fastest growing groups of employees in the British economy. It also happens to be a time in...
by Tricia | Aug 12, 2019 | Management, Employee Engagement, Blog, Finding the perfect candidate
We all know that it’s important for people to take holidays. Breaks allow people to recharge physically and emotionally, disconnecting from day-to-day concerns and return to work rested, refreshed and enthused. However, keeping employees focused on work before and...
by Tricia | Jun 16, 2019 | Management, Employee Engagement, Blog, Finding the perfect candidate
Which members of your team do you spend most of your time with? For many managers, the natural thing to do is to delegate tasks to the best people and let them get on with the job. The perceived wisdom is that this frees up time to spend more time with the poorer...
by Tricia | Jun 16, 2019 | Management, Employee Engagement, Blog, Finding the perfect candidate, How to stand out
The UK’s unemployment rate edged lower to 3.9% in first quarter of 2019. The employment rate hit a record high – and it is creating issues for employers seeking to recruit good people. We have experienced some great companies having their job offers turned down by...
by Tricia | Apr 17, 2019 | Employee Engagement, Blog
The best employers we work with are really good at motivating and engaging their temporary staff. They also tend to be the employers that temporary staff are attracted to and want to work with again. How well temporary staff are treated has a real impact on an...
by Tricia | Apr 3, 2019 | Mental Health, Employee Engagement, Blog
Wellbeing at work isn’t a new concept but it is certainly on the agenda of many employers we speak to about their recruitment requirements. It’s increasingly important to the candidates who approach us well – many ask us to seek out those employers with a...
by Tricia | Feb 4, 2019 | Employee Engagement, Blog
It is clear from our own experience of placing thousands of individuals into jobs with hundreds of organisations, that employee engagement has a major influence on business success. Today, the challenge is twofold: Attracting the right people: UK unemployment rates...
