HOW IMPORTANT IS BEING VISIBLE TO CAREER PROGRESSION?
The importance of visibility for career progression has become a subject of scrutiny and debate. As employers continue to grapple with the transition to hybrid work models, questions surrounding t...
You don’t need to meditate every day to reap the benefits of mindfulness at work. We’ve put together 5 ways you can practice mindful moments in your day to help you de-stress and refocus.You’re pro...
The most major shift in working life over the last two years has been the move to working from home. Whether this is your first time working from home, or a continuation of normal practice, studies...
6 Things to Consider Before You Pick a Remote, In-Office, or Hybrid Work Setup
Once upon a time, a typical working arrangement consisted of going to an office for 40 hours a week. Remote work was a relatively rare perk that few companies (in select industries) offered, or an...
Does your dress code affect workplace productivity?
Just like technology, workplace fashion has rapidly evolved through the decades. In the past, style has been more formal – dressing for the office in the 1940s and 50s was very much a hierarchical ...
How can I be more productive in work? 5 Simple steps to help improve your productivity!There are only so many hours in a day, and while everyone wants to get more work done, we can lose motivation...
Coming out is a very personal experience, and the support needed will look different for each individual. There is no one right way to be a great ally, but here are some ways in which you can beco...
Life at VANRATH: Mental Health Awareness Week – Yoga Class!
Annnd breathe... 🧘🏻♂️🧘🏼♀️To tie in our first away day in over a year with Mental Health Awareness Week, we took a yoga class with a local studio in Belfast! So much to learn from a simple yoga pr...
As restrictions lift and the world slowly steps outside, many businesses are gearing up to reopen their offices. This may come as a relief to many, but, while returning to a well-worn routine may s...
There’s a reason why recruiters list 'organisational skills' as a desirable attribute; simply put, it’s harder than it looks. As occupants of a digital landscape, the reality is that we absorb an ...
Flexible Working Hours: The Advantages for Your Business
Sometimes it can feel like our work-life balance is a bit out of sync. VANRATH HR has discovered that flexible working hours may not only benefit the employee, but the employer as well…An emerging...
The makeup of the global workforce is undergoing a seismic shift. In four years Millennials, those born between 1977 and 1997, will account for nearly half the global workforce; indeed in some com...
The definition of Employee Engagement as described by Forbes is the emotional commitment the employee has to an organisation and its goals.This emotional commitment means that the engaged employee...
It’s a topic that’s been receiving more and more media attention over the past number of months. Mindfulness, or employee wellness, is a program run within a workplace to promote and support healt...
Finding a mindfulness program that will fit well within your organisation may seem a little daunting at the outset, but there are so many simple and easy to implement activities that you begin wit...
