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5 Great Myths About Modern Work and People We make a lot of assumptions about the key factors and different topics surrounding the workplace, employees and organizations. The truth is, that not everything is as simple, and that this is a very complex world. Read our last post about the “5 Great myths about modern work and people”.  Click here to read more.

Right to Work Checks From January 2021 the points-based immigration system has been implemented. UK employers have incorporated the proposed practices so all future recruitments are made according to the Government’s Right to Work plan. Learn more on our last blog post.

  How important is Swift trust in the new normal? Wi the new normal and the uncertainty that Covid19 has brought us, many companies have had to create temporary teams to do projects or complete other forms of temporary tasks out of their “normality”. Many times, organisations create temporary teams to do a project or complete other forms of temporary tasks. Such temporary teams may consist of people from different locations, different business functions or different departments. Temporary teams may consist of SMEs (subject matter experts) from different areas of the business and deal with problems with higher degree of complexity (high risk and high stake) and often lack any formal structure that enables control, trust, and better coordination. Trust is very important in this temporary organizing of people. However, it takes time to build trust. Temporary teams are usually created either the business is very ambitious and is planning something big or 2) something has gone wrong. In...

What is digital Identity and key components of digital ID systems? What is a digital ID system and which are its components? In our last blog post we talk about the role of digital identity and digital ID systems in today's world, and how they are related to each other and to the management of any organisation. Identity is a difficult concept with various meanings. For our purposes, an identity is a combination of attributes that belong to an individual. One attribute may not be enough to differentiate one person from another, however, a combination of characteristics can be a real game changer. Identity is often referred as official identity of an individual, which is different from the social identity of an individual which can not be used for regulated purposes. What is digital identity? Read the full blog on our website.

Does Free HRMS Software Serve the Purpose? Does a Free HRMS Software serve the purpose? What free HRMS softwares are on the market, and are these the right choice for your organisation? HRMS software comes in different shapes and sizes, which is to say that they offer a variety of customizable suites to serve different requirements depending on organizational objectives and priorities. Pricing is one of the most mandatory aspects when choosing an HRMS software, as it gives an idea about the software’s complexity, its features and its long-term viability and applications. There are hundreds of innovative, modern HRMS software available in the market today, many of which provide transparent pricing options, for a variety of HRMS packages, on their websites. A human resource management system (HRMS) is a platform which merges core and strategic HR tasks and objectives into a single easy and comprehensive solution. HRMS solutions have two major benefits over old-school HR documentation: Fi...

Current market trends in online document verification solutions Complygate’s Online Document Verification solution uses AI and machine learning tools along with robust document verification processes in order to not only verify documents with the person’s photo and built-in security features, but also documents such as electricity or gas bills, bank statements, etc. Over the years, proof of address (PoA) fraud has become a serious challenge for financial institutions and other businesses, COVID-19 has accelerated the fraud related to the address proof doctoring. These documents can be easily altered as they lack basic security features and there are many occasions when a temporary address was submitted to imitate the permanent address. These are few of the reasons why banks and government need proof of address (PoA) and needs to ascertain their authenticity: To prove address and verify identity know your customer (KYC) requirements To comply with ‘The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financ...

Employee engagement in the new normal With the new normal, and the announcement of a new Lockdown in the UK on the 5th of January, driving employee engagement and motivation has become a key focus area for HR professionals. Learn what are the key factors to employee engagement in the new normal on our last blog post. Click here to read the full article.

Diversity At Work: What Is It And Why Is It Important? Diversity At Work: What Is It And Why Is It Important? © - Complygate, Jan. 2021 Professor Chris Rowley Kellogg College, University of Oxford & City’s Business School, University of London The topic of ‘diversity’ at work is an important issue for businesses and management as well as practitioners and policy makers for a variety of reasons. There are both ‘push’ and ‘pull’ forces within these factors. These range on a spectrum from the minimalist - just doing the bare, legal compliance, to business strategies and opportunities, such as marketing, enhanced sales as well as PR image, to better decision making and even contributions to the bottom line, financial returns and enhanced corporate performance, all the way through to moral and ethical reasons. An initial issue concerns the concept of diversity itself in terms of meaning, definition, coverage and measurement. Exactly what is meant by diversity, where and how is it gauged...

  Managing Zoom Fatigue Video calls are often understood to be exhausting and draining. Upon pondering, the reason understood to be behind this happens, in part, to be the consistent focus that we put on official video conversations while absorbing information from team members and managers. These calls also require the participants to stare directly at their screens for extended periods of time without doing anything such as blinking or mental breaks, and this causes fatigue. This is much more common than what one would think at first. Team members feel more exhausted at the end of a long workday characterised by extended video calls. Unsurprisingly, the malapropism “Zoom fatigue” has kept on popping up on social media and other communication mediums during the last few months. Read more on our blog post.

  How use of technology can connect a fragmented workplace? We are in the times of a fast DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION, which with Covid19 has accelerated even more. Remote work, new generations incorporating in the professional market (freshness and new ways of approaching problem-solving), constantly-changing environment… A strong online HR management system is key to stay consistent and ensure that all employees stay connected and work within the same goals. Read more here.

Conducting Reference Checks for Prospective Candidate Reference checks are conducted during the Pre-Employment Background Checks of the aspiring candidates to a job offer in order to understand the candidate’s Work Capabilities from previous employers. Acing interviews does not mean candidates make the cut for designated roles in organizations yet. Integrity and compatibility of a candidate are very important character traits, a great deal of which can be learned from previous employers by making and obtaining reference checks. Find out how and why to perform reference checks for prospective candidates on this blog post.

Top 15 Advantages of a Centralised Background Screening Online Portal The key to Background Screening is for the program to be Centrally Managed, mitigating risks, augmenting and strengthening compliance, and providing a seamless and a robust end-user experience. The job markets associated with major economies of the world have greatly become candidate-driven wherein job seekers are provided many choices for skilled roles. This further requires the employers to find new ways to ensure and maintain better candidate experience and employer brand, which can ensure attracting best and right talents. Simultaneously, background checks of candidates are extremely important to prevent fabricated falsifications and memberships and any other possibilities which can lead to harmful consequences for the economy. You can find out about the 15 Advantages of a Centralised Background Screening Online Portal on this blog post.

  Pre-employment Screening with Complygate HR Software We know that the whole pre-employment Screening process and its importance can get a bit confusing.  We clarify all your doubts on this blog post. Learn more about the importance of compliance and how our HR and Compliance Solutions can help your business. Pre-employment screening and background verification is an indispensable aspect of the hiring process. Any organization looking to effectively increase the workforce needs to exhaustively ensure that the candidates they’re screening for possible roles or job openings are legitimate employees with clean professional records by making necessary pre-employment checks and criminal record checks against all those considered for relevant jobs. Pre-employment checks, including the total number of checks, generally depend upon on the hiring organization based upon their own laws, and sometimes as per the government regulations. As a sound understanding of various practical scena...

Easing HR Workflows through Complygate HR Software With the unexpected Covid19 crisis, the workflow in every company has changed, and so have the problems that HR Professionals must face and solve. Employee Health and well-being, Remote Work Management, etc. Find out on this blog pos t about how Complygate HR Software can help your business by automating and speeding up HR Workflows and solving problems.

Managing Pre-employment Checks Do you know about the different pre-employment checks that you can make in order to get to know who is your potential employee? Before hiring and putting him / her on the job, the employer wishes to carry out a certain number of checks on the new employee. These checks depend on the type of organization where the applicant is applying to work on a specific role. A careful and thorough knowledge of various pre-employment checks are required before shortlisting the right candidate. Keep reading here.

Technology in the Recruitment and Selection of People in the post-Covid-19 Context Check out this article written by Professor Chris Rowley where he brilliantly analyses the use of technology in the recruitment and selection of people during the current Covid19 situation and the post Covid19 era to come. Grab a coffee and enjoy this brilliant essay.  https://www.complygate.co.uk/blog/technology-in-the-recruitment-and-selection-of-people-in-the-post-covd-19-context

  Managing Long-term Sickness Absence Management of short-term and long-term sickness absenteeism requires different approaches, despite presenting similar challenges for employers. Understand the sensitivity of long-term sickness situations and learn how to approach it, building a sensitive, complete and effective absence policy. learn more here:  https://www.complygate.co.uk/blog/managing-long-term-sickness-absence-hr-Guidance  

  Diversity at Workplace The origins of organised racism date from the very beginning of civilization. Over time, people have been coerced to accept the conditionality and subjectivity of racism in their day-to-day lives. The systematic segregation of man on the basis of colour and race was thought to be able to raise the bar of particular social groups. However this notion, even though still widely pervasive, is false and dangerously divisive. Organizations which are more likely to do well in today’s global economy emphasize on having a highly diversified workforce and their talent management strategies are greatly influenced by diversity and inclusion goals. Many of the organizations making up the other end of the spectrum too want to diversify their workforce but are apprehensive about a supposed reduction in standards which may arise hence. As the entire global corporate world has finally joined hands to revolutionize work through digitalization, one of the ensuing agendas on t...

  EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE INITIATIVES: WHY DO THEY FAIL? Covid-19 pandemic has abruptly halted a period of considerable worldwide growth, development and low unemployment rates all across the globe. Organizations worldwide have had to abruptly change their policies and work methods in order to stay afloat and keep running, even after being forced to shed countless jobs and laying off scores of people. Organizational management must therefore look forward in a smart, innovative way and pay close attention to the parameters and varying patterns that would determine their stability and future growth. This recession will end too, as all do, and organizations shall return to a state where high productivity, talents and growth shall be the key goals for every manager. These goals can be challenging enough even while the economic growth is skyrocketing. Advisory firm Gartner conducted a global study in 2019 wherein companies spent an average of $2,420 per person on efforts to improve the empl...