Introduction In response to COVID-19, many companies, universities and schools have asked their employees to work remotely. Whilst, only 30% of the UK were working from home in 2019, 2020 has dramatically increased this due to the pandemic. As companies find themselves navigating through this time, we have come up with some great ways to
What does furlough mean? The term ‘furloughed worker’ is someone who remains employed but, are not undertaking work. The idea is that this is a temporary arrangement, so that workers will be able to return to their jobs once deemed safe. The government’s most crucial goal was to avoid mass redundancies across the UK and
As you can imagine, it has not been an easy month for the data centre industry. As work and schools shift to bedrooms, living rooms, and kitchen tables people are relying on internet services more than ever. Infrastructure teams have been working hard to make sure that those services stay online by expanding bandwidth on
Working from home is now the new norm, and for parents across the UK, ‘bring your kids to work day’ is every day! Routine is important for everyone, especially children. With them being used to being entertained for the day – parents are faced with the challenge of juggling tantrums, emotions, and teaching. All within
As we all deal with this unprecedented global pandemic, people will be working from home now, more than ever. However, this does not mean the world has stopped and neither should your hiring process. Fortuitously, businesses across the world have been remotely on-boarding for years. Whether it’s a chat app or great HR and training
Many people worry about video interviews for many reasons, here are a few: I don’t understand how to set it up? What if I have technical issues? However, we have put together 10 tips that will ensure you won’t be caught off guard and instead show your skills as a candidate ready for the job
For a number of years, International Women’s Day has been a key date in Highfield’s calendar. We come together each year to recognise the contributions women have had to our business. This increases awareness of our diversity and inclusion, as well as renewing the energy for gender parity. This year’s theme is #EachforEqual whereby we
STEM is an acronym (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) introduced in the US by scientific administrators of the National Science Foundation. It was revealed that students in America were underachieving dramatically in STEM-related disciplines compared to other countries. However, since them STEM programmes have been acquired by countries all over the world such as China,
On Thursday the 17th of October, we attended the annual South Coast Business awards 2019. We were finalists in the ‘SME of the year award’. We are delighted to say that we won the “SME of the year” award and it is a great achievement for us and we would like to thank all our
The growth in technology in the last decade has been massive, and AI is slowly becoming a very recognizable part of our daily lives. There are many scare stories about AI taking work away from humans, but in reality, it will take years for any serious adoption of this. However, it does not mean to
