by Karen Arnold | Oct 16, 2025 | HR Technology & Trends
We are often asked if we are concerned about our services being replaced by Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI is rapidly changing the way everyone works. For HR, it offers huge potential benefits: streamlining administration, generating documents in seconds, and...
by Karen Arnold | Aug 22, 2025 | Onboarding & Induction
At EWS, we often see businesses invest heavily in recruitment only to lose momentum once the candidate accepts the offer. After weeks or months of searching, interviewing, and negotiating, the first days on the job are left to chance. A login here, a welcome lunch...
by Karen Arnold | Jul 24, 2025 | HR Foundations & Compliance
HR Delays Are a Ticking Time Bomb — Especially Now In the world of growing businesses, HR is often the first thing to fall behind. Not because leaders don’t care, but because they’re caught in the crush of competing priorities: service delivery, sales, funding,...
by Karen Arnold | Jun 19, 2025 | People & Performance
You’ve got the policies. You’ve ticked the compliance boxes. So why are things still going wrong? It’s a scenario we see far too often: a well-liked team member is promoted into a leadership role… and within months, morale dips, performance wavers, and people...
by Karen Arnold | May 21, 2025 | Payroll & Compliance
Most business owners don’t realise it — but payroll mistakes are happening in nearly every business. According to Peter Norrie, Senior Consultant at Effective Workplace Solutions (EWS), 99% of payroll audits uncover at least one error — even in businesses that think...
