Category: HR Technology
Salary budget planning: Five key benefits of a long-term strategy
Spencer Hughes | 11 September 2025
Good data | HR Technology | Pay
Annual compensation reviews are considered an industry standard, but a growing number of companies are starting to layer in multiple cycles to catch and manage the various nuances of pay.
Why Career Pathways are the Missing Link in Your Reward Strategy
Sarah Lardner | 04 September 2025
When businesses talk about reward strategy, the conversation often revolves around salaries, bonuses, incentives, and benefits. These are undeniably important, but on their own, they are no longer enough to guarantee engagement, retention, or long-term loyalty.
Reward and Benefits Technology Disruptors – What’s New?
Karen Thornley | 16 July 2025
Global mobility | HR Technology | Employee Experience
As businesses strive to stay agile in a hyper-competitive environment, the intersection of reward strategy and employee experience has become a critical focus.
All Staff Pulling in the Same Direction at the Caravan and Motorhome Club
Justine Woolf | 28 May 2025
HR Technology | Reward Strategy | Reward | Employee Benefits
Without a formal structure or scheme in place, The Caravan and Motorhome Club was being inconsistent in the way it recognised strong performance and positive behaviour. Working with our consultants they came up with not one but two new Recognition schemes which work seamlessly side by side.
The Two Different Stories of your Pay Gap
Paul Davies | 07 April 2025
Gender Pay | Gender Pay Gap | Gender Pay Reporting | HR Technology
Picture this, you’ve run all the calculations, you’ve got your gender pay gap figures, and you’ve submitted the results. You’re getting the report ready for your Board/Directors/Execs and you know the questions they’re going to ask; “so what?”, “what does this mean for us?”, “do we have a problem?”
Minimum Wage, Maximum Quandary
Simon Cook | 27 March 2025
Flexible working | HR Technology | Cost of Living | Employee Value Proposition | Employee Benefits
With the April hikes looming in both the National Living Wage (6.7%) and Employer’s National Insurance contributions, employers and HR professionals certainly face an uphill struggle in balancing the books and remaining competitive in the talent market.
“Job for Life” Mindset – Could it Make a Comeback in 2025?
Sarah Lardner | 20 March 2025
Job Levelling | HR Technology | Pay Structure
Anyone who’s seen the data from the recent study by LinkedIn and Microsoft may be wondering whether I’ve mis-typed this headline, but please bear with me.
How Emerald Publishing adopted an “informed, fair and consistent approach to pay”
Spencer Hughes | 07 March 2025
HR software | HR Technology | Pay benchmarking | Pay
To enable a robust and effective Pay Benchmarking process, Emerald Publishing worked with our consultants and adopted our pay benchmarking tool, PayLab.
The key technology changes to be aware of as we plan Reward Strategy for 2024
Sarah Lardner | 23 November 2023
Evaluate | Job Evaluation Software | HR software | HR Technology | PayLab | Advance | Hapi
HR Tech is evolving to meet the ever-changing needs of modern business. Previously companies acquired an Enterprise solution like Oracle or PeopleSoft to ‘do everything’. Now HR Directors can pick and choose between a range of products on different platforms with an expectation that they can integrate and ‘talk to each other’. It sounds straightforward but the goalposts are constantly shifting so it is important to peel back the layers.
The changing world of Tech - Part 2: Generative AI
Sarah Lardner | 23 June 2023
HR software | Reward technology | HR Technology | The Metaverse
In the first instalment of this two-part blog I focused on the Metaverse, and what it means to the business world in which we are operating as HR professionals. This time I am going to focus on the related topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI), specifically Generative AI.
The changing world of Tech - Part 1: The Metaverse
Sarah Lardner | 09 June 2023
Disruptive HR | Reward technology | HR Technology | Planning Ahead | Thought Leadership
In the first of a series of Metaverse-themed insights, Sarah Lardner explores what the Metaverse is and how HR leaders can leverage the opportunities it presents.
The key technology changes to be aware of as we plan Reward Strategy for 2023
Sarah Lardner | 13 January 2023
Evaluate | Job Evaluation Software | HR software | Reward technology | HR Technology | PayLab | Advance | Hapi
HR Tech is evolving to meet the ever-changing needs of modern business. Previously companies acquired an Enterprise solution like Oracle or PeopleSoft to ‘do everything’. Now HR Directors can pick and choose between a range of products on different platforms with an expectation that they can integrate and ‘talk to each other’. It sounds straightforward but the goalposts are constantly shifting so it is important to peel back the layers.
