Closing the POSH (Prevention Of Sexual Harassment) gap: why meaningful training matters
Cybersecurity for UK SMEs: how can you protect your business from emerging threats?
Employment Rights Bill update
April 2025: Employment Law Changes
2025 and beyond: Employment Law Changes
Labour’s Autumn Budget: The FACT3 Take
How to Act on your Employee Engagement Surveys
Employee engagement surveys are more than just an HR formality; they're a crucial part of improving workplace culture. According to a study conducted by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), 52% of employees in the UK say that they would be more loyal to their employer if they felt their feedback was taken seriously.
Labour’s First 100 Days: Employment Law changes
What to consider when “It’s Coming Home”
Employee Net Promoter Scores – A KPI all SMEs should be tracking.
The importance of setting and tracking KPIs for SMEs cannot be overstated. KPIs serve as vital tools that help businesses measure their performance, identify strengths and weaknesses, and make data-driven decisions. One KPI that is often overlooked is Employee Net Promoter Scores…
DISC-over your communication style
The Landscape of Investment for UK SMEs
The investment landscape for UK SMEs has evolved dramatically over the years, transforming into a multifaceted ecosystem that offers both challenges and opportunities. As the global business landscape becomes increasingly competitive and uncertain, SMEs must equip themselves with the right knowledge and strategies to navigate this complex terrain.
Inflation Rates and the Pay Rise Conundrum
Inflation, NI and an extraordinary talent landscape - tackling 2022 UK salary reviews in Life Sciences
For the benefit of our broad range of life sciences clients, Fact3 sat down with Giles Hampson, Managing Director of MedTech and Life Sciences specialist recruitment firm Recruitment Management Group (RMG) and Jayne Sanderson Brown, Fact3 People Partner to get their view on the market, and in particular 2022 salary reviews against a backdrop of a turbulent market that’s still in the midst of pandemic recovery.
8 Cyber Insurance questions business leaders need to be asking providers in 2022
The rapid onset of digital and social disruption as a result of COVID-19 has meant some aspects of pre-pandemic cyber insurance policies have been invalidated, or the extent of their coverage reduced.
The COVID-19 outbreak sparked an acceleration of phishing, business email compromise and Ransomware attacks. Remote work brought new risks, especially for companies that needed to quickly make their infrastructures more robust to stay in business.
Fact3 support North West SMEs with their post-pandemic business needs through SaaSAge merger
Fact3’s merger with SaaSAge triples the size of the Systems team and brings new skills into Fact3 that will support businesses with the post pandemic modern workplace.
Following 12 months of sustained growth, Manchester’s leading Co-Sourcing provider Fact3 has merged with SaaSAge to further strengthen its offer to regional SMEs, providing customised IT services tailored to the ‘new normal’ of business operations.
Five key areas to focus on for secure remote working practices
5 key areas to focus on for secure remote working practices
Just a few years ago, remote working was something only the most progressive, hippest new Silicon Valley start-ups practiced. Now almost every organisation has been forced to shift their operations and infrastructure to a remote working model.
Your return to work checklist for efficient IT operations
6 tips for returning to work
With businesses returning to their offices – and the faint glimmer of pre-Covid-19 operations on the horizon – we thought we’d share some time-saving advice. A return-to-work checklist to help you get back up and running with your IT systems.
How Hackers get your password (and how to protect yourself)
Hackers are getting smarter and breaches are increasing.
Here are the key password threats and how to address them from the Systems team at Fact3.
Diversity and inclusion: going beyond policy and putting it into practice
Diversity and inclusion: going beyond policy and putting it into practice
In the recent case of Allay (UK) Ltd v Gehlen, the EAT upheld a decision that staff equality training had become stale after 20 months. The employer’s failure to refresh the training meant it couldn’t rely on the “reasonable steps” defence to a race harassment claim.