For Soukaina Bouddount, values are not just posters on the wall when it comes to wage policy. They must be the driving force behind remuneration choices. Remuneration is no longer a purely financial exercise: an authentic story and a coherent package are more convincing in the long term than a one-off wage increase. In her article, Soukaina gives us three building blocks for a value-driven wage policy.

Annick Lootens’ article is based on the premise that experienced freelancers can become real game changers within an organisation, provided they are given the space to contribute ideas, share their experience and truly collaborate. In ‘How experienced freelancers enrich organisations’, she shows us the added value of experienced freelancers, such as their ability to accelerate processes, bring new perspectives and deliver sustainable impact. Annick also suggests a number of actions that organisations can take to utilise experienced freelancers not only as temporary fill-ins who merely execute tasks, but as partners who enrich the organisation with their knowledge, experience and flexibility.

When choosing and implementing your HR Software, do you go for one big name or a smart combination of the best in their field? In HR Software: ‘all-in-one’ or ‘best-of-breed’?, Bram Van Gyzel gives us some useful insights and guidelines for this. He also lists 10 rules of thumb for an HR tool implementation, which makes his article all the more interesting!

Wim De Paepe addresses in “The EU Transparency Directive or how the EU hopes to break open the heavy doors of the rewards castle” some key questions that arise when looking at the EU directive more closely and also elaborates on some of the challenges companies face in defining equal work, introducing transparency in equal pay/career progression and reporting on their pay equity.