Dominic Bernard

"What if we approached work conversations like improv scenes?"

Can improv help HR professionals manage increasing polarity, and emotionally charged conversations?

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HR Most Influential listees share career insights

This year's HR Most Influential thinkers and practitioners have shared their insights into how HR professionals can boost their career through learning, in a brand-new interactive supplement for HR...

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Three-quarters of employees would take a pay cut for four-day week

Three quarters (73%) of UK employees would take a pay cut in exchange for working four days a week, according to research published this week (25 September).

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Grieving employees can turn work into a refuge, research finds

Employees grieving a loved one can turn work into a refuge, if given the space to shape their role to suit their capabilities and needs, according to research published earlier this year.

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Number of long-term sick set to surge, commission warns

A cross-party commission has warned that drastic action is required to address the growing number of people signed off from work with a long-term illness.

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Equal pay claims rise for third consecutive year

Equal pay claims increased for the third consecutive year in 2023, according to new analysis released for International Equal Pay Day (18 September).

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Amazon faces union-busting legal challenge for QR code ploy

More than 900 Amazon employees are taking the company to court for allegedly breaking the law by using union-busting tactics. A unionisation ballot at Amazon’s Coventry site fell short of a majority...

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Two thirds of neurodivergent employees ‘mask’ their condition

Neurodivergent staff are at risk of falling off HR’s radar, according to new research, as a majority hide their condition from colleagues, and many feel unable to ask for adjustments at work.

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Labour’s Back to Work plan must account for employers, disability charity says

The Business Disability Forum has urged the government to consult with employers to get the details of its Back to Work plan right. The plan has been welcomed by campaign groups for its positive...

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New government sparks fresh hope for four-day week campaign

The change in UK government has sparked fresh hope among campaigners for wide-spread adoption of the four-day week, ahead of a new trial in the autumn.

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Adrian Chiles returns to tribunal over £1.7m IR35 case

TV presenter Adrian Chiles will head back to tribunal to face HMRC over £1.7 million in tax claims, after an appeal found that the first-tier tribunal (FTT) had misinterpreted the law.

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HR tops list of stress-smoker professions

HR professionals are the most likely of all working smokers to smoke because they are stressed, rather than addiction or any other reason, according to new research.

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