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Culture and compliance at Standard Chartered Bank, Tracy Clarke interview

Making HR fit with compliance and culture is the latest remit for Tracy Clarke, a woman who’s reached the top of Standard Chartered Bank via a lifelong career of hard work and catapults

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The new model for CSR

Great strides are being taken in the march for corporate social responsibility, and it’s HR’s job to steer it.

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Promoting equality is “simpler than you think”, says minister Jo Swinson

Promoting equality in business is “simpler than [organisations] think”, with SMEs in particular perceiving the laws around it as “more burdensome” than they really are, employment relations minister...

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Union anger over further redundancies at Lloyds Bank

Lloyds Banking Group has incurred union anger over plans to cut 850 jobs and close an office in Southend, Essex.

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Half of employees could be exposing confidential company data online

Employees could be unknowingly exposing their company’s confidential data to cyber criminals, according to research from IT staffing provider Modis.

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Global youth unemployment “close to crisis peak” says ILO

Young people are increasingly giving up on looking for employment as the global youth unemployment rate reaches “crisis peak”, a new report by UN agency the International Labour Officer has warned.

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Wellbeing policy helps Astellas Pharma deal with work pressure, says senior VP HR EMEA

Astellas Pharma is in the business of keeping people healthy. Put simply, it makes pharmaceutical products that aim to improve public health.

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City Spotlight: wellbeing is in the water at Thermae Bath Spa

A rooftop pool, warm as a bath. Steam rising upwards, over the tops of Victorian buildings and the spire of a Gothic abbey. I can think of worse places to work.

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Over 90% of UK employees have attended work while sick, new research says

Presenteeism in the UK workforce is rising, with 93% of UK employees saying they have come into work despite being ill, according to new research from insurance company Canada Life.

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Employers must have “open and honest” conversations when sending LGBT staff overseas, says KPMG head of D&I

“Open and honest” conversations with LGBT staff are required when expanding into countries with anti-gay legislation

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Top eight HR risks, and how to handle them

The firefighting of the past few years has proved HR's capabilities in tackling risk - but despite what some people think, even HR doesn't have eyes in the back of its head. Here are some of of the...

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OD must be deeply personal, says The Body Shop HRD

Organisational development (OD) must be deeply personal and look more at the ‘how’ than the ‘what’, Fabiola Williams, international HR director at the Body Shop has said.

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