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COVID-19 Winter Plan: HR responds
Though the prime minister’s COVID-19 Winter Plan will mean the requirement to stay at home will be lifted from 2 December, a return to the tiered system, travel restrictions, and advice to continue...
Isn’t it time you switched to electric?
With the climate emergency firmly on political and industrial agendas, plus some employees demonstrating a lack of willingness to jump on crowded commuter trains and buses, now may be the perfect time...
How to use setbacks as a springboard to success by developing resilience
Resilience is the ability to recover from a series of difficulties, setbacks, or defeats and to quickly return to a high level of performance. It is not a single entity. Rather resilience is a...
UK’s persistent digital skills gap poses risk to economic recovery
A majority (69%) of UK leaders have said they believe their organisation currently has a digital skills gap, and 70% expect one to develop over the next year.
Office working still necessary for productivity, study finds
Staff need on average three days a week (2.91) in the office to achieve maximum productivity, according to a new study by construction services company ISG.
Building critical skills is HR leaders’ priority for 2021
Building critical skills and competencies will be HR leaders’ number one priority next year, according to a new survey from Gartner.
Coronavirus pandemic has been a "heroic time" for HR, says Josh Bersin
HR has played a heroic role in what will continue to be a tough time for the job market and work environment, said HR analyst and academy owner Josh Bersin closing the second day of the CIPD’s annual...
Don’t let the office ‘die’ – for the sake of young professionals
I’ve heard the phrase ‘the death of the office’ touted recently. Many companies – including Facebook – have already stated it will permanently embrace virtual working post-pandemic. It unlikely that...
How HR can make the most of EAPs
New analysis of the biggest ever data set on Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) usage, impact and financial returns in the UK shows an average return of £7.27 for every £1 spent.
Human error continues to pose cybersecurity challenges during COVID-19
There has been a 63% increase in cybercrime since the outbreak of COVID-19, according to the annual Cyberchology report from IT security software company ESET and business psychology provider The...
Employee relations during organisational change
Learn how to evolve beyond crisis management and drive transformation. Selenity’s latest webinar discusses the strategic methods to track and analyse employee relations, delving into root causes and...
Extension of employee furlough scheme – what does it mean for businesses and what’s next?
The extension of the furlough scheme until the end of March 2021 provides businesses with a welcome degree of longer-term certainty regarding government support for employees; but how effectively will...