What European businesses can learn from Asia’s response to the SARS & MERS pandemics

As lockdown eases in the UK and the government attempts to restart the economy, preparations are underway to get millions back to work.

Parents need more protections to return to work

?Employer discretion under new return to work guidance in England could put parents at risk.

Business leaders confident of company survival post-lockdown

Sixty-one per cent of respondents to a survey from The Institute of Leadership & Management said that they were confident their organisations will survive the coronavirus crisis.

Problem-solving in stressful times

I used to work with an inspiring executive who was brilliant at staying cool during the worst moments of tension.

TUC calls for furlough scheme to be extended for high-risk workers

Calls for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) to be extended for those at high-risk who cannot work from home have been made by the TUC and a coalition of charities.

HR responds to COVID-19: The London Stock Exchange Group

The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has a name and headquarters that can lead some to consider the company as London-centric.

Redundancy tops employee concerns as lockdown eases

Being made redundant is the number one concern for employees at the moment, followed by taking a pay cut or catching COVID-19 at work.

HR responds to COVID-19: software firm Personio

Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, Germany’s response as a country has been used as an example to help other countries in their plans to control, contain and reduce the risk of infection

Leadership in a pandemic: the implications for HR and talent development managers

?While the desperate human consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic unfold, the HR profession is charged with reimagining how it interacts with a business landscape that has perhaps been forever reworked

What should employers prioritise during a return to the workplace?

The prospect of a return to workplaces has been the cause of new alarm to employees. What’s the real priority, finances or health and safety?

Chancellor details plans to end furlough scheme

Employers will be asked to pay National Insurance and employer pension contributions for furloughed workers from August, chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced.

Hot seat: Optimising people as enablers

The vocation of HR has humanity and reason at its core. But as our profession responds to the immediate challenges of coronavirus (COVID-19), the post-EU Exit era, and future trends, we must focus on...