Operational Efficiency

Navigating sick pay during COVID-19

Following the news that Emanuel Gomes, a cleaner at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), passed away from COVID-19 earlier this month, several questions have arisen as to whether enough is being done to...

Four in ten employee helpline calls relate to mental health

Almost half (41%) of all calls made by employees to their organisation’s employee assistance programme (EAP) are for mental health concerns, new figures show.

Employers unable to hire new EU arrivals in 2021

The vast majority of UK employers will be unable to hire new arrivals from the EU in 2021, the latest government data shows

Why Goldman Sachs’ push for diversity is a great step in the right direction

?In a world where it is still commonplace to see men dominate senior-level positions, the news of Goldman Sachs demanding diversity among the board was a much-welcomed move and opened the floor for a...

Organisations lacked pandemic preparation before COVID-19 outbreak

Two-thirds (66%) of UK organisations had no plans in place for responding to a pandemic before the COVID-19 outbreak, new research from Databarracks shows.

Two-thirds of employees in pain working from home

Two-thirds (63%) of British homeworkers are in pain as a result of their makeshift home offices, new research by Bupa UK shows.

Lack of recognition is biggest barrier to engagement for UK workers

A lack of employee recognition for their contributions is the single biggest factor for British people feeling disengaged at work, according to Achievers.

Don’t stay rooted in the virtual world after lockdown – network

During these difficult times as we all get to grips with lockdown in an attempt to reduce the spread of COVID-19, face to face 'live' events have completely ceased

Can you force employees back to work?

?The UK government has confirmed that from Wednesday 13 May those who are unable to work from home should be ‘actively encouraged’ to return to work.

Furlough scheme extended to October

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS) is to be extended by four months to the end of October 2020

What HR should know about England’s return to work guidance

The UK government has issued new guidance on how and when employees should return to work.

How to make virtual teams work

Remote working is not a new phenomenon. But as the coronavirus health crisis spreads rapidly across the globe, it has suddenly become the exclusive mode of working for much of the world.