How HR leaders have responded to coronavirus

The coronavirus pandemic has meant HR leaders have had to step up to the challenging job of ensuring their company’s people are cared for.

Lessons from the C-suite: Nicole Alvino

Nicole Alvino has always loved business and the ability of companies to create positive change

What lessons leaders and HR can learn observing a toxic work environment

A beleaguered home secretary, a press briefing war, explosive resignations, grievance pay-outs and a lawsuit – accusations of a toxic culture in government are dominating headlines.

HR needs to consider how employees will readjust to working together again

HR should already be thinking about how it will help employees bounce back and readjust to working together again, according to former cabinet minister Justine Greening.

HR may not have all the answers to the Coronavirus outbreak but being there is enough

What a month. It’s difficult to put into words the collective anxiety and unease we are all feeling at the moment.

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme furlough rules need clarification

On 26 March the UK government published its official guidance for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, but it has caused some confusion for employers

UK government helps remote workers by removing broadband data caps

The government announced it will remove all broadband data caps to help combat isolation during the COVID-19 outbreak

Remote working is not a silver bullet for the Coronavirus crisis

The COVID-19 crisis means that it’s inevitable most employees who can need to work from home. But Carlos Ruiz, managing director of Portas Global, warns that the practice is not the “Holy Grail”...

Employee mental health needs to be safeguarded

A large number of the working-age population have reported feeling stressed at work amid the growing uncertainty of Coronavirus, according to City & Guilds Group

Self employed workers need HR support

Nearly 500,000 people in the UK have applied for universal credit following the coronavirus outbreak, and self-employed workers have had to do so without the support of HR

HR needs to act to protect employee engagement

Companies need to focus on employees’ emotions and keep their promises if they want to restore productivity and engagement, according to Gartner’s chief of HR research Brian Kropp

Hot topic: Businesses using palm oil, part two

A report published by the WWF listed the British businesses failing to meet commitments to only sell products containing palm oil from ‘sustainable’ sources