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Gender equality | The biggest myth around meritocracy? That it exists
It's an absolute and utter con-trick that meritocracy has ever existed anytime or anywhere in history, especially if we want to go by its meaning that it's a society governed by people selected...
Resilience | How European companies can solve the riddle of low engagement
Gallup’s latest State of the Global Workplace: 2021 Report found that European countries were remarkably resilient to the effects of the pandemic in 2020. Worker-friendly labour laws, flexible labour...
Safety | Return to work anxiety – how can businesses bring staff back safely?
After more than a year of remote work, employees are now being forced to consider the prospect of the return to the office. For many, this will be a huge relief, ending months of isolation and solely...
Social media policy | What to do about employees’ offensive social media posts
Following England’s disappointing Euro 2020 final defeat, social media has seen a torrent of racial abuse aimed at Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka. This has been accompanied by a growing...
Inclusive culture | Employee-led groups have an important role to play post-COVID
Diverse groups across organisations have faced a number of different challenges and circumstances during the pandemic; from adapting to working from home with a disability; women taking on more...
Inclusivity at risk | What are the psychological risks of remote working?
Inclusivity is an essential component in any workplace. It allows employees to experience a shared sense of belonging, which, in turn, enables them to feel comfortable, confident and inspired....
Effective L&D | How to avoid the dangers of not learning by doing
Just as taking tennis lessons helps you to improve your game faster than simply reading books about it, learning by doing will be familiar to HR professionals as a hands-on approach to learning new...
Toxic workplace | Tackling bullying and harassment issues in the remote workforce
Bullying and sexual harassment have become high areas of concern for organisations operating in every industry.
Inclusive culture | How to best serve LGBT+ employees
Workplace discrimination against LGBT+ members is a significant problem, with many LGBT+ employees believing their company could do more.
Comms | How do you boost work relationships over email?
We all remember receiving that email, don’t we? The snarky one from a colleague we read on a Friday night that ruined our weekend. Five years on, it still irks.
Policy | How to avoid employment tribunals on post-pandemic return to work
As the UK economy slowly reopens, businesses are still in the throes of planning for a return to the office. However, we are not returning to the same environment or way of working we left and that...
Resilience | How can HR help build models of success?
The post-pandemic world calls for growth, but also resilience. The world is changing faster than ever, forcing organisations to adapt quickly or fall behind. The pandemic has proven that a global...