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COVID-19, HR and the workplace: three lasting changes

Making changes ‘sticky’ and sustainable in organisations can be notoriously challenging. After all, it is a long journey dependent on the right balance of leadership, economics, politics and...

Government announces plans for a 30 day window to confess to furlough errors

?Under the announced draft ‘Corporation Tax/Income Tax – Taxation of Coronavirus Support Payments’ legislation currently being fast-tracked through parliament, employers could be given a 30-day...

HR Excellence’s award-winning HR teams

The HR Excellence Awards is one of the most prestigious and well-recognised events in the HR sector.

Mental health first aiders in the workplace - are they effective?

?The spotlight has been turned on mental wellbeing recently, not least through a world that is working in lockdown. Prior to the coronavirus crisis, many workplaces had begun taking the connect more...

Coronavirus putting women’s careers at risk

Employers must shift focus from helping just mothers to helping parents and do more to address inequality at home if diversity initiatives are to be successful

What Adidas employees are asking for, and why all companies should listen

?German sportswear brand Adidas has been in the headlines after employees sent a report to executives and held a series of protests alleging that existing checks and measures to tackle inequality at...

Limeade CPO: Navigating surveillance and trust in remote workers

With teams no longer in the office, it can be tempting for managers to want to apply new technologies to survey their employee’s performance

What key trends must HR adopt to keep up with the changing recruitment industry?

The shift to remote working as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown has impacted almost every single industry. But especially for HR, the lockdown and closing of businesses has meant every aspect of...

Majority of HR to encourage remote working post lockdown

?Two thirds (67%) of UK chief HR officers plan to encourage employees to work remotely on a regular basis after lockdown.

Inappropriate behaviour - when the past is not left in the past

The news that Stephen Jones, head of UK Finance, has quit over "thoroughly unpleasant" personal comments he made in 2008 about financier Amanda Staveley, is a stark reminder to executives that their...

Sustaining togetherness in uncertain times

It’s Men’s Health Week and it won’t come as a surprise that this year’s theme is to ‘Take Action on COVID-19’ – encompassing physical and mental health.

Returning to work could create a mental health concern for HR

As retailers and zoos re-open their doors this week, and the prime minister talks about plans to open restaurants and bars, there is economic optimism spreading into businesses.