As we all know, Halloween is often seen as the scariest time of the year. As the nights draw in and the temperature drops, the ghosts and ghouls come out to make mischief and give everyone a fright… However, when […]
We’re currently living through ‘The Great Resignation’ – a time where employees across the UK are re-evaluating their roles and switching jobs in huge numbers. Job hopping is now seen as the norm in many industries as today’s modern workforce […]
For HR teams around the world, the past 18 months have perhaps been the most challenging they have ever experienced. Whilst we are seeing a gradual return to a state of ‘normality’, the opening up of the economy is coinciding […]
No one likes being called something they’re not. Think about it: it can be annoying enough if someone misspells or mispronounces your name; but imagine being constantly labelled something that you’re not all the time. Not only is it incredibly […]
The 1st of October marks the start of Black History Month: a yearly national event here in the UK that celebrates and recognises the huge contributions made to British society by people from African and Caribbean backgrounds. Originally conceived in […]
With a bit of luck, your organisation already has a positive and well-defined company culture; one that permeates your whole organisation and fits the context and environment you operate in. But what happens when your company goes through a period […]
Carrying out return-to-work interviews after a sickness absence has many benefits. Not only do interviews give line managers a better idea of how to support employees returning, but the information gleaned during an interview can also be useful to the […]
Privacy and data security were the big talking points in 2018 when the GDPR came into force, but there was always a danger that when the buzz died down, so too would companies’ interest in this area. Fortunately, this doesn’t […]
Change is a fact of life and we’ve had a lot of it in the past couple of years. Despite this, it’s also a given that most people don’t like it. Whether it’s a major company restructure or simply a […]
Under performance comes in all shapes and sizes and has lot of different causes. With the additional stresses that people have faced over the last 18 months, HR and line managers should be prepared to deal with performance issues, especially […]
