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Worrying new research from Mind, released to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week, shows that employees are still finding it difficult to talk openly about mental health at work. A survey of almost 44,000 employees found that 48 per cent had experienced poor mental health (such as stress, low mood and anxiety) while working at […]
Most HR practitioners would acknowledge that embracing HR software has made a real difference to their daily working lives. Gone are the days of endless requests from employees about how much holiday they have left, of hours spent manually compiling headcount reports for the board and of chasing round the building nudging managers to complete […]
As a HR practitioner, you know that having a never-ending list of things to do is part and parcel of the job. Chances are you’re at the front line of ensuring a host of essential people-related activities get completed on time. It can be exhausting for even the most experienced HR professionals. Did you remember […]
Take a step back for a moment and think about the make-up of your management team. Is it comprised of people who, although they might not always agree, tend to think and approach work in pretty much the same way? Or are your team meetings punctuated by healthy debate and populated by colleagues who have […]
“Onboarding is a magic moment when new employees decide to stay engaged or become disengaged. It offers an imprinting window when you can make an impression that stays with new employees for the duration of their careers.” So says Amy Hirsh Robinson, principal of LA consulting firm The Interchange Group, and the evidence suggests she’s […]
Research from CIPD has highlighted the plight of the ‘squeezed’ middle manager. The UK Working Lives Report 2018 paints a picture of a cadre of managers who are often under extreme stress, juggling conflicting priorities and bearing the brunt of criticism from their leaders above and direct reports below. The report, which aims to identify […]
HR, beware. New research on cybercrime conducted by internet security specialists Verizon makes disturbing reading for those in HR. The report found 170 incidents of cybercrime this year, in comparison to 61 incidents last year, and 88 of these specifically targeted HR staff to obtain personal data for fraudulent tax purposes. HR teams are therefore […]
The gender pay gap dominated the headlines last week, with results from the reporting exercise showing that almost eight in ten organisations, across the public and private sector, are paying men more than women. Just over 10K companies reported their pay gap by the April 4 deadline, with the data revealing that women are being […]
How much down-time did you manage over the long Easter weekend? Did you chill out, spend time with friends and family, watch a film, read a good book? Or were you catching up with emails, reading reports, scrolling through spreadsheets … unable to relax and enjoy the break because you were pre-occupied with work? If […]
Thanks to the popularity of ‘I, Robot’, many of us are now familiar with Isaac Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics* I would like to propose Three Fundamental Laws of HR Technology: Let’s be brutally honest; 2018 isn’t the year that managements and HR woke up to the fact that we need information. More like 1998 […]
