It’s that time of year again. The days are getting shorter, the weather’s getting wetter, the first signs of Christmas are appearing on the high street, and the annual Cezanne HR User Group Meeting is fast approaching! This full-day event […]
Often referred to as continuous performance management, employee‘ check-ins’ are a series of regular conversations between managers and employees about work, progress and goals that are on-going throughout the year. Many high-performing organisations have already realised the benefits of this […]
The UK’s drawn out negotiations to exit from the EU has certainly disproved the old adage ‘good things come to those who wait’. It’s been over three years since the referendum, and as the date of the planned exit draws […]
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect on 25th May 2018. It was introduced to raise the bar on data privacy and ensure that personal information – data that can be identified with a natural person – is […]
Take a moment and consider your workplace. Which of your colleagues are confident in their abilities, eager to learn and will throw themselves head first into a new challenge – and which ones tend to dig their heels in and […]
With the Festival of Work fast approaching, have you thought about which sessions you’re going to attend, and which vendors you want to talk to? A bit of pre-planning never hurt, and with so much on offer across the two […]
The research being published in conjunction with Mental Health Awareness Week are likely to make worrying reading for HR teams. For example, a poll of 2000 employees by Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) and Bauer Media found that only 14% […]
April is ‘Stress Awareness Month’, so in addition to our previous article on how HR can tackle work-related stress, we’ve put together a collection of TED Talks around the subject. So if you’re looking for ways to reduce workplace stress, […]
How ‘happy’ is your workplace? Do jokes get thrown around the office? Are people smiling and engaging with one another? Or is a silent, uncomfortable atmosphere where everyone keeps their heads down? Recent research by Ivan Robertson and Carry Cooper […]
The gig economy has again been hitting the headlines, with courier company Hermes announcing the creation of a new worker status, ‘self-employed plus’. This move, considered by many to be a huge step towards a fairer gig economy, guarantees minimum […]
