In a survey by the British Chamber of Commerce at the end of March, 44% of the 600 firms that responded said they were expected to furlough at least 50% of their staff in the next week. While the sample […]
The need for organisations to pay attention to the mental health of their employees has never been greater. Levels of work-related stress and anxiety are already high – and the CIPD is now warning that unless employers take action, the […]
COVID-19 has resulted in higher numbers of people working from home than ever before. It falls to HR to remind staff of their company’s remote work policies, to check their workforce has the necessary equipment to work comfortably, and to […]
The subject of remote working continues to be a top priority for HR teams. Many larger organisations have already adapted to working remotely, mainly due to the blanket ‘stay at home’ restrictions we all experienced at the height of the […]
In today’s multi-generational workforces, reverse mentoring (where a less experienced/junior employee mentors a more senior colleague) is becoming increasingly popular. It’s often talked about in the context of the younger, supposedly more ‘tech savvy’ employee helping managers get to grips […]
You only have to look at the pages of the press to see our workplaces are more fractious and unsettled than ever before. In the last few months alone, we’ve seen examples in the health sector of bitter feuds getting […]
Prominent employers are increasingly embracing flexible working, considering flexi start and finish times, more working from home arrangements, and part-time working requests. Our Cezanne HR survey on performance management showed that 72% of UK employees are comfortable discussing work/life balance […]
For the last few days, the Internet has been groaning under the weight of research around the issue of mental health at work. Only 32 per cent of organisations train their line managers to support staff with poor mental health […]
What does your stress look like? Delegates at an event I attended last week, had the chance to see exactly how tension and anxiety was affecting their bodies, thanks to a new digital art tool. TV presenter Gabby Logan was […]
In a fascinating article in Harvard Business Review, author Celia Swanson describes how she fired a valuable and high performing employee, after discovering the individual in question was causing negativity and upset in her team. It’s a situation that will […]
