President of the CIPD, Professor Sir Cary Cooper commented recently that the departure from the office caused by COVID-19 is a chance for businesses to think about the long-term implementation of remote working. And Gartner has shown that 74% of […]
Isolation and loneliness are some of the biggest struggles remote workers face. These feelings can have a significant impact on mental health, and employees who are working remotely for the first time due to COVID-19 may be more susceptible to […]
Last year, nearly a third of UK businesses reported they had suffered a data breach or cyberattack in the previous 12 months. The figure, from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)*, and the increase of scams targeting […]
With remote working now becoming commonplace, line managers must be competent at tackling poor performance from afar. Along with offering support and encouragement to their employees, they also must be ready to have difficult conversations if productivity falls below acceptable […]
Lack of trust between managers and their teams is an issue that just doesn’t seem to go away. There have been a whole raft of surveys showing that employees are not trusted by their managers to work remotely, are sceptical […]
The ongoing lockdown in the UK has undoubtedly increased organisations’ concerns about how long their employees will be working remotely, and how this will impact productivity. Being distant from team members, the mental toll of constant COVID-19 news coverage and […]
Thanks to the changes in how and where we work, companies now rely on video conferencing as an integral communication tool for their remote workers. However, many people still find getting to grips with using video calls for work difficult: […]
HR teams are facing unprecedented demands on their time. Hot on the heels of managing the first, fast adjustments to the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic – moving to remote working, furloughing staff, reducing headcount – comes the need to […]
Motivation is the force behind the energy, enthusiasm and level of commitment your employees bring to work. It’s what gets them up in the morning, ready to tackle the day’s tasks. With many employers having to quickly adopt work-from-home policies […]
With the country in lockdown, many employees have been asked to continue working – but from home. And while a lot of us may have had experience working remotely before, for others it is a whole new experience and it […]
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 […]
From recruitment through absence and performance management to processing payroll, HR teams deal with sensitive personal data daily, and keeping that data safe is your responsibility. Chances are, you’ve already got appropriate training and processes in place. But, what about […]
