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 […]
One of my friends – a highly experienced and competent manager in her early 50s – has been job-hunting. Her story of a recent recruitment process graphically illustrates the out-dated attitudes held by many employers when it comes to age […]
A recent article in People Management points to the fact that it’s never been more important for HR to demonstrate commercial awareness. It calls on the profession to get more ‘business savvy’, joining the conversation about financial metrics and KPIs […]
Bean bags, ping pong tables and lunchtime sushi are not going to improve employee well-being alone. Organisations should be conducting well-being audits every year so that they can get to the root of what’s really causing stress in the business […]
Keep Calm and Carry On. Go into any of the multitude of British souvenir shops and you’re bound to see, inscribed on rows of mugs and coasters, the government’s famous slogan that symbolises the British stoicism in the face of […]
One of the biggest challenges with a new HR system is often getting employees to actually use it. People generally don’t like change, and will often complain that ‘the old way worked perfectly well’ or that they ‘don’t have time’ […]
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 […]
The thorny subject of flexible working was high on the agenda at the CIPD’s Festival of Work last week, with new research showing 60 per cent of staff felt long working hours were having a negative effect on their health […]
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 […]
Recent research from McKinsey suggests that performance management processes are not hitting the mark for employees or their managers. The majority of CEOs say they don’t find the process helpful in identifying top performers – while over half of individuals […]
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