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How to make it OK to speak out in the workplace in summary: Employees often hesitate to report issues like misconduct or inappropriate behaviours due to perceived risks or fear of negative repercussions. HR professionals must acknowledge and mitigate these […]
The COVID-19 pandemic massively expanded the remit and responsibilities of HR. It’s a statement few could disagree with. Since 2020, many leading people practitioners have been called upon by the C-suite to help solve pressing business issues: from keeping people […]
5 ways great payroll can help HR manage business uncertainty in summary: Pay builds trust & engagement: Accurate, on-time payroll is a powerful tool for HR to maintain employee confidence—especially when economic uncertainty is high. Payroll frees HR to lead: […]
Summary of what do candidates want from employers in 2023: Candidates in 2023 are looking for employers who prioritise work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements. Competitive compensation and benefits packages are important to candidates, as well as opportunities for […]
Accurate, accessible workforce insights are more important than ever before. After all, successful business strategies can’t be built on a hunch or ‘finger in the air’ assumptions. In today’s data-driven world, having the right data is paramount when it comes […]
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 […]
– and how HR can help their leaders to build it Research out this week from Edelman shows that trust between organisations and their employees has plummeted to an all-time low. The company’s annual Trust Barometer shows that one in […]
More less than positive press for poor old HR people over the last couple of weeks. It seems however hard it tries, the profession’s image problem just won’t go away. First up was research released by the CIPD, which suggested […]
Interesting food for thought in the shape of a recent debate between academics and HR practitioners on the need to give employees a ‘voice’ in the workplace. The Voice and Value Conference (organised jointly by the CIPD and London School […]
Recent news reports about the theft of sensitive payroll data from supermarket chain Morrisons has brought the issue of employee theft and fraud into the spotlight. It’s a significant issue for employers. Estimates put the total cost of fraud to […]
The issue of trust (or lack of it) has been the subject of several surveys that have crossed my desk recently. The 13th annual Trust Barometer conducted by Edelman uncovered what it described as a ‘crisis in leadership’, with less […]
In case you missed the endless alerts earlier this week – there’s only 100 days to go before the London Olympics (well 97 days actually at the time of writing). If the latest press reports are to be believed, there […]
