Why 72% of employees don’t trust performance management – and how to fix it

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Trust in performance management is at crisis point – with 72% of workers questioning their organisation’s processes. How can you rebuild confidence and unlock genuine performance? Gaelle Devins, Chief Customer Officer at Breitling, shares her research-backed approach to shifting from tick-box KPIs to people-centred metrics that actually drive results.

Dangerous HR liaisons: Threats, knives and throuples

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There’s a common misconception that HR’s role is limited to hiring and firing, but there is so much more to it than that. And many of the situations that an HR professional finds themselves dealing with are things that you’d never consider, even in your wildest dreams.

Executive bonuses: Rewarding failure or failing to reward?

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As scrutiny intensifies on executive bonuses in public service firms, Simon Cook of Innecto Reward Consulting unpacks the thorny debate. Using Thames Water as a case in point, he explores whether tighter regulation is the answer or if a more balanced approach to reward could protect both public trust and business competitiveness.

HR is at the helm of the smarter work revolution

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The phrase ‘working smarter’ is more than just a catchy slogan in today’s fast-moving workplace – it’s a critical survival strategy. For HR leaders, this necessitates harnessing digital tools to eliminate persistent productivity blockers and design a more agile, empowered workforce.

HR lessons from Dermalogica’s unfair dismissal dilemma

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When a tribunal found Dermalogica guilty of unfair dismissal, disability discrimination and breaching part-time workers’ rights, the legal implications were clear. In this expert analysis, employment lawyer Sandeep Leighs, Partner at Shakespeare Martineau, breaks down what went wrong – and what you must do to avoid making the same costly mistakes.

New risk assessment form for sexual harassment

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Check that your organisation is maintaining compliance and taking reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of workers. Review this 10-point checklist and make use of the risk assessment form.

£1 million wake-up call over University of Edinburgh’s grievance failures

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After a decade-long dispute, the University of Edinburgh has had to pay out over £1 million to an engineering professor for claims of unfair dismissal. Legal expert Rhys Wyborn examines where the university went wrong, and how businesses must use this as a cautionary tale to review their own grievance procedures.

Silent layoffs and how they bite back

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The silent layoff is an emerging trend among employers seeking to protect employee morale and brand reputation. But is this secretive redundancy tactic without repercussions? Claire Taylor-Evans of Boyes Turner shares the potential risks of silent layoffs, alongside alternative routes.

UK productivity is at a crossroads

Productivity at crossroads

UK economic inactivity has been making headline news since the pandemic. This life-changing outbreak in 2020 is often pinpointed as a key turning point at which our nation’s productivity problem came sharply into focus, alongside the nation’s declining health.