Resilience at work: the building blocks you need for focus and productivity
How many work days last year did you lose due to stress? Or, if you’re a people manager a more appropriate question might be, how many days might your team have lost for the same reason? The risk of burnout is high in today’s demanding, constantly connected and always-on work culture. According to a 2017 […]
Gig economy and HR: how to make it work
There are some seismic and much debated changes going on in the way people want to work. Seismic is undoubtedly a big word but the evidence is compelling. For instance, it is predicted that by 2027 there’ll be more contingent workers than permanent in the US workforce. In the UK, 1.2million workspaces per annum are now […]
How to develop an effective health and wellbeing strategy
Promoting health and wellbeing at work is not just about free fruit and yoga. It is so much more. It’s about how your company demonstrates the value of their people, and how you will support them to lead healthy and fulfilling lives, both inside and outside of work. Workplace health and wellbeing can be complex. […]
Shared parental leave: why businesses need to do more to make it work
Why is shared parental leave back in the headlines? Because it’s not working. Shared parental leave was introduced in 2015 and over two years later the take up could be as low as 2%. The government wants more parents to take up shared parental leave and is spending £1.5 million on promoting it. As part […]
GDPR: how HR can embrace it as a catalyst for positive change
With just over a month to go until GDPR comes into place, it is becoming clear that it is prompting more angst than ease – especially amongst HR professionals. Due to the nature of an HR role, specifically the gathering and holding of personal information, GDPR will have a massive impact on the way HR […]
How is the gender pay gap impacting the migrant female workforce?
The results are in and they make for a sobering read: 78 per cent of firms in the UK pay men more than women. As the dust settles following the last minute rush from companies to report on their gender pay gap, the debate is now turning to what the results mean for employers and […]
Can part-time professionals avoid doing a full-time job for part-time pay?
There’s so much rich insight coming out of the academic sector that HR professionals need to know. At Academics’ Corner we feature the best HR researchers that tell you what they’ve found and what you need to do differently on the back of the research. Get connected to the academic sector through Academics’ Corner and […]
Bridging the gap – lessons to be learnt from gender pay gap reporting
In the month in which employers with 250+ employees have been required to disclose their gender pay gap for the first time, the issue of gender equality in the workplace is being subjected to some scrutiny by the media, the government and employers themselves. And rightly so – on the disclosed evidence the gender pay […]
How to take the grief out of grievance
Forward-looking organisations have recognised that traditional grievance procedures are not delivering the goods when it comes to resolving conflict speedily and effectively. The procedures are intrinsically adversarial, pitch people against each other from the outset and promote a victim/persecutor mentality that is beneficial to no-one. Alternative resolution approaches, which are person-centred and values-driven, are being […]
Diversity networks: five opportunities for HR
Never has there been more interest in diversity groups in the workplace. Everyone is holding organisations accountable to how they hire, progress and treat the diverse workforce the recent deadline of publishing gender pay gaps sparked huge attention and now all gloves are off when it comes to organisations rectifying issues that shouldn’t exist in […]
How HR can equip line managers to cope with conflict
Dealing with workplace conflict is the bane of many an HR manager’s working life. People accuse their manager of treating them unfairly. Power struggles emerge within teams. Colleagues fall out and refuse to co-operate with each other. Unfortunately, by the time the problem arrives at HR’s door, the conflict has often reached an advanced stage. Positions have become entrenched, […]
Collaboration: the three questions you should be asking
When global business leaders from Virgin’s Richard Branson to Apple’s Steve Jobs say collaboration is at the heart of their success, then you know it is more than just today’s buzzword. They are in good company. PwC’s annual ‘CEO Survey’ reports that 86 per cent of global business leaders now view collaboration as a very […]
Blockchain and HR: why it can improve reward and recognition
All organizations are tasked with keeping employees motivated by acknowledging their contributions and hard work. While most companies implement reward and recognition systems to accomplish this, many struggle to implement these systems successfully because of high administrative costs and the lack of real world value to employees. Blockchain technology can be employed to make rewards […]
Blockchain and HR: why is it relevant and what use cases are there?
Blockchain is a transformative technology that will embed itself into a wide array of business processes across all industries in the coming years. All businesses will benefit from being able to exchange value without the use of costly intermediaries while reducing the size of their back offices by automating payment and accounting processes. Beyond the […]
Blockchain: what is it and how can it be used in organisations?
With the potential to disrupt and change entire industries, blockchain technology is being hailed as the most revolutionary innovation since the invention of the Internet. What is blockchain? But what is it and how can it transform the industries and organizations we operate in? Blockchain was created to keep track of Bitcoin transactions between strangers […]
Automation and humans: what’s the real story?
There’s so much rich insight coming out of the academic sector that HR professionals need to know. At Academics’ Corner we feature the best HR researchers that tell you what they’ve found and what you need to do differently on the back of the research. Get connected to the academic sector through Academics’ Corner and […]
Should you pursue a CIPD qualification?
This spring I completed my Level 7 CIPD qualification. Admittedly, I pursued it because my manager at the time strongly suggested that I did, however… During the course I fell pregnant and while I took some time off when my son was born, I then returned to my studies balancing three things – a job, […]
Mindfulness at work: how 10 minutes can make employees more creative
There’s so much rich insight coming out of the academic sector that HR professionals need to know. At Academics’ Corner we feature the best HR researchers that tell you what they’ve found and what you need to do differently on the back of the research. Get connected to the academic sector through Academics’ Corner and […]
Book review: Designing the Purposeful World
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Embracing the uncomfortable: a key step in driving business success
The path of least resistance is often the road most organisations look to travel on the way to success. But there are also clear benefits in answering the tougher questions, embracing the uncomfortable and pushing the boundaries. There is a tendency for some businesses to believe that the way things have always been done is […]