Quarter of women “forced to take time off due to period pain.”
A recent UK study of 2,000 British women has revealed how much periods are affecting women during their daily lives, particularly in the workplace. New research by Bupa reveals over a third of women (36%) lie when justifying missing work and often disguise period pain as a stomach bug, having the flu or a cold. […]
Why adult learning is so good for wellbeing
Recent research shows the benefits of learning throughout adulthood are not only critical to enhancing future employment opportunities but provide individuals with the social and relational capabilities to make a contribution to community life more widely and increase their sense of wellbeing. Previous reviews have demonstrated the wellbeing gains from training in the workplace. Indeed, […]
Don’t go with your gut: overcoming unconscious bias in hiring decisions
Years ago, a friend of mine, Helen, went for a job interview. It was for a Swiss arts and cultural organisation, and Helen was half Swiss and could speak German reasonably well. She got the job. But she realised that the job wasn’t for her (it didn’t really match her interests), and she told the […]
How Emotional Intelligence improves the recruitment process
Emotional Intelligence (EI) provides a proven practical and powerful framework for individual, team and leadership development. But how can you use the benefits of EI within your recruitment process and how does it add value when assessing and selecting potential employees and leaders. Occupational psychologists have been studying the science of effective recruitment and selection […]
Employee satisfaction: why should investors care?
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 […]
How has tech recruiting adapted to the modern day?
Tech is one of the fastest-moving sectors around: for that reason, tech is often seen as a bellwether for other industries, and for good reason. Think of all the changes the tech sector has been through: fifty years ago, software engineers were scarce, whereas today, according to Stack Overflow’s Developer Ecosystem Report, they account for […]
Do you get the ‘silent terror’ of Pure OCD?
If you manage someone who asks for a frontal lobotomy as a workplace adjustment, they may be suffering from Pure OCD. They feel this way because their minds have become search engines on autofire. Every second of every day, they search for a cure to their intrusive thoughts, but the more they search the deeper […]
How to replace mental health stigma and silence with support and openness
Work is a huge part of many people’s lives – it’s where we spend a lot of our time and energy – and yet the workplace repeatedly crops up as a place where those of us with a mental health problem experience high levels of stigma and discrimination. Statistics show that due to the fear […]
Why hiring for cultural fit is holding back your company
Many organisations believe in hiring for cultural fit, following a methodology and thought process where ‘fit’ relates to a strong alignment to the company values and where an employee can come in and work collaboratively. For these organisations, cultural fit works just fine. But ‘fit’ also has a connotation to it, implying that somebody should […]
Physical exercise: what are the benefits for work?
Physical exercise universally enhances performance, but lack of confidence, office politics and time management are stumbling blocks for UK workers. What can be done? We need to look at: Why exercise benefits performance How to make exercise a habit How HR can encourage physical exercise Stage 1: Understand why physical exercise is good a) It […]
Social media recruitment starts with employee advocates
We live in a world where transparency and trust are a currency, and where a positive company culture means everything to prospective jobseekers. As such, trying to portray the image of a nice workplace environment when you don’t actually have one doesn’t only manifest itself in the quality of candidates you attract, it also doesn’t […]
Are you in the dark about the health risks of shift work?
Peter Clark is head of corporate and public service development at HCML – Health & Case Management Ltd – who are dedicated to restoring sick and injured people back to health. Here he explores the occupational health hazards of shift work and offers advice for HR managers working in the shift economy. Shift workers are […]
Turn your culture into a mental wellbeing oasis
Life is busy, and this is especially true in our modern workplaces. Despite the rise of technology, we have seen no corresponding decrease in our working hours. In fact, the trend seems to continue ever upward. According to a report by TUC in 2016, almost four million employees are working at least 48 hours a […]
This is what effective leadership starts with
Today, more so than ever, we are living in an incredibly competitive, fast-paced and innovative economy. Businesses are evolving, technology is advancing and to separate successful companies from the competition, effective leadership is absolutely vital. Despite this, 84% of businesses anticipate a shortfall in leadership in the next five years and leaders in 40% of companies feel […]
Will talent be attracted and retained by a social conscience?
HR departments are facing a dilemma. While the pressure is on to attract and retain top talent, business leaders are unwilling or unable to offer top wages. Companies are increasingly finding it difficult to recruit for job openings. And retainment is also getting harder. Whether this is due to an influx of insecure jobs since […]
Three strategies for managing anxiety in the workplace
The poet T.S. Eliot was wrong when he famously said April could be the cruellest month. For many, January is the time when moods dip. This year, the usual toxic mix of a post-Christmas slump and poor weather is likely to be exacerbated by anxiety about Brexit and Trump, and concern about meeting targets as […]
Tekken 7 vs. Pin-Drop Syndrome: who should be in charge of office volume?
For the HR and office managers out there, it is an acknowledged fact of life that it’s simply impossible to set the thermostat at a temperature that will keep everyone happy: there will always be some staff who are too hot or too cold. But what about the noise level in the office — is […]
Book review: Radical Candor: How to be a Great Boss without Losing your Humanity
HRZone has a range of books available for review. If you would like to receive one of our business books, free of charge, please contact the editor on editor at hrzone dot com and we can send you a list of what’s available. In return, we ask for a 400-700 word review of the book, […]
5 common subtypes of Pure OCD
This article was written by journalist Samantha Jenkins as part of her ‘Pure OCD – Beyond the thoughts’ project, and was first published here. Pure OCD tends to latch itself onto a person’s deepest, darkest inner fear. We all have fears that we think about sometimes, but mostly we are able to get on with our day without […]
Data-driven recruitment means saying goodbye to traditional recruitment metrics
We need a new recruitment metric – hiring quality – to allow us to understand and improve recruitment performance. In this blog, I am going to look at the relevance of commonly-used recruitment KPIs in a time where talent acquisition leaders want to become more data-driven. Amongst experts in the recruitment industry, there is one […]