Employee expenses: The weird, the wacky, and the wonderful
Combing through last year’s expense claims submitted by 100,000+ businesses, we’ve narrowed down the weirdest, wackiest, and most wonderful employee expenses, guaranteed to make you do a double-take.
How to take responsibility for your failures
Owning up to your faux pas is daunting, but necessary if you want to cultivate a transparent, safe-to-fail company culture. Thom Dennis, CEO of Serenity in Leadership, explores how to acknowledge your blunders with dignity.
Leading ethically but how? A robust guide
Where we could spend hours talking about leading ethically (conceptual), how do we actually do it (experiential) and how do we know we’re leading ethically? Karen Liebenguth shares a robust guide for leaders who want to lead with wisdom and compassion.
Government announces task force to tackle sickness in the workforce
Occupational health is rapidly evolving to meet growing demand as the NHS’ battle to bring down its waiting list continues – Brett Hill spotlights growing trends and initiatives that HR professionals can leverage.
What do you need to know about ‘termite biases’?
A joke, compliment or remark: What’s wrong with them, right? Think again. These ‘termite biases’ might be just what needs to be addressed to nurture inclusion.
Three steps to nurturing straight-talking managers
Is hybrid really the reason some teams are struggling with productivity and performance? Or is this a distraction from a time-old problem of poor management?
Five benefits of remote onboarding software
Onboarding is the crucial first chapter in an employee’s story with your company. So how can you ensure new hires move onto the second chapter and beyond? Here, we outline the advantages of leveraging remote onboarding technology.
500 UK employers fail to pay minimum wage: What’s going on?
Over 500 UK employers have breached the National Minimum Wage (NMW) law, leaving over 172,000 workers out of pocket. Wellbeing expert Gethin Nadin examines why this is not only unjust, but a significant wellbeing issue that we must put a stop to.
The rise of graph databases in people analytics
Graph technology is giving people analytics a much-needed boost within those progressive organisations already deploying it. Database expert Jim Webber explores what graph technology is and how IT services company, DXC Technology, is reaping the benefits of it.
How to avoid ‘failure by democracy’
What is ‘failure by democracy’ and how can you avoid it in your talent management transformation?
The RAF’S latest assault: Sexual harassment is not the problem – systemic misogyny is.
Following the latest case of sexual harassment, where a culture of predatory behaviour towards women in the RAF’s Red Arrows has been unearthed, Deborah Hartung reports…
Social mobility: A unifying force in your organisation
Social mobility has come far in the corporate world, but barriers remain. Inclusion specialist Joanne Lockwood critiques traditional meritocracy and showcases how inclusivity and contextual understanding of merit can drive organisational change.
How employers can prepare for the influx of fresh employment law in 2024
Kate Palmer covers some of the big changes coming to employment law in 2024.
Helping your bosses build their six-pack
What have six packs got to do with being a great leader? HR expert Debra Corey muscles in to share her thoughts.
Catastrophe looms: Skyrocketing employee stress levels paint a terrifying picture of the workplace tomorrow
Gethin Nadin reveals the shocking reality of how stress is showing up in the UK workplace, and how organisations are losing millions by ignoring it.
Performance management, without the tick boxes
Cynicism and rancour surround performance management and the typical appraisal. How can we transition this tiring, bureaucratic process into a fortifying ritual? Quentin Millington shares eight guidelines for a more human way.
Five steps to help multi-generations work brilliantly together
There are countless charts that tell us the typical traits of different generations in today’s workplaces but are they true? And if so, how do we work healthily and productively together?
Leadership development: Moving from good to great
What can be done to transform your leadership programmes from good to great and shift the performance dial? Organisational development experts Dani Bacon and Garin Rouch provide crucial answers.
The importance of long-term support
Employers should ensure that they have long-term support in place for those who need it as well as short-term, one-off services such as virtual GPs and EAPs.
How talent mobility drives employee engagement
In part three of this series on SMB talent management transformation, we explore the role of talent mobility in boosting employee engagement.
