Moving EDI from a one-off to embedding it into your culture
Embedding EDI in your organisation means truly valuing the people experience
Beyond the buzzwords – why fact must come first in HR decision making
Natalie Cramp explores why HR leaders should ignore the latest lingo and sharpen focus on data to bridge the growing employee-employer disconnect.
Are you really listening to your employees?
Practical advice to avoid employees turning to formal grievance and disciplinary procedures.
Why ‘fighting it out’ is healthier than avoiding conflict
Shifting the conflict mindset from negative to positive can help employees better explore solutions and improve relationships across the business.
Strike action: Five lessons from a Chief People Officer
Chief People Officer of Coventry City Council, Susanna Newing, shares her experience of dealing with an all-out strike and the media onslaught that ensued.
Labels are for supermarkets not people: Beating unconscious bias
It’s time to drop the labels and understand people’s individual challenges and identities.
Tribunal claims and the rise of the serial litigant
Tribunal claims are on the rise and so are serial complainants. Here are some ways to minimise the risks of it happening in your organisation.
Employment tribunal claims: A seven-step guide to HR’s response
A guide for HR professionals on ensuring the correct procedure is followed as well as helping minimise the impact the claim has on a business
Strike action: What does the law say and how should HR respond?
Samantha Dickinson discusses what the laws are on industrial action and how employers should respond when threatened with strikes.
15 questions you need to ask to assess employee wellbeing and happiness
The best questions to ask in order to gauge the levels of engagement, motivation and wellbeing in your organisation
Out in the cold: Gen Z feels isolated and unsupported
With increasing numbers of employees aged 20-24 years set to resign, HR needs to encourage better support from line managers
Sue Gray report on Downing Street parties: HR lessons on internal disciplinary action
How should HR go about conducting similar internal disciplinary actions?
Netflix censors transphobia controversy of Dave Chappelle’s The Closer: Trans community respond
Netflix is found trying to suppress further conversation around Dave Chappelle show The Closer, Katie Neeves and Eva Echo respond to the continuing controversy.
Is trust your top priority? If not, it should be.
Jo Wright examines why trust is fundamental for organisational success and why encouraging the right conversations is so crucial.
Lessons from Netflix walkout following Dave Chappelle transphobia scandal
Trans activists share learning points for HR professionals after Netflix employees walk out following transphobic comments from Dave Chappelle.
How to unlock accurate memories during workplace investigations
Gary Rogers of TCM Group explains how to access accurate memories during complex workplace investigations using The Cognitive Interview technique
Bereavement at work: How employees provide support
In support of Grief Awareness Day, Paul Barrett examines standard policies for supporting Covid bereavements and how NatWest has got it right.
Why the future of business and HR is indefinitely tied to the human experience
Where do leaders and companies need to focus their efforts to achieve strong, healthy and lasting success?
How remote working amplifies perceptions of bullying
HR needs to understand how remote working can amplify perceptions of bullying behaviour.
Employee feedback: five things that affect your surveys
Your employee surveys may not be as balanced as you think.
