As work and employment rapidly evolve, new business challenges are created. It's important that your HR policies and procedures remain compliant and your people management practices stay up to date. Read more for practical advice on managing your employees effectively, as well as hot topics such as gender pay gap Reporting, diversity and inclusion and employee engagement, along with other HR matters such as succession and workforce planning.
24 June 2022
Does your employee value proposition stand up and help you towards your ESG goals? Find out more about how HR teams are best-placed to bring the social aspect of ESG alive.
24 June 2022
We look at how organisations support their workforce working remotely and ensure teams remain productive.
Read more24 June 2022
As the feelings of wellbeing are fundamental to the overall health of an individual, it’s become essential for businesses to understand more about this area. What is your organisation doing?
24 June 2022
Many organisations are reviewing their organisational design as a result of lesson learned during the coronavirus pandemic by both employers and employees.
24 June 2021
Mental health is often misunderstood and many still find it difficult to talk about. It is not the same as mental illness, and it is important to know the difference. How can you help as an employer?
Read more25 May 2022
The pandemic has slightly widened the UK’s gender pay gap, according to recent statistics, but that’s not the whole story. Coronavirus was a setback, but not a devastating one. What can employers do now to pick up momentum again?
26 April 2022
A reminder that the normal 2022 May Spring bank holiday has been moved from Monday 30 May to Thursday 2 June. Coupled with the extra bank holiday to mark the Queen’s Jubilee on Friday 3 June. Here we cover how this change and extra day might affect holiday entitlements.
25 March 2022
Many organisations will carry out exit interview when an employee leaves, which can provide useful information but often it is too late to do anything. Here we explore what are stay interviews and how to make them effective.
25 February 2022
Like mental health, the menopause has historically been viewed as a taboo subject in the workplace. However, as we have found with mental health, talking, understanding and taking positive action can be the key to changing people’s views and experiences for the better.
27 January 2022
A new consultation has been launched on disability workforce reporting. This is in addition to the ethnicity pay gap reporting. It looks like the future of pay reporting will be diverse – is your business ready?
26 November 2021
'Innocent’ workplace banter has a tendency to stray into uncomfortable areas, and organisations that fail to address this early could face workforce disengagement, costly discrimination claims and, in some cases, irreparable reputational damage.
29 October 2021
There have been calls to extend pay gap reporting to ethnicity pay reporting. Here we cover how to tackle gender pay gap proactively and how to prepare for ethnicity pay gap reporting.
27 May 2021
Mental health is often misunderstood and many still find it difficult to talk about. Mental health is not the same as mental illness, and it is important to know the difference. How can you help as an employer?
Read more30 April 2021
Is it reasonable for employers to require employees to have the coronavirus vaccine? How would this affect employment contracts, policies, and data protection?
Read more29 January 2021
With all employees potentially will be given the chance to have the vaccination in 2021. Employers should now be considering whether to issue a policy covering vaccinations and return to the workplace.
Read more25 September 2020
As the discussions regarding the benefits of homeworking continue and the option of this becoming a more permanent, longer term arrangement, HR data security must be a key consideration.
Read more28 August 2020
As lockdown eases, employees and employers alike are keen to find a ‘better normal’. How can you ensure you have got the right balance of home and office working practices to keep employees engaged?
Read more31 July 2020
In our strive for nurturing equality, it is important to understand the gap between where we are now and where we need to be. So how do you start those important conversations.
Read more26 June 2020
The gender pay gap reporting deadline for April 2020 has been suspended by government due to coronavirus. Find out why employers must keep this important issue on their agenda despite the suspension.
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