Menopause: The agenda is changing
Menopause is no longer a taboo topic and many organisations now have it on their agendas. However, there is still more to be done that we must drive forward
| Published: 23 October 2021
What does prioritising mental health really mean?
As leaders plan enduring changes to their operating models, Andrew urges them to prioritise supporting their people both in and out of the workplace.
| Published: 22 October 2021
How Can You Report Bullying if The Bully is Your Boss?
It is not uncommon for someone to be bullied within an organisation for several years before it is tackled because the issues around bullying are increasingly complex, according to internationally renowned mediator and conflict specialist, Jane Gunn, especially if the bully is your boss or someone in HR.
| Published: 22 October 2021
What does a post-covid work-life balance look like?
As many businesses return to office working, the work-life balance scales are shifting yet again. With some preferring to retain home working at least part of the time, and others itching to get back to the routine of the 9-5 office life, it is clear that achieving the right work-life balance across an increasingly diverse set of employees will continue to perplex many HR teams in the months ahead,
| Published: 21 October 2021
Why we need to ban “busy” in a post pandemic world
Ask someone how their week was and the answer is usually, “busy.” Yet being busy offers no value. Furthermore, it suggests a lack of prioritisation or poor work flows. In short, being busy has no correlation with productivity and we need to stamp it out and offer employees help to boost efficiency.
| Published: 21 October 2021
What Squid Game tells about the scourge of debt
40% of employees report being concerned about their personal finances . Any organisation serious about employees mental health and well-being should act on this information.
| Published: 20 October 2021
Twenty-Five per cent of women more likely to leave financial services workforce due to menopause experience
The impact of menopausal symptoms is creating a blockage in the female retention and leadership pipeline across financial services, according to new research published today by Standard Chartered Bank and the Financial Services Skills Commission (FSSC).
| Published: 20 October 2021
How organisations can plug gaps using AI
Pre Covid-19, it was estimated that UK employers were spending more than £6 billion per year to address the issues associated with internal and external skills gaps. Recruitment costs topped this substantial bill; indicating that some employers were opting for short-term approaches to ‘buying’ talent rather than ‘building’ it within their own organisations.
| Published: 20 October 2021
Has COVID changed your culture?
Mark from Rambutan is chatting about how Covid has changed the way many people work, think and behave and the impact this might have on existing cultures and organisational values.
| Published: 19 October 2021
There’s unorthodox… and then there’s inhuman
To get the best out of candidates standard practice is to try and put them at their ease but what if you want to know if they can cope with an extremely stressful situation and just how far they are willing to go to protect the organisation’s interests?
| Published: 19 October 2021