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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The UN reports that 10% of the world’s population, or 734 million people, live on less than $1.90 a day.
| Published: 18 October 2021
Topping the list of hair-raising horror stories, for one employer the green-eyed monster reared its ugly head when a love triangle became the centre of office politics. In these cases, it can be easy for usually rational employees to be overtaken by emotion. Remember that violent or aggressive behaviour is classed as gross misconduct, and you can fairly dismiss employees who act in this way.
| Published: 18 October 2021
