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Gartner research shows that organizations that were effective at cost management before the pandemic were more likely to see positive business performance during the crisis. What can we learn from what made these outperformers effective cost managers in the first place? The research shows three key success factors: Consistent use of cost frameworks across functions,…
New research has found that more than three-quarters (77%) of organisations have observed ‘presenteeism’ – people continuing to work while unwell – in remote staff during the pandemic year. The latest CIPD and Simplyhealth Health and Wellbeing at Work report found that this is slightly higher levels of presenteeism than when workers were going into…
As COVID-19 lockdown restrictions start to ease, employers and employees may start to think about returning to the office later this year. This means the prospect of the work commute, being in a central workspace with colleagues and face-to-face meetings once again. While some may be looking forward to the return, for many this could…
Everyone holds responsibility for employee resilience From Group Executives to employees, everyone can help to foster a resilient environment Prior to the outbreak of Covid, UK businesses had experience in dealing with periods of prolonged uncertainty, such as the 2008 financial crisis or Brexit. Despite this, according to Deloitte’s 2021 Global Resilience Report, only…
Politics is a divisive subject to broach in any conversation, however, is banning all political conversation at work ethical, and does such a move detrimentally affect culture? This is the debate that has sprung up around the news that US-based software firm Basecamp – a former Forbes best company – has issued new employee guidelines…
As a result of the pandemic, recruitment levels are low in many sectors, and money is tight in most HR departments. But it’s a mistake to think that now is a time to cut back on employer branding activities. A highly mobile workforce Microsoft’s 2021 Work Trend Index found that that 40% of the global…
By Amira Kohler, Innovation Director, Clear Review For many, the term ‘performance management’ is synonymous with the dreaded annual performance appraisal. Many cringe at the term. As quoted in a 2019 BBC article, “annual assessments can be “wildly inaccurate”, even “soul-crushing.” That’s not surprising; annual performance reviews (sometimes called appraisals) have a number of major flaws. And yet, they still survive — a 2018 survey by…
By Hannah Bateson, Content Executive, Clear Review Nobody will be shocked to hear that the Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge effect on organisations across the world. For many this has included their pay and reward process. A lot of companies have operated using a bonus scheme, e.g. if you reach your allocated targets throughout the year, we’ll give…
Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) has never been more important to CEOs, shareholders, employees and customers. However, finance may find that aspects of diversity deteriorated while it was busy handling the COVID-19 crisis. Corporate finance and accounting performed poorly in a number of key DEI metrics in a Gartner labor market survey taken in 2Q20.…
HR Grapevine Coronavirus vaccines have been dominating news headlines for the last few months as more people continue to receive the jab. Overseas, several companies have announced that they are helping their employees to get coronavirus vaccines. Already have an account? You can access this and lots more with a free myGrapevine account. News and…