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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…
HR Grapevine Channel 4 is going one step further in order to demonstrate its support for staff as it has announced the launch of its new dedicated Pregnancy Loss Policy. The policy has been designed to support employees through pregnancy loss – which includes, but is not limited to, miscarriage, stillbirth and abortion. Already have…
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New research by MHR International, the HR, payroll and analytics experts, has found that frequent changes to government Covid-19 employment support rules severely disrupted HR and payroll departments, with 91% making pay errors every month over the last year. The survey of 250 HR and payroll managers in the UK and Ireland also found that…
The year 2020 has been filled with unprecedented transitions. Many companies are faced with the task of handling performance reviews remotely for the first time. The need for social distancing will prevent many managers from holding in-person reviews with their employees. Conducting reviews remotely brings its own set of challenges, so we are offering some…