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By Alex Wilkins Tech.IOSH, Head of Business Development at iHASCO As government restrictions ease, some organisations are already starting to welcome staff back into the workplace. Employee health, safety and wellbeing is a key factor to ensuring a smooth transition for those returning to work, and so employers and employees alike must be ready and…
HR Grapevine As there is a serious lack of ethnicity represented at leadership positions, Co-op has gone out of its way to rectify this issue. Includes: Insight into the targets Co-op has set and how it will achieve this Explores how speaking to staff has lead to this programme dedicated to diversity The importance of…
HR Grapevine A worker has taken to Mumsnet claiming that her boss speaks to her and colleagues “like a piece of chewing gum found on the bottom of his shoe”. Taking to Mumsnet, user/backtoworknightmare wrote: “I work in hospitality and my boss is a nightmare, basically. It isn’t an environment that values icy professionalism, it’s…
HR Grapevine A new study has outlined how organisations need to better support their employees as some begin to return to their on-site workplaces, while others continue to work remotely. Lane4’s study of over 1,000 British workers, conducted in unison with YouGov, has revealed that there are gaps in the training offered, what skills employees…
Last month, BPS World launched Labs Live, a series of live events promising HR problem solving – in real-time. For the first session, we partnered with People & Transformational HR (PTHR) to take HR leaders on a collaborative adventure into Agile. Our very first ‘pilot’ collaboration was designed for HR teams who… Want to find…
Many employees have been working remotely for more than a year, and most favor the flexibility it offers, but remote work fatigue is setting in. Ninety-three percent of HR leaders report being increasingly concerned about employee burnout. Recognizing and addressing key sources of stress can help. Learn more: Reinvent Your EVP for a Pospandemic Workforce…
Over the past week, fast fashion retailer Primark has hit headlines after the firm’s owner Associated British Foods (ABF) announced it would repay £121million in furlough money claimed under government retention schemes. It’s a move that will likely be favourably received, as the retailer revealed that it had made the decision to make the repayments…
“Employers are starting to re-think the benefits they offer their people. This evolution will continue as we map out the new hybrid way of working.” (more…)
Why has this shift to in-person right to work checks caused controversy? (more…)
HR Grapevine A hospital employee has been accused of skipping work on full pay for 15 years, with reports alleging that he stopped turning up to work in 2005 – the BBC reported. Based in Italy at the Ciaccio hospital in the southern city of Catanzaro, the employee is now being investigated for fraud, extortion…