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HR Grapevine According to Citizens Advice, if an employee is treated unfairly because they are pregnant, breastfeeding or have recently given birth, then this could be classed as an act of discrimination. Under the 2010 Equality Act, this type of discrimination is termed pregnancy and maternity discrimination. Already have an account? You can access this…
HR Grapevine A new survey has found that HR professionals are taking home an average salary of GBP23,583 which is below the UK average. With Office for National Statistics (ONS) data, as compiled by Ezra, finding that the UK average is circa GBP25,000, it appears that those in the people function are taking home six…
HR Grapevine Since the pandemic hit, and many employees were forced to work from home, a surge in ‘Zoom fatigue’ has risen, where staff members are feeling more drained and tired as a result of the huge number of video calls. But one organisation is working to combat this. Jade Burke, Online Editor of myGrapevine,…
HR Grapevine According to data released in Workforce’s 2019 Ageism in the Workplace Study, the number of age-related discrimination charges filed with employers and the EEOC by workers aged 65-plus doubled from 1990 to 2017. The same study noted that 44% of employees reported that they or someone they knew had experienced age discrimination in…
HR Grapevine New research from BT Skills for Tomorrow has uncovered the biggest video interview faux pas – some of which could well be costing jobseekers their dream role. The 500-strong study of recruitment decision-makers revealed that almost one-third admitted to not hiring a person based on something that they had seen in the backdrop…
Mental health of leaders may be crumbling, but as the public face of a company, CEOs often feel undue pressure to ‘have it all together’. “The buck stops with me” was a phrase popularised by US President Harry Truman. The oft-quoted saying applies to CEOs too, who carry the burden of responsibility and accountability (along…
Locating a shared services center involves trade-offs related to cost, operating environment and talent. Shared services leaders need a rigorous approach to gauge those trade-offs and identify potential locations before making a final decision. Research from the Gartner Finance practice identifies for shared services leaders four location clusters that can help them narrow their search.…
HR Grapevine Over 40% of prospective candidates would reject a job role if the company that offered it did not value diversity, new data released in Jobvite’s 2021 Job Seeker Nation Report has revealed. The annual report, now in its 12th year, polled over 1,500 workers and discovered some enlightening insights into the mindsets of…
HR Grapevine Employees have come up against new challenges since working remotely, from getting used to communicating via tech to working alone in their homes. But it seems despite these challenges, workers are now feeling like they have grown closer to their colleagues as result of the new way of working. Already have an account?…
HR Grapevine Revolut has told employees that they can spend up to two months per year working from overseas – meaning that some could be wanting to bask in the Barcelona sun or logging into work from a beach in Dubai. According to The Times, more than 2,000 international staff working for the financial tech…