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HR Grapevine The UK’s largest building society has told some staff that they can ‘work anywhere’ as part of a new flexibility scheme. 13,000 office staff at Nationwide will be able to make use of the new scheme, which will allow them to choose wherever they work, giving them more control over their lives, the…
Earlier this week, the nation marked one year since the first lockdown was announced in the UK, in response to the coronavirus pandemic. In this week’s episode of the podcast, Sophie Parrott, Online Editor at HR Grapevine, sits down with Kieran Howells, Deputy Editor at Executive Grapevine to talk about some of the biggest challenges…
When you’re running a young company or startup – whether you’re a small business owner or just part of the management team – it’s not always obvious what you need to focus on from a Human Resources perspective. After all, HR is a wide topic, taking in employment law, employee performance, company policies, employee engagement……
With the onset of COVID-19, workplace technology changed nearly overnight. Office workstations became laptops at the kitchen table, in-person meetings became video chats and wired networks became at-home Wi-Fi connections. Over a year into large-scale remote work, it’s become clear that CIOs must rethink IT operating models to prepare for the long-term changes resulting from…
It has been revealed that from this week US-based Amazon delivery drivers will have to sign a ‘biometric consent’ form. According to Vice, this means that the company will be granted access to use AI-powered cameras to access the location, movement and biometric data of each driver. It’s been reported that if the drivers refuse…
HR Grapevine According to the latest report from TotalJobs, the wellbeing of trans professionals in the workplace has deteriorated significantly over the past five years, as more hide their status at work now than they did half a decade ago. The report, which polled over 400 trans employees and was conducted in partnership with YouGov,…
HR Grapevine The CEO of a global investment bank has reportedly stopped internal work video calls on Fridays to give staff members a break from the “relentlessness of the pandemic workday”. The Guardian reported that Jane Fraser, Chief Executive of Citigroup, told staff that the last working day of the week would be known as…
One of the top drivers of employee engagement and retention is access to continuous learning and development, but this requires quality feedback that includes a plan for improvement and achievement. The trouble? It can be awkward or uncomfortable to give this kind of negative feedback to others, and recipients are often resistant to hearing it.…
TransUnion’s manager-first approach to engagement TransUnion places emphasis on engagement during Covid to boost business and people outcomes… TransUnion does engagement well TransUnion, the American consumer credit reporting agency, wanted to ensure that, despite Covid, its employees have a positive experience at work. As the pandemic has drastically changed the way employees work, the…
This comes after a fifth of employees who expressed concern over their employer’s lack of compliance with COVID-19 regulations were ultimately dismissed. The Government have stated they will be reviewing reforms linked to whistleblowing to “ensure that they remain fit for purpose”. This was announced after Protect, a company which offers confidential whistleblowing advice, reported…