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In April, IR35 rules for the private sector will change with a knock-on impact for how many organisations source and engage the talent they need. To help mitigate any potential impact, Dan Cave, Head of Content at Executive Grapevine Digital Media spoke to Seb Maley, CEO at Qdos Contractor, to talk about whether Rishi Sunak’s…
HR Grapevine The Royal family is currently reviewing the prospect of appointing a ‘diversity tsar’, following allegations of racism within the British institution, a report from The Guardian stated. The allegations, which arose in the recent interview between the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and media personality Oprah Winfrey, claimed that an anonymous member of…
HR Grapevine A Vice President of HR has shared details of an initiative that will allow teams working for the firm an opportunity to ‘rest and recharge’. In a LinkedIn post, Sam Thomas-Berry, Vice President HR, Kellogg’s Europe, explained that today (March 19th, 2021) staff at Kellogg Europe would be taking an extra day off…
HR Grapevine Data from Socialcast previously revealed that 69% of employees would work harder if they felt their efforts were better appreciated – signifying the importance of employee appreciation in the workplace. And it seems employers are starting to take note by showing staff that they appreciate them – whether this is through extra time…
By Sarah Hernon, Principal Consultant — Right Management UK Now more than ever, digital competency is key to ongoing employability – and virtual outplacement support is here to help. As many of us continue to work remotely, digitisation has accelerated across multiple sectors, including career development. Whilst virtual learning isn’t new, the rapid move from…
The rise in hiring rates has been attributed to the vaccine roll-out with over 27 million UK adults having received their first dose. According to new data from professional networking site LinkedIn, the hiring rate in the UK has seen an increase in January – February 2021. During this time frame, hiring increased by 2.4…
By Lisa Stone, RightCoach Lead and Senior Consultant, Right Management UK As organisations continue to adapt and digitise to meet the needs of their changed markets, employees at all levels are facing heightened demands when it comes to maintaining performance and driving organisational success. And with the added pressures of increased workloads, new technologies and remote…
HR Grapevine The coronavirus pandemic has unearthed a raft of challenges for employees such as struggles with mental health, concerns over job security and money worries, as well as concerns in their personal life too. Yet, as the current COVID-19 lockdown restrictions are shortly expected to lift, it is possible that employers and HR will…
COVID-19 changed our lives in many ways, with many of the services we were used to accessing becoming unavailable due to lockdown measures across the UK. Whilst there is light at the end of the tunnel for restrictions being lifted, after they are removed, COVID-19 will have changed the way many businesses operate and the…
Two comedians have promised to create their own ‘HR service’ for others in their industry facing sexual harassment in the workplace. Comics Kiri Pritchard-McLean, who has appeared on BBC’s Have I Got News for You and Channel 4’s 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, and Nina Gilligan, who has appeared on various BBC radio channels, have spoken out sharing that…