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HR Grapevine Switching careers is not uncommon among workplace professionals, as some may feel they have got all they can out of their original career choice, while others seek out a new challenge by changing up their line of work. However, the global pandemic has sparked an increase in encore careers, where those aged over 45…
HR Grapevine At the age of 76, Bedfordshire-based ticket inspector Bob Bryce is challenging the preconceptions of career progression and development by becoming one of the UK’s oldest workplace apprentices – more than 60 years after first leaving education. Currently a Team Leader on the Govia Thameslink Railway, Bryce recently undertook a level 3 supervisor…
As enterprise infrastructures evolve and shift in today’s digital-first world, infrastructure and operations (I&O) leaders need to prioritize adapting and protecting on their to-do lists. IT leaders need to formulate a cohesive cloud strategy that is expansive and forward-looking to fully reap the business value of cloud The number of Internet of Things (IoT) devices…
Between February 8th and 14th, it is National Apprenticeship Week. This is a time where the topic of apprenticeships is under the spotlight and a light is shone on the work being done by both employers and employees around the country. In this week’s episode of the podcast, Sophie Parrott, Online Editor at HR Grapevine,…
HR Grapevine With most people stuck at home and glued to social media as their only way of interacting with the outside world, it makes sense that one chaotic Zoom meeting that made it to the Twitter-sphere has gone viral. In fact, social media users from Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are all gawping – and…
11, February, 2021 | 2pm GMT With a Brexit deal agreed and a new UK immigration system now in place, employers are navigating unchartered waters as we head into 2021. In this webinar , experts from Fragomen LLP will explore the impact of Brexit and the trends faced by employers when recruiting overseas nationals, examine…
HR Grapevine A job candidate has received a detailed rejection email from a potential employer which cited a list of famous people who had experienced career setbacks before becoming successful. According to the Sun, Kiran – who is a writer from London – posted a screenshot of the rejection email on social media, where a…
HR Grapevine Travis Perkins have been certified as a 2021 Top Employer, following a rigorous review of the firm’s HR practices by The Top Employers Institute. The supplier of building materials and owner of the Travis Perkins builders’ merchants, Toolstation, Wickes and many specialist trade businesses, was reviewed for a variety of different themes, including the…
HR Grapevine A fashion designer and business owner has recently hit headlines after sharing some of the ways that she spoils her staff members – which includes first-class plane tickets, spa days and designer items. In an interview with the Daily Mail Australia, boss of Abyss by Abby, Abby Kheir, said that she appreciates her…
HR Grapevine Workplace buzzwords and phrases aren’t a new concept. Jargon such as ‘bandwidth’, ‘synergy’ and ‘circling back’ are ones that most professionals will know have been deeply engrained in the business lexicon for decades. However, new terms relating to the ways in which we work are invented all the time, and since the coronavirus…