Brett Hill: The dangers of demographic generalisation in the workplace
While having groupings such as “Millennials” and “Baby Boomers” can be useful in the workplace, businesses are at risk of relying on them too…
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Brian Kropp: Employee behaviour influenced by Brexit disruption
Many employers operate believing that their employees will loyally knuckle down during times of strife, in order to protect the business and their jobs.…
Jennifer Liston-Smith: New Benchmark for Parental Leave Policies
The just-launched Benchmark report by Bright Horizons / My Family Care in partnership with HRreview provides employers with headlines on current policies.
Ann Marie Bell: Unconscious bias of bonuses
Employees are often living day by day, attempting to stay afloat on their salary alone with the rising cost of living and a bonus…
Simone Martorina: Imagining workplaces for the millennial workforce
Simone Martorina sets to demystify millennials and imagines tech-proof workplaces conductive to the dominant generation of the near future.
Andrew Secker: Embracing the new retirement
With UK workers living and working longer, we are beginning to see many looking for a new type of retirement, says Andrew Secker.
Aliya Vigor-Robertson: Keeping staff motivated and energised for 2019
What can HR departments do to make sure staff stays on?
A world of wellbeing: 4 characteristics of a good wellness initiative
Here are four key steps to introducing a successful wellness initiative into your workplace.
Microsoft shows the way with paid-parental leave for subcontractors
In 20 years of business I’ve lost count of how many days, weekends, public holidays and even a couple of Boxing Days that I’ve…
Glenn Elliott: Big AT&T versus their own pensioners. An ugly and uneven looking fight.
AT&T, the world’s largest phone company, has found it has overpaid a small number of its pensioners. And now it wants the money back.…
Robert Ordever: Ditch the perks!
These ‘quick fixes’ are intended to draw the very best employees and make existing staff happier, more loyal and motivated. But do they actually…
Bruce Barclay: The role of the workplace in employee experience
The physical workplace is playing a key role in that battle, as it’s now required to attract and retain talent, engage and inspire people…
Dogs at work – are we missing a trick?
Charlotte Cooke-Vaughan, an HR consultant at law firm Cripps, celebrates the many documented benefits (wo)man’s best friend brings to the workplace.
How your work space can create a happy mind space
According to a new Bupa report published this spring, employee mental health is now a bigger concern for companies than physical health issues.
5 ways to promote a better work-life balance
Many employees are living such a competitive fast paced lifestyle that they often do not take a moment to step back and realise how…