Workplace Culture

The partnership will see a series of investigations being conducted into core issues for HR as a result of the pandemic and also seek to provide disruptive market thinking around pricing and offer.

After all, you never get a second chance to make a first impression.

The HR World (HRW): How has the Post Office’s brand played a central role in dealing with the impact of the pandemic?

As the Government brings in new guidance for people to return to the office, recruitment industry expert Mike Beesley considers the importance of a great working environment and calls on companies to do more to ensure people want to return to not just a safe workplace but a better one …

In her latest column, employment law expert Anna Elliott looks at managing redundancies in the current environment during Covid-19.

One in three HR practitioners think that employee engagement has gone up with half reporting no change, despite heading into the seventh week of lockdown due to Covid-19, according to new research.

The recruitment and people-based industries are responding in a myriad of innovative ways to the Covid-19 pandemic. One example can be found in Jessica Heagren who runs flexible working site That Works for Me. She started the hashtag #WeNeedPeople early on in the crisis to help match those who had lost work due to lockdown with live job opportunities. 

The level of respect in a workplace influences all five key pillars of risk in an organisation – from the financial bottom line, reputation, talent retention and attraction, to employee wellbeing and potential investment.

Unprecedented times often call for unprecedented measures - but how can leadership in today’s business world step up to the plate in these extraordinary circumstances?

It’s during a time of crisis that what we value as an organisation takes on meaning beyond the stickers on the wall or the pages of a handbook. It’s when our backs are to the wall that leaders, managers and colleagues will find out how much they are willing to stand behind their company culture and live their values.