Making flexible working work
The term ‘flexible working’ brings to mind practices such as part-time hours, flexitime, zero-hours contracts and working from home. The concept also comes with it an implied understanding that it’s…
Teams – development, contexts and evolution
At the recent CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition I attended a session on the evolution of teams and our role in developing them, delivered by TMS Development International. As team…
Employment Status Podcast
Listen to "Employment status podcast" on Spreaker. Employee, worker or self-employed, they each mean something different in terms of employment rights. With continued growth in the gig economy and in…
Building Trust
Whether choosing the leader of a political party, or relying on the head of an organisation to turnaround its fortunes the issue of trust, and who to allot that to,…
What next for non-disclosure agreements?
It can’t have escaped your attention that there’s been a fair amount of press coverage on the subject of non-disclosure agreements, or NDAs for short, the most recent highlighting a…
Personal Branding for Beginners
Take a look at well-known successful organisations such as Google and Apple it’s clear that branding is powerful. Organisational branding is a huge topic on which numerous books have been…
Managing Stress in the Workplace
Keeping a handle on team sickness levels has long been a core aspect of the HR professional’s role. As well as the obvious effects on performance, I think that every…
Dealing with Cognitive Decline in the Workplace
Improvements in health and life expectancy combined with the removal of the default retirement age mean that more and more older workers are part of the UK’s working population. This…
Equal Pay Podcast
Listen to "Equal pay podcast" on Spreaker. Welcome to what is my first post, and indeed first podcast, for the new HR Hot Topics blog. This is written specifically for…
Book review – How to be Human – Ruby Wax
Listen to "Book review - How to be Human - Ruby Wax" on Spreaker. Following the bestsellers Sane New World and A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled, for How to be…