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Why your management style may need to change
hrzone.com Mar 4, 2021
A new model of managing is emerging in the workplace, in which the focus is shifting from direct instruction to a role that is more concerned with support and guidance. Coaches do not simply tell employees what to do, but rather help direct them...
Diversity, equality and inclusion: taking a data-driven approach that addresses intersectionality
hrzone.com Mar 4, 2021
Rethinking HR for the digital world
hrzone.com Mar 3, 2021
To extend their sphere of influence even further, HR leaders must now rethink how they can support their organisations to adapt to the workplace of the future and empower digital workplaces. In order to thrive and grow in a post-Covid world, rapid...
Flexible working: how the unlikeliest of industries can embrace ‘true flex’
hrzone.com Mar 1, 2021
In many ways, the pandemic induced home working revolution has put flexible working on the map for many organisations. It forced employers to re-evaluate their outlook on flexibility, it prompted better accommodation of home working scenarios and...
6 Employee Recognition Ideas For Your Remote Team
hrzone.com Feb 25, 2021
There has been a profound shift in the way businesses function since last year. Not only virtual onboarding and video meetings gained popularity, but remote working also became common. With everything gone virtual and remote, it has added to the...
Why employee engagement should be an inclusive and collaborative effort
hrzone.com Feb 25, 2021
According to Gallup, disengaged employees can result in 37% higher absenteeism, 18% lower productivity and 15% lower profitability within the workplace. This shows just how costly it can be to run a ship with a disconnected and unengaged crew....
Employment law after the Brexit trade deal
hrzone.com Feb 25, 2021
Rhona Darbyshire and Patrick Glencross, both at law firm Cripps Pemberton Greenish, discuss how the UK employment law could change following the Brexit trade deal, and how likely are any changes? The Trade and Co-operation Agreement, agreed on...
Ways to Improve Job Design & Increase Work Output
hrzone.com Feb 25, 2021
Supporting a work environment that motivates the worker is an important thing within any company. If you lack motivated employees that can actually produce good quality work, it is likely that the company will face challenges. A business works well...
Employee wellbeing: critical for business success
hrzone.com Feb 24, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed the way we work forever. It forced offices across the country to close and meant working from home became commonplace, whether companies had flexible working policies or not. Fast forward almost a...
Vaccines: Do not fall foul of discrimination!
hrzone.com Feb 24, 2021
With the UK's COVID-19 vaccine rollout well under way and proving to be much more of a success than anyone could have dreamt of, employers may be forgiven for pinning their hopes that working life will soon be back to normal. But what will this...
What does your people strategy look like beyond the pandemic?
hrzone.com Feb 24, 2021
The current debate around the future of work is dominated, understandably, by the impact of Covid-19. Is this helpful, in a strategic context, or is it merely ‘noise’? If it is, how can you lift yourself above it and align your people strategy to...
38% back to work within 8 weeks of therapy
hrzone.com Feb 23, 2021
Figures revealed today show that during the pandemic year, structured counselling and therapy was able to help huge numbers of employees back to work. Covering from February 2020 to January 2021 inclusive, during the worst of the pandemic, figures...
Reframing retirement: engaging workers with pensions as freedom
hrzone.com Feb 23, 2021
Ask a millennial what they think of retirement or pension planning and their eyes will typically glaze over – and that’s’ before you throw in terms like accumulation, fund choices, drawdown options, and auto enrolment, which will earn you a blank...
6 rules for spotting a false job application
hrzone.com Feb 22, 2021
It’s an old-age issue, but fraudulent job applications are still more prevalent than you may think, even in 2021. The current job market is fiercer than ever due to the aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic and it is only set to become more...
How HR can unlock the treasure trove of workforce data
hrzone.com Feb 22, 2021
The uncertainty created by the ongoing pandemic, combined with Brexit, is causing undeniable economic upheaval. In a moment where transformation is happening at an accelerated rate, having a clear oversight of the skills, knowledge and experience...
Employee feedback: five things that affect your surveys
hrzone.com Feb 19, 2021
Understanding your organisation ensures your actions make the most effective and relevant impact. Whether it’s a major change project or an introduction to a new benefits packages, your efforts can only be directed and harnessed efficiently if you...
Improving the digital employee experience
hrzone.com Feb 18, 2021
The pandemic has forced us all to embrace remote and hybrid working, learning new ways to collaborate and communicate with our colleagues in the process. As a result, the digital employee experience (DEX) has become more critical to business...
Business leaders must prioritise staff retention
hrzone.com Feb 16, 2021
2021 brings much hope to many of us following a challenging 2020. Workers who were lucky enough to have kept their jobs, would have spent much of last year focusing on work and hoping their job security would not fall victim to the ongoing...
Pay freeze: managing conversations about salary during an economic downturn
hrzone.com Feb 15, 2021
The beginning of the year is often a time when organisations award pay rises to their employees in line with annual percentage increases or as a reward for their hard work during the previous 12 months. As we know, however, 2020 was a year unlike...
Mindfulness: motivating a workforce under pressure with employee-led wellbeing
hrzone.com Feb 11, 2021
In the UK workplace, employee-led wellbeing initiatives are rare, and successful ones even more so. Three years ago I wrote this piece for HRZone about an outstanding example of a bottom-up wellbeing approach that emerged at HSBC bank. This was a...
How to handle employee requests to return to the office during lockdown 3.0
hrzone.com Feb 10, 2021
During the first lockdown in March 2020, many employers who had to send employees home on short notice received requests from individuals wanting to return to the office, principally from those who relished the routine and relative stress-free...
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