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"Get back to work" | Will PM's decision to end all COVID rules cause headaches for HR?
The Prime Minister has told the nation to “be confident and get back to work”...
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'Conflict & confusion' | HR at risk of legal battles with staff as last COVID rules set to end early
Employers and HR leaders have been warned not to 'cut corners' as they scramble...
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Omicron threat | Google enforces mandatory weekly COVID testing, should you?
Google staff will need to undergo weekly Covid-19 testing if they want to work from...
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Managing absences | 3 tips for 'riding it out' when your workforce is reduced
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Boris Johnson's announcement in early January that we must...
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Illness and inflation | What are the biggest risks facing business in 2022?
Is the pandemic the biggest risk facing businesses in 2022 - or has it been replaced...
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Recognition & check-ins | What can people experts do to support staff remotely this January?
With many people continuing to work from home this January, HR Grapevine takes a...
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COVID chaos | Firms hit by mass self-isolations amid post-Christmas infection surge
Millions of staff are returning to work this week after a well-earned...
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Covid updates | 'Naive' fines for staff who head to office, hospitality funding & isolation times cut
When Boris Johnson announced a 'roadmap' out of Covid restrictions earlier this...
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Omicron U-turn | Apple splashes cash on WFH supplies as COVID halts office return AGAIN
Apple has given its US employees a huge cash bonus to support “work-from-home needs”...
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CIPD | Two-thirds of employers say Statutory Sick Pay rate is too low
In light of skyrocketing Omicron variant-related coronavirus cases, and warnings...
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Omicron threat | Sunak urged to launch 'mini-furlough' if COVID hits economy again
The UK should be ready to reintroduce a temporary furlough scheme if the Omicron...
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'No jab, no job' | Google threatens to sack unvaccinated workers
Tech Giant Google was this week one of the first major employers to confirm that...
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‘Frustrating & inconsistent’ | Boss says Gov's approach to WFH 'values partying over working'
Vast quantities of the collective UK workforce are once again logging in from their...
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'It's draconian' | Uproar as Dyson defies 'work from home' guidance for THIRD time
Dyson has sparked controversy by telling UK staff to keep coming into the office,...
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'Plan B' | Office shutdowns, booster jabs & vaccine mandates - HR reacts as Covid rises
HR has plenty to ponder this week as the Government rolls out its 'Plan B' Covid...
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Huge backlash | Bosses U-turn on plan to ignore Gov 'work from home' advice
Publishing house Future, which owns the likes of Marie Claire, Tech Radar and Metal...
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Fact vs fiction | Can offices really be 'completely safe' as this CEO states?
To the frustration of many an employer and their workers, the return of the Government's...
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Festive season | 5 ways to keep remote staff engaged at Christmas
After almost two years of remote working, many workers who were relishing the return...
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Omicron | Unvaccinated colleagues are now top workplace worry for staff
With concern growing around the prevalence of the latest Omicron coronavirus variant,...
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'That's the reality' | Lockdowns won't be the end of transforming working structures, say experts
If 2021 has taught us anything, it's that plans are made to be changed. The start...
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