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BREAKING | Work from home guidance set to change again
Brits are set to be told to 'work from home if you can' as part of new measures to curb a second wave of COVID-19. This news comes as...
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Legal | Worker dismissed for self-isolating wins £7k payout
A shop worker with diabetes was dismissed by the Good Health Store in the Isle of Man after following her GP's advice because her condition made her...
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Taxis & childcare | WEIRDEST ways employers are getting people back to work
Employers are now coming up with new and inventive ways to try and encourage their staff back to the workplace, whether that's through childcare vouchers,...
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Employee Relations
£100k risk | COVID-positive employee goes surfing - dobbed in by colleagues
A woman in Spain who tested positive with the virus was arrested earlier this week for surfing when she should have been in quarantine. It was reported...
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Mental health | Work anxiety rockets 4,000% in lockdown
A new study from Mitrefinch found that professional anxiety rose by 4,000% among Brits throughout the early stages of lockdown. Mitrefinch's study analysed...
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Twitter | Staff 'fight' over 'COVID-19 policies that benefit parents'
When schools and childcare facilities closed in light of the coronavirus pandemic, it caused huge problems for working parents as they juggled childcare,...
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Remote Working
NEW PODCAST | Working from home long term: good or bad?
In this week's episode of the HR Grapevine podcast, Online Editor Sophie Parrott sits down to discuss homeworking in the long run. Following the recent...
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Remote working | Five ways COVID is encouraging companies to rethink their Workplace Experience
As organisations seek to emerge from the COVID crisis and move towards the recovery phase, they're embracing the opportunity to rethink their Workplace...
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Wellbeing | Why this firm is allowing staff to 'work from anywhere'
One company has invited its staff to 'work from anywhere' in order to support its remote workers. Hotel brand OYO Rooms announced the initiative which...
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News
BREAKING | Work from home guidance set to change again
Brits are set to be told to 'work from home if you can' as part of new measures to curb a second wave of COVID-19. This news comes as...
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Legal | Worker dismissed for self-isolating wins £7k payout
A shop worker with diabetes was dismissed by the Good Health Store in the Isle of Man after following her GP's advice because her condition made her...
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Employment tribunals | Claimants wait nine months for hearings
Due to the constraints of coronavirus, claimants at employment tribunals currently face a nine-month wait before their claims are heard...
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Facebook | Why Silicon Valley giant is hiring a 'Remote Work Director'
A listing for the job posted on the firm's careers page stated: 'Facebook is taking a thoughtful and measured approach to the future of work at Facebook,...
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Features
Bauer Media | HR leader shares tips for remote wellbeing
Having already rolled out a programme called THRIVE to support staff, Jill Ford, Head of HR/Business Partner for Bauer Media, shared that this was 'dialled...
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Remote work hacks | 5 ways to save staff from 'Zoom fatigue'
When the UK Government enforced lockdown measures earlier this year, many organisations moved to homeworking arrangements. Online platforms such as Zoom...
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Back to school | HRDs reveal support tips for working parents
With schools in England set to reopen next week, HR Grapevine spoke to several HR practitioners to find out how employers can support working parents when...
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WFH | 3 tips for a successful virtual L&D offering
If employees are attending a virtual classroom to complete workplace learning, it is crucial that it is engaging and varied. HR Grapevine shares three...
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Insights
Connectivity | Engaging technology for positive outcomes
The growing awareness in HR circles of the relationship between employee engagement and organisational success had extra emphasis when the lockdown forced...
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Employee health | Managing the new normal with COVID testing
'COVID-19' is most likely top of the agenda at many a management meeting these days.
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Sickness absence | Why remote monitoring requires urgent attention
Reports indicate that employers are more in the dark than ever right now when it comes to employee sickness...
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Productivity | The critical link between trust and high performance
In light of COVID-19, many organisations have been remote working for a few months now.
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