'Popcorn & beer' | How employers are enticing staff back to workplaces
Popcorn, free breakfast or a gift of corporate-branded merchandise are reportedly being offered...
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Coronavirus
Best HR Practice
'Reduced demand' | HR roles plummet year-on-year by almost 40%
Professional vacancies for HR specialists dropped by 38.1% year-on-year in 2020. However, demand for interims remained strong, as employers relied on the...
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Back to office | Can unvaccinated staff be forced to wear masks?
In a recent interview with HR Grapevine, a legal expert explained that “there is no specific standalone legal right that all employers…
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Employee Relations
‘Tea on Teams’ | Metro Bank encourages video chats with C-Suite
This week an employee within the business shared on LinkedIn that they took part in an initiative rolled out at the bank, called 'Tea on Teams'…
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Timpson | How this firm is tackling COVID-19 woes
To help spread a bit of cheer in the run up to Christmas, the retailer Timpson has unveiled a new initiative where all colleagues have been asked to send...
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‘Us vs them’ | Avoiding tension when reintegrating furloughed staff
Data from Perkbox discovered that that over one in ten who continued working during the pandemic felt resentful for furloughed colleagues' time off....
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Remote Working
'Social disconnect' | Young staff fear isolation from homeworking - how can HR help?
New data from Chargifi has revealed that since working from home, Generation Z and Millennials feel disproportionately isolated and say that it's negatively...
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'Zoom blunders' | Staff are being sacked over video call mistakes - here's why
A quarter of bosses have admitted to sacking an employee because of a 'Zoom blunder', according to new research...
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HRD exclusive | Why feedback is key when moving to a hybrid model
After announcing a hybrid model for its office-based staff, David Wilkinson, Group HR Director at Premier Foods shares best practice tips when pivoting...
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News
'Popcorn & beer' | How employers are enticing staff back to workplaces
Popcorn, free breakfast or a gift of corporate-branded merchandise are reportedly being offered...
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Digital working | New tech is overwhelming HR, claims new data
In an ironic twist, following a year that has made technological comms invaluable, an overload of digital tools designed to boost efficiency could be hindering...
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Lie-ins & cleaning on calls | Have professional standards been slipping due to homeworking?
Whilst remote working throughout the pandemic and current hybrid working has afforded workers benefits such as the opportunity to save time and money on...
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'Bounce back' | Job vacancies hit record high as 'hiring crisis' continues
It was revealed today that job vacancies within the UK have hit a new record high, as economic recovery following the coronavirus pandemic continues.....
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Features
Mindfulness & flexibility | How to instil confidence in your female employees
The impacts of Covid-19 have disproportionately pushed them out of work and into poverty...
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'Better prepared' | Lessons from lastminute.com on getting through disruption with comms & wellbeing
In this myGrapevine+ exclusive lastminute.com's Chief of Culture reveals how he helped the firm rebound with a focus on good communication, CEO access...
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Return-to-work | Health and Wellness Director shares top tips for supporting staff wellbeing
Liz Forte, Health and Wellbeing Director at Compass Group Business & Industry, has shared three top tips with HR Grapevine for supporting staff when welcoming...
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REVEALED | The impact of the pandemic year on CHROs
This myGrapevine+ deep dive looks at trends at the top of the HR function, looking at the role CHROs play, their relationship to the CEO, and how HR is...
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Insights
Long lasting impacts | Financial wellbeing in a post-pandemic world
The past 18 months has tested everyone and undoubtedly had a lasting effect on our society. Employers have had to react quickly to what felt like constantly...
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Return-to-work pitfalls | Six HR tips for a successful transition back to the workplace
While some employers have embraced remote working, others breathed a sigh of relief when the government's 'work from home if you are able' mandate...
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Flexible working | Redefining the office in a hybrid workplace
Hybrid working is quickly becoming the norm for many. This has been, in no small part, driven by employees who want to embrace a new way of working. Organisations,...
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Work placements | Make the most of your Kickstart funding before it's too late
Young people account for nearly two-thirds of job losses since the pandemic, according to the ONS. The most recent figures show that, while unemployment...
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