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10 Downing Street | What the UK's most famous office highlights about the RTO debate
A LinkedIn post about the working conditions at 10 Downing Street highlight the core issue of the WFH/RTO...
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'Free of jargon' | HR's got a PR problem - comms skills are the answer
Becoming great communicators can help HR teams drive awareness, appreciation, and engagement with their...
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Sarcastic smileys | Emojis in the workplace... :) or :(?
A body language expert recently warned the Wall Street Journal that conflicting interpretations of emojis...
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Tackling toxicity | Why employers must learn from the NHS Lothian 'toxic culture' report
The recent independent review into NHS Lothian's women's services is a sobering reminder that even...
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Yoga & icebergs | Why employers must heed WEF's £9trillion wellbeing warning
'You will not yoga your way out of structural issues in the organisation,' says Oxford Professor of...
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Anthropic's warning | Hold up… is HR really ready for AI employees?
Executives and tech vendors are ramping up calls for workers to work alongside AI agents and virtual...
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Opinion | In the wake of the Supreme Court ruling, the 'human' in 'HR' matters even more
HR must support workers after Supreme Court's ruling on biological sex...
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RTO reluctance | Are free lunches enough to fix return-to-office hesitancy?
One of the latest firms to hit the headlines over RTO (return to office) plans is WPP which, in a bid...
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LinkedIn Top 25 | To rank or not to rank: Are 'top employer' lists a big deal?
LinkedIn has named the '25 best large employers to grow your career in the UK' for 2025...
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Jamie Laing | 'I'm proud of you' - four words we should hear more of at work?
Jamie Laing's remarkable ultra-marathon efforts have sparked an outpouring of sincerity that we should...
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'You must stay at home' | How the COVID lockdown changed HR for better and worse
Five years ago, HR leaders scrambled to adapt to a new way of working. What lessons (if any) have we...
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‘Disciplinary action’ | Meet office attendance policy or else - Is Vodafone's warning to staff the right way to RTO?
'Continued non-compliance' at Vodafone could result in a written warning & missing out on bonuses...
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Reward & recognition | Everyday should be Employee Appreciation Day
We all know employee appreciation shouldn't confined to a single day...
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Financial wellbeing | BBC's £4m payroll error could be disastrous for employee morale
The BBC's handling of a massive payroll issue makes it a lose-lose scenario for everyone...
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Eroded trust | BBC apologises to staff over handling of Russell Brand allegations - too little, too late?
The BBC's apology to staff who felt unable to raise concerns about Russell Brand's behaviour during...
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No tapping out? | BrewDog founder's rejection of 'work-life balance' misses the mark for modern workplaces
This opinion piece explores recent comments from BrewDog co-founder James Watt, who argues that the term...
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Culture | McDonald's must go further than sackings after new harassment scandal
Recent allegations of bullying and sexual harassment within McDonald's UK have cast a spotlight on the...
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The Traitors | Why you should be wary of 'hoodwinking' of your employees
A Cornell study has revealed that 'hoodwinking' employees can erode trust—while many employers might...
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Gregg Wallace-gate | Why we should teach our employees how to apologise
Upon making a mistake, behaving poorly, or upsetting another person, the 'admit nothing, deny everything'...
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'Compensate them fairly' | Spotify Wrapped: Proof that businesses cannot afford to undervalue junior employees
The hugely popular Spotify Wrapped feature wouldn't exist in the way we know it without the work of...
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