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Wetherspoons | COVID-19 outbreak sparks discussion of HR's safety role
Following the news that JD Wetherspoon has said that 66 staff members have tested positive for coronavirus,...
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Wellbeing | Just 20% of staff felt firms met their needs during pandemic
A survey carried out by The Workforce Institute at Kronos Incorporated of employees and business leaders...
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£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...
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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...
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Support | How HR can help staff with 2020 financial challenges
Research has found that employees are growing more concerned about their finances, which has led to an...
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COVID-19 | How to stop disputes if there's a case at work
According to Layla Barke-Jones, a Senior Associate at Aaron & Partners, there are several COVID-19 disputes...
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Lockdown | THIS many work hours are lost due to 'Zoom fatigue'
In total, an estimated 56 unproductive working hours have been racked up per employee since lockdown...
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'Taboo subject' | 3 in 10 staff have HIDDEN mental health issues from bosses
New research from Helix Resilience has found that those aged between 18 and 24-years-old were the most...
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Drinks culture | Worker 'slapped' after refusing drink with boss
However, cases like a recent report detailed in the New York Times, which reported that a bank worker...
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Cold beans | Quality of staff lunches plummets while WFH
Research released by Just Eat has found that 34% of those working from home have seen a decline in the...
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Drug & alcohol misuse | CIPD calls on firms to provide training
One in five employers are failing to offer proactive support to workers to help prevent and provide support...
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Warning | TOP unhygienic office hotspots to avoid when you go back
With more and more people returning to a central place of work, the website Digital ID conducted an experiement...
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Remote working | Spotting signs of domestic abuse
With more employees than ever before working remotely, spotting the signs of domestic violence is not...
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Paw-some work perks | Why this firm offers £££s to staff for pets
A US insurance firm has offered animal-loving staff members a whopping £228 ($300) stipend to adopt...
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Stressed parents | No-nonsense out-of-office COVID-19 email goes VIRAL
A working mother posted a screengrab of an 'out-of-office' COVID-19 email that she sent to her contacts,...
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Wellbeing | Are you guilty of 'polytasking'?
As more people adjust to a new lifestyle working from home, a new trend has emerged called 'polytasking'...
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'Urgent action needed' | 3 ways HR can prevent financial & mental trauma
'The impact the pandemic is having on the mental health of the UK workforce is seismic and we've only...
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Heatwave | How to manage flexible working requests
With temperatures set to soar this week again to 33 degrees after a sizzling weekend
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WFH morale | Wellbeing chief unveils virtual seating plan
With employees missing chance encounters to catch-up with colleagues at work, the Chief Health, Safety...
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Culture | Lawyer responds to 'toxic' Ellen DeGeneres scandal
Since fresh allegations have arisen that many employees on the set of The Ellen DeGeneres Show experienced...
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