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RTO reluctance | Are free lunches enough to fix return-to-office hesitancy?
In a bid to entice staff back into the office, WPP is offering free lunches to staff....
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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...
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‘Looks bad’ | Did the ECB misfield complaints about The Hundred's gender pay gap?
'We are totally committed to moving towards gender parity in salaries,' an ECB...
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Burnout | Should mental health career breaks be enforced as Prince William suggests?
Prince William's recent comments about enforcing career breaks for NHS staff have sparked an important...
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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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Glass half full | Reeve's hikes knock business confidence - but employers should see an opportunity, not just a challenge
HR must fight against a trend of slumping business confidence linked to rising National Insurance payments...
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Finland or Whitehall | Border watchdog WFH controversy - a remote work debate or misplaced outrage?
Tensions over remote work aren't going away anytime soon...
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'Not proper work'? | HR should challenge CEOs on their anti-WFH stance
The debate over remote work has resurfaced once again, and HR leaders must push back against outdated...
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Movember | Why HR must champion men's health in the workplace year-round
HR can provide crucial signposting for male employees...
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NI, wages & skills | Short-termism 'doesn't benefit anyone' - but did the Budget give more questions than answers for HR?
The Chancellor sees the Autumn Budget as “investment, investment, investment.” But do UK employers...
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'Reduced our turnover' | Be like West Ham Utd & IKEA: Why more employers should sign up to voluntary living wage schemes
Although some reading the headlines may wince at the idea of going beyond the National Living Wage, employers...
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Early careers | EY postpones start date for graduates amid business slowdown - thoughtful touch or morale mishap?
EY has informed around 200 graduate hires due to start work in November 2024 or January 2025 that their...
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Mandate vs mindset | Why HR should use Labour's employment rights bill as a springboard to go beyond statutory requirements
Now is the time for HR professionals to move the conversation beyond fulfilling minimum obligations....
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Balancing act | Do the risks of return-to-office mandates outweigh the benefits?
This opinion piece explores the arguments for and against the rising implementation of hybrid models...
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Someone like you needs a rest | Adele's 'incredibly long' break - a call for HR to embrace sabbaticals
What the people function can learn from the pop megastar's decision to step away from the...
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'Doom spending' | The new trend among young people explained - is it retail therapy or something more insidious?
Spending money as a way to soothe ourselves isn't necessarily a new phenomenon. 'Retail therapy'...
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Low & unpaid work | Cate Blanchett says cast wasn't 'paid anything' for Lord of the Rings
Cate Blanchett recently revealed in an interview for the film adaptation of the video game Borderlands...
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Social mobility | Squarespace CMO advises Gen Z to be willing to 'work for free' - isn't this dated?
Kinjil Mathur, the Chief Marketing Officer at website building platform Squarespace has recently advised...
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Inequality | Ban unpaid internships - not because they don't pay, but because they deepen inequality
When you hear the words 'unpaid labour' it's unlikely you'd think of Western countries as being...
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