Has the pandemic changed work forever?

For many HR practitioners, work changed irreversibly during 2020. HR Grapevine asks what changed, is it here to stay and what HR’s role in these changes should be.

Could the four-day week solve Covid?

Before the coronavirus pandemic, the 9-to-5 in an office, five days a week, was an essential synonym for working life in the UK. However, restrictions on work in 2020 have shaken working norms to the core...

Looking Ahead: L&D Professionals Share Their Thoughts on 2021

By Ken Blanchard

Uncovering them was the purpose of The Ken Blanchard Companies’ annual survey. More than 1,000 leadership, learning, and talent development professionals responded, with roles ranging from facilitators and administrators...

Will a hybrid work model become the new normal?

When the coronavirus pandemic hit at the start of 2020, many employers and employees were forced into homeworking arrangements virtually overnight. A quick shift, which according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), resulted...

Alex Ehmcke, HR Director, PinkNews

Has COVID changed your talent attraction models? We’re actually in a strong place for growth; coronavirus hasn’t been easy for us, but we’ve adapted to the changes that have been presented to us. There has been the opportunity to grow...

Getting strategic at employee engagement

HR practitioners worth their salt will be savvy to the business benefits of maintaining high levels of employee engagement in the workplace for the positives it can bring to the business: such as increased productivity, better...

Making 2021 about diversity

Having returned from the Christmas rest period, launching straight into 2021 may well be a daunting prospect for HR – especially as 2020 was so, well, exhausting. Not only does 2020 data show that burnout, working hours and...

Managing the activist employee

Employee activism is on the rise. The likes of Google, Amazon and Wayfair have all witnessed employees speak out against them regards their policies or ethical beliefs, for example retail giant Amazon was criticised in the past for silencing...

Communication, communication, communication

Communication became a major talking point – pun definitely intended – last year. Not least because it changed drastically in both form and frequency. Prior to the pandemic, the concept of ‘Zooming’ as an often-primary form...

How work will change in 2021

Thanks to the shift to remote working, many offices have now become redundant. This has lead many firms to become officeless, which is true for recruitment firm OX Seven Talent Partners.