Ten Simple Ways To Get Employees To Quit
Managers and business owners find it difficult to fire people. Terminations may also expose you to legal action. You may be sued by employees who claim you fired them due to their race, gender or other protected characteristics. Sometimes managers use underhanded tactics to force people to resign. Yes, there is a legal claim that […]
Corporate Happy Hour
In an article I read, it was suggested that corporate happy hours were a way for organisations to encourage mental health among their employees. It was argued that drinking after work would help to strengthen team bonds. The term “happy hour” seemed to confirm the notion that alcohol would be consumed in large quantities. It […]
Data suggests that ‘one in two’ candidates use AI to create their CVs.
According to research, artificial intelligence (AI), tools are now a part of job applications. In the last 12 months, 53 percent of applicants used AI tools to write their CVs. Hiscox International Insurance Group conducted a study that found AI tools are being increasingly used for remote interviews (29%), and online assessments (45%). Pete Treloar […]
Mental Health First Responders at L&G: Creating a culture for care
Legal & General is a major global investor and a leading provider of financial services in the UK. It offers life insurance, pensions and retirement solutions as well as investment management. The company has over 10,000 employees and is committed to creating a culture of wellbeing, inclusion and psychological safety for its entire workforce. L&G’s […]
University of Salford launches Better Working Lives Cluster
The University of Salford launched a new cluster of research focused on creating better workplaces. The Better Working Lives Cluster is composed of HR and Employment Law experts from the University, along with a partnership between HR and legal consulting firm Peninsula. Researchers will examine and evaluate the impact on workplace evolution. They are aware […]
Microsoft will cut 3% of its worldwide workforce
Microsoft will reduce its global workforce size by 3% despite its strong performance in the latest quarter. Microsoft employs about 230,000 people around the world. The reduction in headcount may affect 6,000 positions, although the company hasn’t specified the exact numbers. Microsoft employs more than half its staff in the US. Microsoft has said that […]
Will you be the next leader to regret AI replacing human workers?
Orgvue’s 2025 survey of artificial intelligence (AI) and workplace transformation reveals organisations caught in a maelstrom: across sectors, firms are scrambling to jump on the tech bandwagon with limited clarity of where it is heading, or why. Naturally, the survey hints at exceptions. Nine-tenths of businesses judge their investments in AI to have already delivered […]
The data shows a positive relationship between the group income support program and return to employment
An analysis shows that nearly three quarters (72%) of employees who were forced to take sick leave last year and worked for a company offering income support for groups, returned to work successfully. GRiD (the industry body for group risk protection) has argued that its data shows a link between income support from the group […]
Invisible talent and culture, “micro-incivilities”
Lack of eye contact, mispronouncing a name repeatedly, or being excluded from a conversation about football at the weekend. Although these may seem insignificant, the impact can be real. In the second of a series of three articles, Professor Binna Kandola explores how “micro-incivilities” create a culture at work that undervalues and overlooks talent. We […]
Employers can take four steps to reduce the risks of an always-on workplace.
It is important that employers, managers, and HR take the initiative to ensure employees have time and space for them to unwind from work. Dr Cheryl Lythgoe offers four steps that you can follow. In the last few years the way that we work has changed. Many of us are now working in hybrid or […]