Leadership with honesty feedback: a responsibility in recruitment
Interviews are more than just a pass or fail assessment. Interviews should be a chance to develop and empower professionals regardless of whether or not they are offered the job. Cheryl Samuels shares her “honesty” framework for giving constructive feedback. She explains it’s more than just courtesy. It’s a leadership responsibility. While only one candidate […]
Employers must support the four “pillars” of wellbeing.
Debra Clark writes that there is a large gap between the amount of concern employers express about their employees’ health and well-being and what they actually do and spend to address it. Towergate Employee Benefits’ latest research shows that less than half of employers offer support to mental and social health and less than half […]
Revolut lauds employee compliance tracking system
Revolut in the UK is Europe’s largest fintech company. The tracking tool they use to monitor employee behaviour influences bonus payout decisions. In the company’s latest annual report, point are awarded or docked based on Karma, a system introduced to monitor how employees meet risk and compliance regulations. In its annual report, the company said […]
UK workers worried about potential rise in US working culture
A new study found that European employees are concerned about the impact of US business leaders like Elon Musk on their workplace culture and policies. The report by career service platform Zety found that workers in Italy, France and Spain, Germany and the UK are more anxious about the spread of US corporate cultures in […]
UK professionals taking on side jobs to ‘extend their weekly hours’
Research shows that a growing number of UK professionals extend their work week beyond the traditional office hours as a result of rising living costs. Robert Walters, a global talent solutions company, has released new data that shows 30 percent of professionals have considered starting a secondary income stream. 19 percent already do. Many employees […]
Trump “restores” meritocracy through eroding protections against discrimination
A recent executive order by President Trump represents a significant reversal in the protections against discrimination. This could have major implications for US workplaces. Legal and civil rights activists have condemned the executive Order, which eliminates “disparate impact liability”. The order was published as Restoring Equality of Opportunity, and Meritocracy. The disparate-impact liability principle allows […]
Judge finds tardy employee guilty of misconduct
A formal misconduct warning was issued to an employment judge for failing to provide written reasons for a case within six months. An investigation concluded that Gary Denis Tobin, the employment judge, “didn’t exercise enough diligence and care” in his discharge of duties. A statement by the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office states that a party […]
The Employment Rights Bill needs to be clarified, says CIPD
According to the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development, the government should ‘as a priority’ begin preparing a plan of implementation for employers in preparation for the introduction of the Employment Rights Act. Bill Willmott wrote in a new Blog on the CIPD’s website that the biggest concern for businesses about the Employment Rights Bill is […]
Anonymity for firearms officers
The Government will introduce an amendment to Crime and Policing Bill which grants anonymity to firearms officers who are charged with a crime following a shooting. This measure is part of a wider reform that has been introduced in parliament to improve police accountability. It is intended to increase the confidence of officers to perform […]
Intel’s CEO’s memo to all staff cites layoffs as key to reshaping company culture
Intel CEO Li-Bu Tan’s admission that the company made a mistake in rewarding managers who built bloated teams , sent a message not only to Intel but also to every leader who measures business success by the wrong metrics. Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan sent a memo to all employees on Thursday, announcing the changes that […]