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Do you use a human resources management system (HRMS) or other HR software? Are you thinking of investing in technology to support HR in your...

Whistleblowing is one of those divisive concepts. After all, Julian Assange and Edward Snowden are two of the most famous whistleblowers of recent...

The list of impacts the coronavirus pandemic has had on businesses is long. Somewhere on that list – maybe not as high up as working from home but...

Confusing times. Just when we all thought we were being encouraged back to work, we’re told to work at home... Still, whether it’s today, tomorrow...

Can you keep a secret? If you’re ever involved in a workplace investigation, you’ll need to. In a previous post, Conducting Workplace...

Seventy years-old, organisational development as a concept and practice is still going strong and arguably always will be as long as we have the...

April data from the ONS suggests that 66% of UK businesses have furloughed employees during the COVID-19 crisis so far; with that figure rising to...

Maybe the simplest possible definition for the act of coaching is, helping someone get from where they are to where they want to be. The process...

In terms of roles and responsibilities, the investigation of grievances, alleged harassment or bullying, and disciplinary issues are kind of the...

‘Tis the season to be jolly! However, while nobody wants to be the clichéd HR killjoy… not too jolly? Sorry, but vicarious liability (“In a...

Arguably, life is all about power and influence. Even if your own life seems far richer than that, you have to admit that power and influence are...

Change. In HR, we’re often experts in it, helping guide the workforce through the ups and downs of team restructures, competence frameworks or new...