The way in which employers communicate with their workforce is an important part of employee relations. Employers should be aware of the importance of communicating with staff during periods of change in the workplace, particularly where the change is brought on by difficult economic circumstances, which may lead to new or amended job duties, organisational restructuring and redundancies.
New research from the CIPD finds leaders open to the idea of using software to monitor employees.
It may now be legal to cover striking workers with temporary staff, but an increasing number of recruitment agencies are refusing to supply staff. What are the ethical and legal considerations for HR?Â
Kidnap and ransom are on the rise, according to some predictions. How should HR prepare for such eventualities?
The weather is causing somnolence – and so are video meetings, according to new findings.
Train operator Network Rail has started its legal consultation with unions over proposed modernisation reforms.
The proposals are a central...
In the first national telecoms strike since 1987, thousands of BT and Openreach workers have walked out, with more than 250 picket lines being formed across the UK.
A third of frontline workers feel disconnected from their colleagues working in headquarters, according to research by SafetyCulture.
The operations...
Some sound advice for working in high temperatures as the first heatwave of summer hits the UK; plus why UK workers are so 'compassionate'.
The UK could face a ‘summer of discontent’ as unions representing travel and communications workers hint at further industrial action...
Inflation has hit a 40-year high, so how can HR teams help staff manage the escalating cost of living short of increasing wages?
Stories around bullying and harassment are all too common at the moment, so what can organisations do to avoid conflict escalating?
Emoticons have crept into standard use thanks to Twitter, WhatsApp and the global pandemic. What does this tell us about business communications?
A Network Rail regional director of communications has told rail workers about to take part in a national strike ballot...
Many HR professionals find that employees resist the change and, as a result, change is slow to embed or it does not embed at all. Bar Huberman provides some change management tips
As hybrid working is frowned upon by Jacon Rees-Mogg, research suggests executives spend more time working from home than the employees they are urging to return to the office.
