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Workplace culture

Workplace culture, organisational culture and corporate culture; terms that almost represent the holy grail of a successful HR business strategy. A company culture that combines a place where people want to work, where work has purpose and meaning, where productivity is high and conflict is rare all invariably leads to happier colleagues, customers and shareholders.

Workplace culture guidance

What is organisational culture?

As they grow it inevitably becomes harder to manage the culture of businesses and it is often HR’s responsibility, together with the leadership, to monitor the health of the workplace culture and manage “the way things get done”.

What is expected of people, the values of a workplace, its purpose, and the way colleagues communicate, all contribute to a positive culture, to an operation where practices are fair and people feel included.

Policies that allow people to grow and develop, to innovate and inspire others, and all which allow employee wellbeing to be prioritised are all present in successful organisations with a strong company culture.

These pages include guidance, case studies and news on great corporate cultures, and articles on toxic cultures where organisations have significant improvements to make.

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    by Nic Paton 2 Sep 2025

    Swiss food and drink giant Nestlé has sacked its chief executive officer Laurent Freixe “with immediate effect” because he failed...

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    Personnel Today Awards 2025 shortlist: Workplace culture (larger employers)

    by Jo Faragher 28 Aug 2025
    by Jo Faragher 28 Aug 2025

    We profile the achievements of shortlisted companies in this year's award for workplace culture (larger employers). 

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    by Jo Faragher 18 Aug 2025
    by Jo Faragher 18 Aug 2025

    The Alan Turing Institute, the UK’s artificial intelligence research hub, could be at risk as staff accuse it of having a ‘toxic’ culture.

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    Is the Gen Z stare just a dog days of summer story?

    by Adam McCulloch 1 Aug 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 1 Aug 2025

    With all that's wrong with the world at present the Personnel Today office agreed that Gen Z could be forgiven the odd vacant judgmental stare at their older colleagues.

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    Former Unite leader accepted flights and hospitality from building firm

    by Jo Faragher 23 Jul 2025
    by Jo Faragher 23 Jul 2025

    Len McCluskey, former head of the Unite union, accepted flights on a private jet arranged by a building company.

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    Exiting ministers who breach rules to lose payouts

    by Jo Faragher 22 Jul 2025
    by Jo Faragher 22 Jul 2025

    Ministers who leave office following a serious breach of conduct rules will be stopped from getting pay-outs from October this year.

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    Gregg Wallace investigation: 45 allegations upheld

    by Jo Faragher 14 Jul 2025
    by Jo Faragher 14 Jul 2025

    An independent report has upheld 45 allegations against TV presenter Gregg Wallace.

    • Sexual harassment
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    Why online training won’t help reduce sexual harassment

    by Benjamin Black 14 Jul 2025
    by Benjamin Black 14 Jul 2025

    Online training on prevention of sexual harassment ticks boxes, but can it drive behavioural change?

    • Sexual harassment
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    • Latest News

    Gregg Wallace sacked amid fresh misconduct allegations

    by Jo Faragher 9 Jul 2025
    by Jo Faragher 9 Jul 2025

    MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace has been sacked as a result of an inquiry into allegations of inappropriate conduct on set.

    • Latest News
    • Recruitment & retention
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    One in seven ‘revenge quit’ in latest employee trend

    by Jo Faragher 7 Jul 2025
    by Jo Faragher 7 Jul 2025

    One in seven workers has ‘revenge quit’ their employer, according to a survey by Reed.co.uk.

    • Offices
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    It’s all about the Monet: how art transforms offices

    by Adam McCulloch 3 Jul 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 3 Jul 2025

    Nice pictures on the office walls will not only prevent Gen Z quitting, they will also boost employee productivity to new heights – apparently.

    • Employment law
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    How can HR prepare for changes to the whistleblowing regime?

    by Francesca Titus 3 Jul 2025
    by Francesca Titus 3 Jul 2025

    As the Office of the Whistleblower Bill moves to a second reading, how should employers prepare for a shift in the regime?

    • Employment law
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    • Workplace culture

    Employers’ duty of care: keeping workers safe in a heatwave

    by Anna Doran 27 Jun 2025
    by Anna Doran 27 Jun 2025

    Employers should opt to make necessary reasonable adjustments for more vulnerable workers, for example to allowing employees to work from home or offer flexible working hours.

    • Artificial intelligence
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    Sniff a lemon on World Productivity Day and meet HR’s new antihero

    by Adam McCulloch 20 Jun 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 20 Jun 2025

    World Productivity Day is marked by the sniffing of lemons, CVs for bots and the imminent arrival of a novel all about an HR manager who isn't what she seems …

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    How to overcome loneliness in the digital workplace

    by Mark Leisegang 9 Jun 2025
    by Mark Leisegang 9 Jun 2025

    So much work happens virtually and via screens that employees increasingly report feeling lonely. Mark Leisegang examines how employers can...

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