Workplace culture
How employees are using social activism to make their voices heard
With traditional union membership in decline, employees are finding new ways to voice their opposition to corporate decisions, as shown...
Automation could widen gender pay gap
There is a risk that automation in the workplace will widen the gender pay gap and increase inequality, an in-depth study has found.
An in-depth guide to HRO: How is HR outsourcing changing?
HR outsourcing (HRO) has matured. Once little more than a cost-cutting exercise, outsourcing your HR – or specialisms within it...
Transforming culture: How to bring people with you through change (webinar)
ON DEMAND | Look at any HR trends right now and the focus is on workplace culture. Or explicitly, having a culture that supports transformational change...
What risks arise from employee ‘tipping’ apps?
Peer-to-peer “tipping” schemes are rising in popularity in the workplace, but these “recognise and reward” programmes should come with a...
Festival of Work: Why job automation is an opportunity, not a threat
The implications of job automation was hotly debated by speakers at the CIPD's Festival of Work this week, where Gary Kasparov was among the key speakers
Psychological safety at work: it’s not about being “nice”
Studies show that trust and psychological safety in the workplace help employees perform better. But there’s more to creating this...
A third of BAME employees asked to westernise their name
Almost one in three ethnic minority employees have been asked to adopt a ‘Western’ work name by a manager –...
One in three say their employer won’t consider culture improvements
A third of staff think their employer is “stuck in its ways” and won’t consider how to improve its culture...
Three quarters of people want less physical contact at work
Three quarters of UK workers (76%) want the amount of physical contact they experience in the workplace reduced, while 42%...
Half of job candidates sold an ‘unrealistic dream’
Research from pre-hire assessment start-up ThriveMap has shown that 48% of employees have left a role because it wasn’t what...
How a great people culture has boosted Metro Bank’s performance
In a round table discussion at the UNLEASH Conference & Expo in London later this month, Metro Bank’s chief people...
Culture eats the stockmarket for breakfast
PROMOTED CONTENT | Here, Nic Marks explains why companies with a good work culture are more successful - and he’s got evidence to prove it. If you’d like to learn more...
NHS culture is ‘dysfunctional’ says chairman
In a stinging attack on 25 years of healthcare policy, Lord David Prior, chairman of NHS England, has described the inherent dysfunctionality of the NHS, saying that it needs to “recapture its vocational engaged spirit”.
Ted Baker boss accused of “forced hugging” and leading culture of harassment
Hundreds of former or current staff at Ted Baker have signed a petition demanding an end to “forced hugging” by...
