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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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    Met Police review will be damning, reports suggest

    by Jo Faragher 17 Mar 2023
    by Jo Faragher 17 Mar 2023

    Early leaks of an official review of the workplace culture at the Metropolitan Police show it is in the ‘last-chance...

    • Latest News
    • HR strategy
    • Holidays and holiday pay

    Staff get the day off to mark Employee Appreciation Day

    by Adam McCulloch 2 Mar 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 2 Mar 2023

    To mark Employee Appreciation Day tomorrow (Friday 3 March) one company has announced it is giving all its workers the day off.

    • Hybrid working
    • Latest News
    • Workplace culture

    HR buzzwords are running amok; time to stem the tide

    by Adam McCulloch 24 Feb 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 24 Feb 2023

    HR buzzwords are running amok. No sooner do we debunk and ridicule them than more nonsensical balderdash proliferates.

    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits
    • Holidays and holiday pay

    UK leads the world in wanting to do nothing – or does it?

    by Adam McCulloch 17 Feb 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 17 Feb 2023

    A poll has found that 60% of workers in the UK would choose not to work if money was no object. The international average is 47%.

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    TSSA suspends senior staff named in harassment inquiry

    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Feb 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Feb 2023

    The Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) has suspended all senior members of staff named in a report that revealed a culture that enabled sexual harassment and bullying.

    • Automation
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    • Workplace culture

    Frisky = risky. Some Valentine’s Day advice for employers

    by Adam McCulloch 10 Feb 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 10 Feb 2023

    Valentine’s Day is here and HR staff are on red alert.

    • Latest News
    • HR strategy
    • Recruitment & retention

    Workplace culture in decline, say HR directors

    by Adam McCulloch 9 Feb 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 9 Feb 2023

    More than half of HR professionals believe their company culture has deteriorated over the past year, while burnout has increased by almost a quarter year-on-year.

    • Sexual harassment
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    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Transport union bosses ‘enabled’ sexual harassment and bullying

    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Feb 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Feb 2023

    The TSSA enabled a culture of sexual harassment and bullying through 'wilful blindness and poor practices', an inquiry concludes.

    • Hybrid working
    • Latest News
    • Workplace culture

    Third of employees feel hybrid working has affected ‘community’

    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Feb 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Feb 2023

    A third of UK employees feel hybrid working has made it harder to create a 'community' at work, according to workplace culture research.

    • Employee relations
    • Financial services
    • Legal sector

    Workplace couture prompts awkward questions

    by Adam McCulloch 3 Feb 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 3 Feb 2023

    A law firm wants its employees to be ‘wildly fabulous’ and dress to impress at work. Meanwhile, an HR firm has delved online to discover the most awkward questions asked by workers.

    • Employee engagement
    • Latest News
    • Workplace culture

    Heard enough about ‘quiet quitting’? Brace yourself for ‘loud quitting’

    by Adam McCulloch 20 Jan 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 20 Jan 2023

    A new buzz phrase and salary news from Netflix forms the basis of our whimsical Friday view of HR this...

    • Ethics
    • HR strategy
    • Leadership

    What are the models of organisational culture?

    by Personnel Today 19 Jan 2023
    by Personnel Today 19 Jan 2023

    There are several models that seek to explain the principles underpinning organisational culture, but the most well-known are the theories...

    • Retail
    • Workplace culture

    What is Aldi’s business model and working culture?

    by Jo Faragher and Rob Moss 19 Jan 2023
    by Jo Faragher and Rob Moss 19 Jan 2023

    Aldi continues to climb the rankings of UK supermarkets, but what is the secret to its success? We look at Aldi's business model and working culture.

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    RAD Awards 2023 shortlist: Video Campaign of the Year

    by Jo Faragher 18 Jan 2023
    by Jo Faragher 18 Jan 2023

    At the end of this month, the stars of recruitment advertising come together to celebrate the best in the industry at the RAD Awards 2023.

    • Latest News
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    • Employer branding

    RAD Awards 2023 shortlist: Use of Research and Insight in Employer Branding

    by Jo Faragher 16 Jan 2023
    by Jo Faragher 16 Jan 2023

    In just a few days, the stars of recruitment advertising come together to celebrate the best in the industry at...

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