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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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    BBC to ‘act immediately’ on workplace culture review

    by Jo Faragher 28 Apr 2025
    by Jo Faragher 28 Apr 2025

    The BBC will take ‘immediate action’ to improve its workplace culture after publishing an independent review.

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    Leading with honest feedback: A responsibility in recruitment

    by Cheryl Samuels 24 Apr 2025
    by Cheryl Samuels 24 Apr 2025

    Interviews are an opportunity to elevate and empower professionals through honest feedback, regardless of whether they secure the role.

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    Revolut hails employee compliance tracking system

    by Rob Moss 24 Apr 2025
    by Rob Moss 24 Apr 2025

    Points are granted or docked using its Karma system, which was introduced in 2020 to oversee how well employees met risk and compliance rules.

    • Europe
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    UK employees worried by potential rise of US working culture

    by Adam McCulloch 24 Apr 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 24 Apr 2025

    Workers in Italy, France, Spain, Germany, and the UK have a heightened level of anxiety over the spread of US corporate culture in Europe

    • Change management
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    Four ways HR can maintain trust in uncertain times

    by Nic Paton 23 Apr 2025
    by Nic Paton 23 Apr 2025

    Between the prospect of a global trade war around tariffs, volatile financial markets, and collapsing trust in many of our...

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    Former minister calls for end to ‘two-tier’ use of NDAs

    by Jo Faragher 2 Apr 2025
    by Jo Faragher 2 Apr 2025

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    • Latest News

    Whistleblowing up as companies embrace ‘speak up’ culture

    by Jo Faragher 2 Apr 2025
    by Jo Faragher 2 Apr 2025

    The number of employees using a whistleblowing service increased by 16% in 2024, with HR concerns accounting for more than half of reports.

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    Prison staff messages ‘mock’ violence and self-harm

    by Jo Faragher 2 Apr 2025
    by Jo Faragher 2 Apr 2025

    A series of leaked messages show staff at a Welsh prison laughing at violent encounters with inmates.

    • Latest News
    • Organisation development
    • Workplace culture

    Having confidence in role makes you a better colleague

    by Nic Paton 31 Mar 2025
    by Nic Paton 31 Mar 2025

    Workers who feel confident in their role and abilities are more likely to be good colleagues, ones prepared to go...

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    ‘British people too polite to talk about salary? Oh, pur-leese’

    by Adam McCulloch 28 Mar 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 28 Mar 2025

    The survey of 7,000 workers in Europe highlight a cultural divide between professional openness and social discomfort, claims Indeed.

    • Employee relations
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    Redefining employee relations for the future of work (webinar)

    by Rob Moss 27 Mar 2025
    by Rob Moss 27 Mar 2025

    ON-DEMAND | Watch our webinar examining key themes driving the evolution in employee relations, treating staff as individuals with their own specific needs.

    • Discipline
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    • Workplace culture

    ’Task masking’ – the trend you didn’t need to know existed

    by Adam McCulloch 21 Mar 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 21 Mar 2025

    Task masking is a new buzzword for ‘getting out of doing something you should have been doing’. But is it really needed?

    • Careers in HR
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    What do HR specialists enjoy most about their jobs?

    by Adam McCulloch 21 Mar 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 21 Mar 2025

    Supporting employees has been named as the top reason for why people like working in HR, with recruiting new employees and growing the business a close second.

    • Corporate governance
    • USA
    • Ethics

    Ben & Jerry’s accuses Unilever for sacking boss over activism

    by Adam McCulloch 20 Mar 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 20 Mar 2025

    Ice-cream firm Ben & Jerry’s has said its chief executive, David Stever, was being removed by its parent company, Unilever, over the company’s political and social activism.

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    Finland’s workplaces the key to top spot in World Happiness Index

    by Adam McCulloch 20 Mar 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 20 Mar 2025

    UK and US slip down the league as Finnish workplaces make a major contribution to the country's success in the World Happiness Index.

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