Are employers ready for changes to European settled status regime?
Siobhan Owers, Fragomen LLP Europeans living in the UK face a fundamental milestone on 30 June 2021. People from the European Union (E..
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In the ‘hybrid workspace’, good audio is synonymous with professionalism
Jeppe Dalberg-Larsen, President, EPOS Professionalism, what does it mean and how is it defined today? In traditional workplace environ..
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How to make remote working work for your business: the view from SOC.OS
by Dave Mareels, CEO at SOC.OS Remote working is here to stay. The unique impact of the pandemic has brought about a change in thinkin..
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Working (productively) from home, avoiding burnout, and losing the guilt. Here are just some of the habits you should embed to improve performance
Faye Chapman. FayeNicola Fitness If the last 18 months have taught us anything, it’s that we are adaptable. We have gone from working ..
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A Q&A with Chris Bowden, managing director of Squeaky, about the need for delivering on ESG commitments.
Author: Chris Bowden, managing director of Squeaky Environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies and the way in which organisa..
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The five must-haves for successful business leadership
Ever since Graeme McKinnon’s first career in nursing, he has had a strong desire to help other people and when he moved into business,..
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2021 vision: Unum enhances Optical proposition after difficult year for UK eye health and increase in screen time
More screen time for employees during the COVID-19 pandemic[1] wasn’t easy on the nation’s eyes[2] — optical health must sit high on ..
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Virtual fatigue: UK employees lonelier than ever, with 40% lacking workplace friendship
A recent survey finds colleague friendships make day-to-day work more enjoyable, increase productivity and provide vital support netwo..
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How to support employees working from home long-term
Oil major BP recently announced that 25,000 members of staff must work from home (WFH) two days per week post pandemic. As more firms ..
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How to market your business – when you really, really HATE social media
Read any guide on the best way to market your business and you’re bound to find social media high up the list — and sometimes, the onl..
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A low-code London Market – the key to industry futureproofing
By Richard Farrell, Chief Innovation Officer at Netcall Aged 332 years, the London Market isn’t new to the need to modernise. For many..
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Hung Out to Dry: SMEs need further support to stay afloat
By Scott Donnelly, Director of Board at CapitalBox Ever since Boris Johnson announced his roadmap to easing lockdown restrictio..
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How to remove unhealthy stress from teams
By Joanna Howes, Leadership and Performance Coach and Founder and CEO of The Change Creators. The conversations around work and stress..
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Developing a company culture when working from home
By Jennifer Gardner, Head of People, Deliverect For many, the ability to work from home was often reserved for ad hoc ‘anytime between..
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Strategies for maintaining and improving company culture when employees are working from home
By: CAT MACDONALD, founder and MD of human resources specialists True HR. On Tuesday March 23, 2020, the way we work changed forever. ..
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The power of reverse mentorship
By Thomas Giles, founder and director at TG Consultancy There’s an age-old acceptance that the longer you work in a specific industry ..
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The Essential Traits of a Truly Effective Leader
By Ron Moody – CEO – Connect Assist. The age-old question in the business world – are you a leader or a manager? We all k..
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The 5-step plan to hiring contractors under Off-Payroll
Since April 6th, hirers and contractors have been working in the “new normal” of Off-Payroll working. For hirers, adopting a c..
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A post-crisis perspective on business connectivity
Gert Jonk, Senior Vice President of EMEA, Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise 2020 was, without doubt, a year of uncertainty; the fear of the un..
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The pros and cons of working-from-home culture
The world may be opening back up again, but new working habits appear to be staying put. While some predict that the five-day office w..
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Dr Samuel Barbosa Da Cunha on why it’s time to bust some sustainable investing
By Dr Samuel Barbosa Da Cunha, the CEO & Chairman at Bar Trading Japan on the truth behind sustainable investing. He separates su..
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The end of the office? How COVID-19 crushed the usual 9-5
By Anthony Lamoureux, Chief Executive Officer at Velocity Smart Technology The Covid-19 pandemic has profoundly shifted the dial on th..
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Bounce Back Loans: what to do if you can’t repay?
John Bell is Director of licensed Insolvency Practitioners Clarke Bell It has been a turbulent and challenging time for thousands of b..
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FIRST DIGITAL WELL-BEING EMPLOYEE BENEFIT LAUNCHED IN THE UK
Just Ask Max, a new digital well-being platform and support service, has been launched to manage the digital health of employees, with..
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The changing face of leadership: how businesses can adapt their management style for the post-COVID-19 workplace
Jacques Quinio, European Solutions Director, Talent Management at Right Management The expectations placed on business leaders have ch..
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Three ways to attract and retain the best talent post-pandemic
Luke Smith, co-founder and chief executive, digital marketing agency Croud What will the future of work look like? Businesses of all s..
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Getting Value from Your Data: A Guide to Analytics for Housing Associations
Lisa Donoghue is the Data and Analytics Account Directorat Perfect Image The social housing sector is heavily regulated, with housing ..
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How to successfully manage remote teams
By Michele Don Durbin, Evernote‘s SVP of Marketing, looks at how managers can succeed at managing remote teams. The impact of Co..
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HOW TO ENSURE A STRESS-FREE RETURN TO THE OFFICE
By Alex Hattingh, CPO at Employment Hero With Boris Johnson signalling that work-from-home guidance is set to be scrapped from June 21..
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Remote GP services highly valued by staff despite lockdown lifting
Help@hand downloads up by 148% compared to Q1 2020 as employees continue to rely on remote GP services while remote working In partne..
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How Technology is Driving Efficient HR & Business Development
By Nick Nooren, Head of Proteus Marketplace developed by Xergy Over the last 12 months, there has been a significant change in the way..
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Why isn’t your team innovating?
By Nick Gold, MD of Speakers Corner A year into the pandemic we now understand teams are used to working remotely. Indeed, there is an..
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The Potential Cost Saving Benefits of a Sustainable Supply Chain
According to CDP, supply chain emissions are on average 5.5 times higher than the direct emissions produced by a corporation. But not ..
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When is an umbrella not an umbrella?
The roll-out of the IR35 reforms that came into effect in the public sector in 2017 and more recently in the private sector in April 2..
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Trading Up: Engineering and Electricians Most Searched for Apprenticeships in the UK
The last 12 months have been tough on all of us, with life taking an unexpected turn that no one saw coming. But with the roadmap unfo..
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An exploratory look at the edtech IPO market
By Roger James Hamilton, Founder and CEO of Genius Group So far this year there have been some big names who have chosen to IPO, inclu..
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Motivation hacks: How to stay focussed to achieve success
To achieve anything, we need to take a series of actions. To achieve anything that is beyond our comfort zone it takes what I call a ‘..
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