13 hacks to retain employees and improve company culture

Is your business experiencing the struggles of the Great Resignation? What if you were able to retain top-performing employees and keep them engaged, productive and happy? There’s no denying that the thirst... Read more »

8 essential tips for leading a growing team

Every time your team grows, you’re changing its culture. For this reason and many others, growth is not only exciting – but also challenging. The operational demands of an expanding organization are... Read more »

What is a flexible workplace – and why should your company be one?

As companies move forward with post-pandemic planning, one thing is increasingly clear: we have now arrived in the era of the flexible workplace. For many employers and employees alike, the national conversation... Read more »

How and when to update your employee handbook: 5 simple steps

Once you’ve created your all-important employee handbook and distributed it to your workforce, it’s easy to mark the project finished and forget about it for a few years. But what happens when... Read more »

Deliveroo signs deal with union GMB to cover self-employed riders

Food delivery business Deliveroo has agreed a recognition deal with trade union GMB covering the company’s 90,000 drivers and riders. The GMB described the agreement as “historic” and said that the workers... Read more »

Tesco to pioneer office space in local stores

Tesco has announced a flexible working trial that could see people able to use office space within their local grocery stores. The chain’s New Malden store in London will be the pioneer... Read more »

Rees-Mogg under fire from civil service leader over hybrid working

Ministers risk driving ‘good people’ out of Whitehall with their criticism of working at home, the first civil service commissioner has said. Baroness Gisela Stuart, who is tasked with overseeing civil service... Read more »

Lack of flexibility pushes half of women to consider leaving job

More than half (52%) of women say a lack of flexibility at work has pushed them to leave or consider leaving a job, according to research that highlights how a percieved lack... Read more »

Gender equality facing growing backlash from male managers

A third of male managers think that too much effort is placed into supporting gender equality at work, a survey by the Chartered Management Institute has found. The poll found that 33%... Read more »

How to respond to an HMRC furlough enquiry

With £5.3 billion thought to have been lost to error and fraud while the furlough scheme was running, HMRC is stepping up efforts to recover funds from employers. Nick Bustin explains to... Read more »
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