5 impactful ways to look after your team's physical wellbeing in 2022

2022 is upon us. And if the last two years have taught us anything, it’s the importance of health and wellbeing. In our homes. In the Workplace. As a stabiliser in this rocky, post-pandemic landscape we all continue to navigate.

3 tips for 'riding it out' when your workforce is reduced

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Boris Johnson’s announcement in early January that we must all ‘ride out the Omicron wave’ was met with a mixed reaction, as daily COVID cases hit a record 200,000, and UK workforces were warned of 25% absence rates. Is it a wave, or a tsunami (as Nicola Sturgeon would argue)?

The symbiotic relationship between health and performance

You can’t be a healthy organisation if your people are unhealthy, and equally, individuals can’t be healthy if they are working at an unhealthy workplace.

The legal pitfalls of using AI in recruitment

Gwynneth Tan highlights the issues employers should be aware of when considering adopting technology into their hiring processes

The good, the bad and the ugly of IR35 reforms

The changes to off-payroll rules that came into effect in the private sector earlier this year have created a host of new challenges for recruiters, says Seb Maley

When the Queen is hybrid working, one must accept it’s here to stay

When the Queen gives the royal assent to joining events from home, we know that hybrid working is a firm fixture in the nation’s armoury. While in recovery from a hospital stay the monarch was able to virtually present the The Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry to poet David Constantine who was accompanied, in person by the Poet Laureate Simon Armitage. Blending in-person congratulations and online ceremony, the Queen was able to continue her duties; in her words ‘working mechanically’ from home.

Experts weigh in on Chancellor's Autumn Budget 2021

CIPD warns Budget still leaves 'glaring gap on skills investment'

John Lewis' 2021 Xmas ad holds key HR teachings - can you spot them?

It may only be the very beginning of November but one of the UK’s unofficial markers of the beginning of Christmas season has been released: the #johnlewisadvert.

HR could solve BIG issues created by hybrid working

A new report signalled a further marked rise in hiring activity at the start of the final quarter of the year, leading to an inflation of starting pay.

Pay rises and better in-work benefits needed to retain staff, report finds

The labour shortage will worsen unless organisations offer staff desireable incentives to keep them, including pay rises and better working hours.

CEO Secrets: 'Company culture shouldn't be too nice'

When Tamara Littleton started her company, The Social Element, she was determined to make it a friendly place to work. However, one big setback for the business taught her that if a working atmosphere is too cordial, it may deter staff from telling each other when they are making mistakes.

How Brexit has affected the recruitment process

Chetal Patel and Ellen Hadman outline the five essential things HR professionals need to consider when dealing with the fallout from Brexit

ENDING remote work could 'destroy diversity', brand new data shows

People of colour want more time working from home than white people, that is according to a new study from a set of US economists.

Britain’s top 10 best incentives according to the results

Top 10 HR Questions October 2021: Reluctant returners

How should employers deal with employees reluctant to return to the workplace?

Why guaranteed minimum pensions still cause headaches

The pensions industry has been struggling to compensate members of an abolished scheme known for its legacy sex discrimination, explains Anna Rogers

How to turn transformational culture from fantasy to reality

As many organisations reflect on their culture and how they should evolve in a post-pandemic world, David Liddle proposes a new transformational culture model that favours purpose, equity and performance.

How the pandemic has boosted HR's credentials – and how the profession can capitalise

HR has emerged with renewed credibility from the pandemic – which is why the profession was named overall winner at this year’s CIPD People Management Awards. But the question is, where does it go from here?

Where the burden of proof lies in discrimination claims

In light of a recent Supreme Court ruling, Chris Kisby outlines what claimants need to be aware of if they want to bring a case against their employer

How managers can attract and retain talent

With the labour market experiencing a shortage of skills, Peter Boolkah explores what employers can be doing to help their staff

How to Survive the Corporate World After Going Remote

The corporate world was for many, perhaps most, something they enjoyed a now almost two-year break from. But as things have opened back up and companies have requested their workers return to a formal office setting, people find themselves wondering “how am I going to survive the corporate world again”? Returning to the office will be like riding a bike in some ways and will entail major culture and lifestyle shocks in others. Below is a guide on how to survive the corporate world after having gone remote for so long.