Employer brands promote the positive buzz of their workplace environment. The values are on the walls and in the web brochures, ‘Teamwork’, ’Respect’, ’Passion’, ‘Integrity’, backed up with policies around…

More words are becoming loaded with meaning, turning them hazardous. The evidence is all there in employment tribunals where more cases are turning on the use of language and specific…

In his keynote at the CIPD Annual Conference, the former vice president of Twitter Bruce Daisley singled out the “worst thing about our jobs”. Toxic cultures. The way that poor…

Workplace mediation has been used by HR for more than 25 years and is transformational for individuals. This is true for those trained as mediators, who find its way of seeing…

Businesses love the idea they’re giving people the chance to join their workplace family. They want to connect with all those warm fuzzy feelings and the idea that recruits are…

The actor Brian Cox, returning to his role as Logan Roy, bangs the desk to drive home his point: sitting in front of a screen for eight or nine hours…

Life has become more difficult for employees in Blue Light services. If you’re not being blamed as a senior leader for shortcomings, then you’re faced with an enormous challenge to…

After years of grey areas and uncertainty, the Office for Students (OfS) has set out new standards for addressing harassment and sexual misconduct in higher education. These guidelines aim to…