Many people believe they are good managers. However, it has been said that people join companies but leave managers. So maybe some of them aren’t doing as good a job as they might. Follow these tips to be a great manager. COMMUNICATE: Share relevant and important company and industry information with your team. It shows Read more about 11 Ways To Be A Great Manager[…]
A new report (HR Review) analyses the impact that COVID-19 has had on youth unemployment and how this is likely to incur significant economic and fiscal costs for the UK economy. A joint report by the Learning and Work Institute and The Prince’s Trust finds that it will be young people who have to bear Read more about Youth Unemployment Crisis Set To Cost UK £7 Billion Next Year[…]
Bright Horizons & The Modern Families Index asked how working parents would prefer to work in the future, once out of the current restrictions. 75% want to continue to work from home for at least some of the time, with two-thirds (67%) wanting to work at least 50% from home. Only 16% would like to Read more about New Ways Of Working[…]
The national Living Wage (NLW) will increase in April 2021 to £8.91 per hour for those aged 23 or over (a rise of £0.19 compared to this year’s rate). This is less than usual due to the current economic climate, however it’s still welcomed by many employees and workers aged between 23 and 24, some Read more about Employment Law Updates[…]
If we can take one positive outcome from this pandemic, it’s the emergence of the true heroes in our communities. We are indebted to the doctors and nurses and hospital staff, the scientists and the astounding fundraisers…non-better than Captain Sir Tom Moore who inspired the nation raising £39m for the NHS. We also recognise and Read more about Calling All Local Heroes….[…]
For many, becoming a line manager is part and parcel of climbing the career ladder. But if you’re not a natural leader – or you haven’t been sufficiently upskilled to become one – it can be difficult to get the most out of your direct reports when you sit next to them every day, let Read more about Manage performance by output not hours[…]
Here’s some practical tips and advice from our very own Operations and People Partner, Chrissie Yates… A welcoming remote onboarding experience is a great way of engaging new remote employees from the off. For companies used to face-to-face inductions and introduction, having to adjust this year to remote onboarding has certainly been challenging. Now, it Read more about How To Onboard Remotely[…]
Breathing Space’s Senior HR Business Partner Mandy Barstow offers some great guidance on how to handle formal meetings during the pandemic. During the coronavirus pandemic, any formal procedure should be carried out in a way that follows public health guidelines around social distancing. Procedures must still be taken forward without unreasonable delay. Employers should try Read more about Handling formal meetings during the coronavirus pandemic[…]
Breathing Space’s Senior HR Business Partner Mandy Barstow offers some great guidance on how to manage under performance in the current work climate. The lack of visibility caused by the world being forced suddenly into working remotely has created an undercurrent of concern about underperformance for some businesses. However, others believe that performance and productivity Read more about Managing Underperformance in a Virtual World[…]
In lockdown earlier this year, a large percentage of people had to work from home. This was unprecedented for many and we had to adapt quickly. We became experts at managing chaos and we juggled kids, pets, online fitness videos, Amazon deliveries, Zoom calls, family quizzes and supermarket queues. Though, as lockdown was happening through Read more about Working from home this winter[…]