HR Issues – Data Transparency & Protection
Under a Month for Housing Associations to Meet Freedom of Information Requirements
Subject to Scottish Parliament approval, Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) and their subsidiaries in Scotland will fall under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOI(S)A) as of 11th… HR Issues – Independent Schools: Assessing Your Cost Efficiency Options
The majority of us work within an increasingly competitive environment, being constantly met with external financial demands. These demands force us to think of new ways to save money, a consideration which represents a classic ‘bug bear’ for many organisations.… HR Issues – Growing employee rights one year on from GDPR
Fifteen months on from the implementation of GDPR legislation, there has been a considerable tightening of expectations around data protection activity. At the time of writing, the ICO has noted 68 cases of Data Protection Act (DPA 2018) enforcement: most… HR Issues – Updates to Website Cookie Policies
It is now over a year since the implementation of EU GDPR, and the most recent area to come under the spotlight of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is that of internet cookies. On 3 rd July, after realising its… HR Issues – Resilience and change management
Brexit, trade wars, cloud computing, GDPR, corporate social responsibility, the rise of social media. In a period of constant turbulence, be this social, political, economic or environmental, being resilient and adaptable to change is not only valuable for today’s organisations;… HR Issues – Reflections on stereotypes and the glass ceiling in female leadership roles
With International Women’s Day coming up on 8th March 2019, now is as important a time as any to attend to the continued issues of the glass ceiling and the gender pay gap. This article takes a critical look at… HR Issues – Hungry for home time: could we be smarter with our working day?
Picture this: you’ve had a crazy morning at work rushing to meet deadlines, juggling lots of priorities, and people are chasing you about your lack of reply to an email they only sent yesterday. Lunch time arrives – what does… HR Issues – Financial wellbeing: what does it mean for employers?
People in the UK are working in the midst of skyrocketing house prices, climbing student debt and an increasingly squeezed labour market. House prices are expected to rise 50% between 2015 and 2025 (ARLA / NAEA, 2015). Furthermore, Royal London… HR Issues – Mental wellbeing is good for business
Generation Z (born mid-1990s to mid-2000s) have entered the workplace. This iGen or Centennial generation have never known a world without the internet or smart phones. This causes its own issues with individuals creating anonymous online accounts and using them… HR Issues – Encourage social media in the workplace
Often times, social media use in the work place has a negative stigma around it. Imagine sitting at your desk and looking over at a co-worker only to find them on their smart phone. The immediate assumption is that they…