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- Date:
- 1 May 2024
- Type:
- News
Working class people are less likely to be hired by charities than by other employers in the public and private sector, a report by EY Foundation has revealed.
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- Date:
- 1 May 2024
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
Every year it's the same: January rolls around and suggested priorities for HR abound. But with teams increasingly stretched, important issues then get cast aside or neglected. Here, as organisations find themselves deep into Q2, we draw attention to three themes that HR professionals are likely to overlook, based on what they have told us in our surveys. But, for the reasons explained here, they really shouldn't!
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- Date:
- 25 April 2024
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
Careers are "squigglier" than ever. Where traditional professional development tended to be linear, individuals now often trace more zigzag-shaped paths as they acquire new skills to adapt to rapidly changing workplace needs. Career mentor and expert Laurie Macpherson sets out four ways in which HR can support employees to upskill, grow their network and track their achievements - so allowing organisations to retain talented members of their workforce rather than losing them to opportunities elsewhere.
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- Date:
- 24 April 2024
- Type:
- News
Companies are at risk of losing talent because of failures to mobilise their workforce effectively according to research by EY.
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- Type:
- Leading practice guides
Updated to reflect changes to the statutory right to request flexible working process in force from 6 April 2024, and the impact on strategies leading employers can adopt.
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- Type:
- Leading practice guides
Updated to include examples of leading practice employers that have adopted carer's passports to create a supportive working culture for carers.
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- Type:
- Leading practice guides
Updated to include information on the new statutory right to carer's leave, which comes into force on 6 April 2024.
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- Type:
- Leading practice guides
Updated to include information on how leading practice employers can provide enhanced support to employees who are carers beyond their legal duties and promote the availability of carer's leave.
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- Type:
- Leading practice guides
Updated to include a reference to Employers for Carer's benchmarking scheme, Carer Confident, to assist employers to build a supportive and inclusive workplace for carers.
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- Type:
- Leading practice guides
Updated to include more real-life examples of the positive impact that engaging carers has had on leading practice employers.