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Post Office CPO was asked to ‘close down’ conduct probe. Karen McEwan told the public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal that former chair Henry Staunton had asked her to ‘close down’ an investigation into the conduct of chief executive, Nick Read.
What are the models of organisational culture? - Personnel Today
Jan 19, 2023 · Hofstede’s cultural dimensions theory suggests there are six factors that influence organisational culture: 1. Power distance index. This refers to the degree to which less powerful members of the organisation accept that power is distributed unequally. Where there is a large degree of power distance, people generally accept there is a ...
Employment Rights Bill: What’s in Labour’s new legislation?
Jul 18, 2024 · The new government confirmed that it would bring forward an Employment Rights Bill in the King’s Speech today (17 July) – legislation that will ‘ban exploitative practices and enhance employment rights’.. Most of the measures were trailed in the Labour Party’s pre-election manifesto, but a briefing note issued by Number 10 has provided some more details of exactly what the Bill will ...
Reeves confirms public sector pay rises of 5-6% - Personnel Today
Jul 30, 2024 · Most NHS workers, teachers and members of the armed forces will receive above-inflation pay rises of 5.5% to 6%, Rachel Reeves announced yesterday as she presented an audit of government finances to the House of Commons. Police officers’ pay will increase by 4.75% across all ranks, despite calls from the National Police Chiefs’ Council for ...
Flexible working changes 2024: How the new law works
Mar 7, 2024 · Changes to employees’ rights to ask for flexible working are due to come into force on 6 April 2024 when the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 becomes law. We look at how flexible working legislation is changing. The new flexible working act gained Royal Assent last July, and is designed to open up better access to flexible ...
Ten years of the Equality Act 2010: key cases for employers
Oct 1, 2020 · Ten years ago, the Equality Act 2010 consolidated discrimination laws into a single piece of legislation. We highlight 10 key employment-related judgments decided under the Act since its introduction on 1 October 2010. 1. Post-employment victimisation confirmed as unlawful. Rowstock Ltd and another v Jessemey (Court of Appeal, 26 February 2014 ...
Employee engagement at Tesco: optimising two-way …
Feb 15, 2012 · Low barrier to participation. Listen and Fix was also aimed at facilitating two-way communication and used digital technology to optimise that process. Employees were invited to send in their thoughts by text or email, which meant a low barrier to participation. Leaders responded through texts, voicemails, the intranet, blogs and in-store ...
Office banter or harassment? Seven case law examples
Oct 19, 2015 · Heterosexual employee called “gay” won harassment claim. In Austin v Samuel Grant (North East) Ltd, a heterosexual male employee, A, won a sexual orientation and religion or belief harassment claim after repeated inappropriate remarks made verbally and by email. During once incident, colleagues asked A whether or not he liked football.
Five principles of high-performing teams - Personnel Today
May 18, 2018 · Principle 4: Be clear on roles and responsibilities. Duplication of effort and confusion as to someone’s roles and responsibilities can increase frustration and stress, and potentially create conflict in teams. In a study of multi-disciplinary teams, it was found that being clear about people’s roles had a positive impact on the quality of ...
Managing poor performance at work: five common scenarios for HR
Jan 26, 2016 · Managing poor performance is rarely simple or swift, particularly for those employers with detailed capability procedures in place. Huw Cooke looks at five of the more challenging questions HR advisers may face when dealing with underperformance. 1. I have an employee with a negative, “can’t do” attitude. I need to tackle this but I am ...