Coronavirus

The HR World (HRW): How has the Post Office’s brand played a central role in dealing with the impact of the pandemic?

“As businesses look beyond 2020, the risk of another pandemic is high-up on the agenda. For many organisations, it’s time to understand the role they could play and how they need to operate during such a time. A CHO may well be able to provide input into these strategic discussions, outlining how businesses can continue operating and understand their strengths and weaknesses should a similar crisis occur again.

In her latest column, employment law expert Anna Elliott looks at managing redundancies in the current environment during Covid-19.

We each have a measurable and innate preferred style to solving problems and manage change, which can be used to predict team dynamics in the context of problem-based leadership. Here. Dr Curt Friedel, expert in problem solving, reviews how knowing about the differences can help leadership during recovery.

That’s according to new research which also found HR teams want to maintain a more influential and strategic role post-pandemic.

As England emerges from another lockdown and Christmas approaches, the impact of the pandemic remains prevalent and will continue into 2021. Many employers are facing challenging decisions as they plan workforce requirements now and going into next year.

One in three HR practitioners think that employee engagement has gone up with half reporting no change, despite heading into the seventh week of lockdown due to Covid-19, according to new research.

Businesses can now access government support to help them continue operating during the coronavirus pandemic.

Unprecedented times often call for unprecedented measures - but how can leadership in today’s business world step up to the plate in these extraordinary circumstances?

It’s during a time of crisis that what we value as an organisation takes on meaning beyond the stickers on the wall or the pages of a handbook. It’s when our backs are to the wall that leaders, managers and colleagues will find out how much they are willing to stand behind their company culture and live their values.