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Change Management, Redundancy, Current Affairs

Mass reorganisation – what on earth is going on?!

When it comes to making large structural changes in an organisation, there’s often lots of planning and discussion particularly in relation to communicating with affected staff and ensuring meaningful consultation. I’ve talked in an earlier blog post about how, in spite of change being something we see constantly,

Employee Engagement, Reward and Retention, Current Affairs

Support for employees with rising costs

Keeping abreast with current affairs over the last few years has been depressing to say the least, and I’m not ashamed to say that in a bid to protect my mental health somewhat I’ve been avoiding consuming too much mass media. (Let’s face it – life can be

Disciplinary, Grievances, Workplace Relationships, Diversity, Culture Change

When money and connections impact decision making

So life has been absolutely crazy, and as a result I have missed a couple of months’ worth of blog posts! I wish I could blame my absence on something hugely exciting, but the truth is that working and running around after my two boys this summer has been all

Employee Engagement, Change Management, Employee Relations

The only constant is change…

For May’s blog post I thought I’d focus on something that’s definitely a constant in both my work and personal life - change. Personally, as mum to two young boys, I feel like I’m constantly watching them change. The minute I feel I’ve caught up

Disciplinary, Workplace Relationships

How to handle an office scandal

So I’ve been super late with my April blog post – but that’s because April has been CRAZY. I’ve finished my phased return to work following maternity leave, and this has been my first full month back up to 4 days per week. I’ve really loved properly

Learning and Development, Training, Professional Development, Work/Life Balance

Keeping plates spinning - studying while you work

While Learning and Development is absolutely not my specialty, as someone who has undertaken all of their undergraduate and postgraduate education while working (in the main on a full time basis), I’m a big advocate for investing in continuous professional development. Sometimes my desire to keep learning leaves me

Grievances, Attrition, Staff Survey, Employment Contract, Employee Engagement

“It’s not you, it’s me…” – breaking up with employees

With Valentines Day around the corner, it seemed only right for my February blog post to be somewhat Valentine’s themed. Instead of focusing on hearts and roses however, I’ve been somewhat inspired lately to think about the variety of way in which the employment relationship can end. In

Diversity, Workplace Relationships, Grievances, Recruitment

The Oppenheim Group – HR nightmare?

When I get to the end of a busy day I like nothing more than to settle down and watch some reality TV; and nothing ticks the reality TV boxes for me quite like Netflix’s “Selling Sunset”. For those of you with a more discerning taste in entertainment who

Home Working, Pandemic, Work/Life Balance, Flexible Working

You are more than your job

This blog post was written for the #AdventBlogs series, the theme of which was "It doesn't matter". I’ve attempted to follow these blog posts in and amongst working and raising young feral babies for the last couple of years, but felt drawn to contribute this