READ Hybrid working does not always work for everyone. From cries of ‘not fair’ to allocation of work, how can HR and line managers ensure they are even handed? As...
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One of the enduring legacies of the pandemic has been an increase in control for employees in how, when and where they work especially in terms of hybrid working. As…
There’s a developing shift in the hybrid workplace, from presenteeism to “me-ism” to something that seems to be more like a collective approach to working together. And a shift too…
WATCH I contributed to this webinar on how employers can help their people through the cost of living crisis. I explained how in-work poverty plays out in the UK today...
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READ Jacob Rees-Mogg’s appointment as Secretary of State has caused consternation on many fronts. Dubious climate credentials aside, his ideas about what makes a good boss mean his appointment has...
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READ Childcare is a critical problem for working parents. Employers need not leave support to the government - there are many interventions they can make, whatever their budget. The long...
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READ In the 20 years since UK fathers were given two weeks’ paid paternity leave, attitudes about fathers’ roles at home have changed considerably, yet what is on offer remains…
WATCH At the Rosa Fund summer conference I talked to Halaleh Taheri from the Middle Eastern Women and Society Organisation about her successful campaign to ban virginity testing in the…
LISTEN I was interviewed by Jane Johnson for the Careering into Motherhood podcast. She got me thinking back about what has changed for working mothers over the past 40 years and what still has…
READ I enjoyed talking to Mandy Garner who interviewed me for WM People about trends in hybrid. I contrast grudging hybrid, hedged around with rules, with the approach that sees the well being, recruitment,…