What’s Happening?

What’s Happening?

What’s Happening?

Covid-19: crisis response lessons from Asia-Pacific

Covid-19: crisis response lessons from Asia-Pacific

In an article written by Ann Francke OBE, the CMI’s regional chairs in Asia explain how the pandemic response in their countries helped to mitigate the impact of Covid-19. “Singapore has had 60,000 cases of Covid-19 so far, with 29 deaths. In Hong Kong, there have...

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Happy Anniversary! One year from lockdown

Happy Anniversary! One year from lockdown

Today marks the anniversary of the UK's first national lockdown which started following our Prime Minister’s ‘Stay at Home’ speech. Over the last year it seems many people have re-evaluated what is important in their lives, as according to a new survey three-quarters...

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The moral & business case for employee financial wellbeing

The moral & business case for employee financial wellbeing

The CIPD is calling on employers to recognise both the moral and business case for taking more responsibility for their employees’ financial wellbeing as research reveals that half of employers don’t have a financial wellbeing policy, despite financial impact of...

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Reviewing your remote onboarding/induction

Reviewing your remote onboarding/induction

advo hr's Caroline Mayoh takes a closer look at the restraints and new challenges that need to be overcome when onboarding new staff during the pandemic. Carline Mayo, advo hr During the pandemic and lockdown many organisations have recruited new employees. ...

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Post pandemic? Home or Office?

Post pandemic? Home or Office?

There is an expectation that post-pandemic that businesses will continue to embrace home-working but many large businesses are rejecting the idea and urging a return back to office. The CEO of a large investment bank has rejected remote working ‘as the new normal’ and...

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