The well-worn view that formal procedures cause more problems than they solve misses a fundamental point CONTINUE READING
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Employee Assistance Programmes – vital HR tool or incitement to lazy management?
I was happy to have worked with John Crowley of PeopleHR on this useful piece examining the ups and downs of Employee Assistance Programmes. The question in the title of this post is mine, not his!… CONTINUE READING
Here’s the thing about Great Yarmouth……
My visit to the town last month with the Low Pay Commission showed a picture of two halves in more ways than one. Here’s my post for the Commissions’s website. https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/2019/07/23/great-yarmouth-a-town-of-two-halves/ Featured image credit: http://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk… CONTINUE READING
12 Entrepreneurs Discuss The Impact of The Gig Economy – Rescue a CEO
Happy to have shared my experience with Rescue a CEO (see #8). 12 Entrepreneurs Discuss The Impact of The Gig Economy – Rescue a CEO — Read on rescue.ceoblognation.com/2019/07/17/entrepreneurs-explain-the-impact-of-the-gig-economy/… CONTINUE READING
New Podcast: Unions21 Conference 2019 and the Future of Collective Voice
The highlights from the Unions21 2019 Conference sessions on Collective Voice. CONTINUE READING
In Hartlepool, there are problems the minimum wage can’t fix – Low Pay Commission
The Low Pay Commission (LPC) is an independent body that advises the government about the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage. Here’s my latest post for them, following a recent visit. There are people in the town doing great things. One of them called this piece “really challenging.” minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/2019/06/17/in-hartlepool-there-are-problems-the-minimum-wage-cant-fix/ Featured image credit: minimumwage.blog.gov.uk… CONTINUE READING
Jess Phillips MP on Women and Work
We talk women an work, childcare (why describing it as low-skill is so wide of the mark) why it’s good to laugh (“gags are supposed to be funny, that’s the point”), and why we shouldn’t be grateful when we win. CONTINUE READING
Microchips Are For Pets, Not People
Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should. CONTINUE READING
New Podcast: Battling Low Pay In British Theatres Matters To All Of Us
Charlotte Bence (Equity) and Becky Wright (Unions21) recording our latest podcast In 1982, Colin Welland won the Oscar for best screenplay. The film, also winner of the Oscar for best picture, was Chariots of Fire. Welland accepted his award with the clarion call: “The British Are Coming!” Setting aside he historical contradiction – those words… CONTINUE READING
51 Days’ Work And No Pay – Why We Need Equal Pay
Supporting equal pay is as much in my interests as those who, statistically, I am paid more than. CONTINUE READING
