Aaron Alburey from LACE Partners explains in 60 seconds why you should join LACE Partners and Laughology at our Virtually Happy -HR in the digi world conference on 8th October. In this video Aaron explains why you should join his breakout session, which is on how HR...
In a recent ‘HR on the Offensive Podcast (you can subscribe to the podcast here) Chris and Aaron spoke to Nazir Ul-Ghani, Head of Workplace by Facebook. Today’s blog highlights key points from the discussion, including how people have quickly adapted to life during...
Chris and Aaron discuss the importance of teamwork tools in keeping workforces connected with Nazir Ul-Ghani, Head of Workplace by Facebook. People have quickly adapted to life during lockdown and how tools that enable online engagement with work colleagues have...
Wendy Muirhead from Ceridian talks about how they strive to drive innovation in their business through the culture that they have developed. As a technology-focused business, the expectation is that Ceridian are innovative in their culture, but how do they achieve...
How capable is your HR function? What is stopping your team from reaching your strategic objectives? In 2019, LACE Partners spoke to a series of HRDs as part of the HR on the Offensive whitepaper and to follow on from the findings, Emma Leonis talks about the...
How do you make the world of work more engaging for your people? How do you bring your workplaces back into sync with better engagement and how can you break down the existing constructs of the workplace to improve the overall efficiency of your business? Chris talks...
In the second of a two-part HR on the Offensive podcast with our partners Norton Rose Fulbright (you can read part one here), we discussed the issues of furlough and redundancy for HR teams and the businesses they operate within. Once again Cathy and Chris from LACE...
What legal considerations do you need to make when bringing back furloughed workers? How much notice do you need to give to inform a furloughed worker of a return date? What can those workers do when on leave and what are the logistics of part-time working? What about...
How do you adapt the workplace to meet your colleagues' needs in this current climate? Do you have a hybrid wellbeing offering? How do you make home-based workers feel fully included in wellbeing programmes? What are your plans for holiday rollover and how do you deal...
How much of what the government has set out for returning to work are 'rules' and how much are 'guidelines' for HR teams and employers to deliver on? What happens to those people with childcare arrangements that are concerned with going back to work? ...
Master of the Guild Paul Hucknall talks to Chris Howard and Annette Andrews about how his business - Quilter - has adapted quickly to moving from an office-based environment to a remote workplace, touching on policies, support, but also how their leaders have adapted...
What will the office of the future look like when everybody returns back to work? Will there be creative and news ways of utilising space? Will businesses need as much space? How can you social distance in a lift designed to get 20 people in it and up to the 20th...
In the second episode of the 'In the Spotlight' series from the Guild of HR Professionals, Peter Cheese, CEO of the CIPD, talks about how HR needs to position the 'human' at the centre of the business after the Covid-19 pandemic has begun to subside. HR needs to come...
Step 10 of the LACE Partners 12-point crisis management plan for HR teams looks at what HR leaders need to be thinking of when thinking of the 'return to work' plan under the current coronavirus global pandemic. LACErs Chris Howard and Cathy Acratopulo talk through...
This first episode of 'In the Spotlight' series featured Danny Harmer, Chief People Officer from Aviva, talking about her experiences during the COVID lockdown of 2020, having joined Aviva during the pandemic. ...