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How to get your organisation off mute: make the most of remote working

26-Nov-2020 07:00:00 / by Caroline Butcher posted in future of work, Employee Engagement & Experience, employee experience, Covid-19, Covid, remote working

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“You’re on mute!”

For the 24% of workers in the UK now based at home due to Covid-19 (source: ONS), those three little words encapsulate a new way of life. Spare rooms have been cleared and kitchen islands commandeered, with webcams strategically angled so as not to reveal laundry piles or evidence of DIY endeavours gone wrong.

 

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Redundancy: How to lead and support survivors

12-Nov-2020 07:00:00 / by Caroline Butcher posted in culture transformation, employee experience, Covid-19, Covid

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It’s understandable to want to avoid the news at the moment, in fact many mental health charities recommend it as a method of self-care.  Chances are though, even if you’ve managed this, the reality of what’s happening to the UK economy and jobs market won’t have escaped your attention.  With 673,000 jobs lost between March and September this year (source: ONS/Independent) and more redundancies likely to take place when the Government’s Job Retention scheme ends, few people’s professional lives remain unaffected by Covid-19.

 

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