Tag: Workforce Management
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Proposed Amendments to the Employment Rights Bill – What’s on the Horizon for SMEs?
Does it “Make Work Pay”?
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Elon Musk, DOGE, and the Power Law of Performance: A Perspective on Workplace Efficiency
Elon Musk has once again captured public attention—not with a new Tesla or a SpaceX launch, but with an email. An email sent to all employees of the US federal government as part of his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative. His directive? “List five things you achieved last week.” This simple yet direct inquiry has…
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The Employment Rights Bill: New Protections, New Pressures for Employers
On 10 October 2024, the UK’s Labour government introduced the Employment Rights Bill to Parliament. The changes set out in the Bill are, we are told, aimed at enhancing employees’ and workers’ rights as part of the government’s declared intention to “make work pay”. While the changes do, on the surface, provide greater protections for…
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Treated less favourably? Compared to whom?
Ms L McLean v Siemans Mobility Ltd. The Claimant, a contract worker for Siemens Mobility Limited, brought a slew of claims against the company. The allegations? That she had suffered detriment and discrimination after making protected disclosures about billing practices, project status, and alleged profiteering, as well as victimisation and direct sex discrimination regarding timesheet…
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The Impact of Personality on Teamwork: Optimising for Team Performance
As organisations increasingly rely on collaborative team efforts to drive productivity and innovation, understanding the dynamics that shape effective teamwork becomes paramount. A recent academic study from a Hungarian Nuclear Power Plant (Influence of personality on Teamwork behaviour and communication) sheds light on the profound influence that individual personality traits can have on team communication,…
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Shifts in the Night: Understanding the Rights of Agency Workers
Donkor-Baah v University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and Others (2024) EAT 23 Introduction: In the often complex world of employment law, the distinction between different types of workers can sometimes seem like navigating through a dark, unfamiliar corridor. The case of Donkor-Baah v University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and Others shines some clarifying…