People Management

By Carly Chynoweth Plebgate, child abuse in Rotherham, the Hillsborough tragedy: the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), responsible for monitoring the police forces of England and Wales, investigates some of the most complex, difficult and emotionally charged scenarios in law enforcement. People who come into contact with the organisation – police officers, victims and family […]

By Jo Faragher From redundancy to a reluctant CEO, People Management guides you through the chats every HR professional dreads 1 Confronting an office bully It’s all about the language – and keeping your cool An accusation of bullying in the workplace can strike fear into the most confident of HR professionals and line managers. So much […]

By Claire Warren Bullying doesn’t have to mean Malcolm Tucker-style bawling: subtle digs are just as devastating.The fightback starts here… Six weeks after taking on a new job, Katie should have still been finding her feet as an HR manager in a pharmaceuticals business. Instead she was busily looking for a new position, driven out by a ruthless finance […]

By Tim Smedley How a defence firm more used to a ‘command-and-tell’ culture has replaced confrontation with mediation Picture a workplace where mediation is flourishing and Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group might not be top of your list. The organisational culture in the Cambridge-based aviation and engineering business is best described as entrenched. Ninety per cent of Marshall’s […]

By Carly Chynoweth  Mediation can solve workplace disputes long before they reach employment tribunal at a much lower financial and emotional cost. So why don’t more organisations adopt this technique? Workplace disagreements are expensive; last year, employment tribunal claims cost British businesses £1.6 billion in fees, awards and out-of-court settlements, according to recruitment consultancy Ambition. […]