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Protecting Employee Mental Health and Wellbeing during Restructuring: How do we make sure that the Survivors Survive and Thrive?
Karina Nielsen, Professor of Work Psychology and Director of the Institute for Work Psychology shares her thoughts on protecting employee mental health during restructuring.
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Breaking the Stigma Surrounding Mental Health: Creating a Successful Employee Network
In this case study, we look at the work of Jakki Mills and Richard Tunsich of the Insolvency Service, discussing the successes of their employee network group, Break the Stigma, and the work it has undertaken to support employees during the pandemic.
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Understanding Imposter Syndrome: Challenging Learnt Behaviours
This article outlines what imposter syndrome is, how it affects women, and what can be done in the workplace and wider society to tackle it.
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Covid-19 and Race: Supporting Employees
A CIPD 2020 Report on the impact of Covid-19 on ethnic minorities.
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Understanding the Covid Cohort: How Can We Continue to Level Up?
UCAS reported that more students from the most disadvantaged backgrounds across the UK entered HE in 2020 than ever before, the impact of Covid-19 on students, especially those from a disadvantaged background has been severe.
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The Impact of Covid-19 on BAME Women
Research from the Fawcett Society demonstrating specific disproportionalities to do with employment, anxiety, debt and childcare.
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‘Hidden in Plain Sight’- The Ben Kinsella Trust
A Youth Work Response to Gangs and Exploitation during COVID-19.
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Adapting to Flexible Working: The New Normal?
Claire Walker who is in the most senior job share in the country shares her experiences of flexible working.
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Reshaping the Workplace in a Post Pandemic World
Understanding the CBI's London Business Survey 2020.
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How do Positive Action and Positive Discrimination Differ in Practice?
'Positive action' continues to be implemented by employers everywhere as a means of levelling the playfield for disadvantaged groups within the workplace. However, what is the difference between 'positive action' and 'positive discrimination', and how do we implement this kind of initiative effectively?
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‘We Cannot Tackle Racism Without an Intersectional Approach’: Interview With Cllr Sharon Thompson
Inequality is often understood from a perspective that categorises different marginalised groups, sometimes dividing their experiences and neglecting to see the cross over between multiple identities. In this interview, we discuss the need for change with Cllr Sharon Thompson of Birmingham City Council.
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Stepping Up: The Diversity Leadership Programme
This case study looks at Bristol City Council's Diversity Leadership programme, ‘Stepping Up’. The programme aims to encourage minorities to aspire to leadership positions. Now, just over three years since it began, how has the programme succeeded in diversifying city-wide leadership?
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