The best and worst leadership traits spread contagiously through a business, with professionals’ behaviours most heavily influenced by the people they work with most frequently. New research on the UK’s workforce from ILM, the UK’s leading specialist provider of ILM leadership qualifications, revealed that workplace behaviours are highly infectious, with 74% of professionals having actively emulated attributes seen in their colleagues. Some of the most contagious traits are also the most critical to get right, including communication, co... Continue reading

More work needs to be done to improve Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) representation in the UK workplace, according to key representatives at a recent HR industry event.  Earlier this month, the CIPD and EY hosted a dinner to discuss BAME representation in the workplace. Baroness Ruby McGregor-Smith delivered the keynote address to a room of more than 30 senior HR professionals, including representatives from the BBC; Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy; Fujitsu; Barclays; EDF and Aviva. In her keynote speech, Bar... Continue reading

A reminder that entries are still open for the Pattenmakers Young Manager Award 2018. The award is designed for employers in the facilities management sector, to help them identify, motivate and develop young managers who they believe will rise to the very top in their industry. As well as being an accolade for the winner, it also provides tailored package of off-site courses and work placements, giving both the employer and the winning manager a unique opportunity for career development, unmatched by any other award.  Entrants must be worki... Continue reading

International Workplace has been announced as a finalist at the Learning Technologies Awards 2017 for the latest version of its bestselling online health and safety course. The IOSH Managing Safely v.5.0 eLearning course has been shortlisted in the category of ‘Best online distance learning programme’, a major endorsement of the significant investment made in the new digital version of the course. International Workplace’s Managing Director, David Sharp, commented: “Being shortlisted is a fantastic accolade, and I’m delighted for... Continue reading

The Government has set out its plans for arrangements that could ensure personal data would continue to move back and forth between the UK and the EU in the future in a safe, properly regulated way. In the latest of a series of papers looking at the UK’s future partnership with the EU after it has left, the Government has considered the case for a unique approach that could allow data to continue to be exchanged to ensure ongoing competitiveness, innovation and job creation. The document outlines how the UK is considering an ambitious model... Continue reading