Is it time to look at the benefits of an effective performance appraisal for chambers?
A performance appraisal might not be the sort of thing that springs to mind when you think of chambers. As opposed to working in a top-down firm, chambers are clearly far less prescriptive in their day-to day running allowing barristers
Working parents can’t ‘switch off’ and job-related stress is increasing
For the average employee, there’s often no greater feeling than turning off your work computer and saying goodbye to the avalanche of emails, Slack messages and Trello tasks at the end of the day. However, we all know too well
Why worry? Workplace stress and how to combat it.
Stress, much like with that weird mouldy patch on the ceiling tiles, is one of the fastest-growing issues in the workplace today. The World Health Organisation has declared stress ‘the health epidemic of the 21st Century’. An increasing body of
How to improve productivity at work in 2020 (and some tools to help)
Well, here we are, 2020 is upon us. No, I’m not sure how that happened either, it feels like just yesterday that we were sat worried about Y2K and all of a sudden, it's 20% of a century later. It’s
Weekly10 Top 10: How to boost employee engagement in 2020 (and beyond)
‘How to improve employee engagement’ is arguably the HR conundrum of the 2010’s, or certainly the latter half. It has been the focus of many a research report, seminar, Op-ed or blog (such as this one I prepared earlier!). And no wonder with
Do employee perks actually work or is it all a fad?
Google have always been innovators. I don’ think that can be argued, can it? Be it search engine technologies, mapping services, digital assistants or self-driving cars, for the last 20 or so years, they have led the way. They were
Could a four day week ever work for law firms?
Four day work weeks, and three day weekends. These are terms spoken of in hushed whispers by office workers the world over. Meanwhile, managers fret about cutting business hours for no obvious immediate gain. During the election, Labour’s tantalising promise
So, what actually is employee engagement?
Employee engagement is about how we as business owners create the conditions in which our staff offer up more of their capability and potential.David Macleod, Engage for Success It may seem like a simple question. We certainly know employee engagement is
10 Top Tips For Being an Effective and Happy Remote Worker
Following on from our recent blog series looking at some of the crucial topics around remote working, we thought it would be handy to provide a list of Weekly10 Top Tips for effective remote working and keeping happy while telecommuting.
Remote Working – 3: But what’s in it for my company?
And so, the end is near. That’s right guys, we’ve nearly reached the end of our series of blogs looking at the remote working revolution that is shaking up business in the UK and further afield. If you have missed