Survey highlights business benefits of employing magistrates

Sound judgement and effective decision-making are among the top qualities that HR and recruitment leaders see in people who volunteer as magistrates, research has shown. A Ministry of Justice-dispatched outline saw that various affiliations feel enabling agents to contribute as judges is a strong way for chiefs to remunerate society, and help laborers with making […]

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Degree apprenticeships: The key to skills and social mobility?

As we begin National Apprenticeships Week, there’s a lot of discussion of how apprenticeships can support the government’s ‘levelling up’ strategy. Degree apprenticeships offer students the chance to graduate without the debt associated with university, but is take-up where it should be? There were empowering finishes paperwork for degree apprenticeships this month when Amazon reported […]

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How coaching can make retirement an ‘encore’ worth celebrating

Retirement can be a daunting process for both an employee and their team who wave goodbye to a talented colleague. Graeme Menzies and Sarah Harrison outline why retirement or ‘encore’ coaching may enable a smooth transition. The retirement scene has changed drastically in the beyond 20 years. We are living longer and maturing better, and […]

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‘Sheryl Sandberg told me I sound stupid’: Kim Scott talks to Oven-Ready HR

When one of the world’s most powerful women tells you that you sound stupid it’s not going to be feedback that you’re likely to ignore. While the vast majority of us would need to twist up and pass on from disgrace, Kim Scott took this verbal rebuke from Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg straightforwardly on the […]

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How to improve uptake of apprenticeship schemes

Apprenticeships can improve diversity of thought within an organisation and set up employees in early careers with the skills needed to excel, yet apprenticeship starts are declining. Kate Burnett discusses the main challenges limiting uptake and what businesses can do to improve their success rate. Apprenticeships are an extraordinary chance for individuals to acquire information […]

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