Addressing the Shortfall of Women in Leadership

Addressing the Shortfall of Women in Leadership

by Jungle Comment Closed
In February 2016, the government appointed Sir Philip Hampton and the late Dame Helen Alexander to chair an independent review which focused on encouraging increased female representation on FTSE boards and women in senior executive positions. Targets were set and stretched and it was encouraging that last week’s 2019 Hampton-Alexander Review shows some positive progress. (more…)...
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LUV your Staff on Valentine’s Day

LUV your Staff on Valentine’s Day

by Jungle Comment Closed
We all live busy lives therefore we often forget to show appreciation for our staff, praise them for their efforts and thank them for turning up as the best versions of themselves. Not valuing your staff can lead to issues of demotivation and stress. Mental health problems are common and lead to 70 million work days being lost each year in the UK, costing employers approximately £2.4 billion per year. (more…)...
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Whistleblowing hits the Headlines

Whistleblowing hits the Headlines

by Jungle Comment Closed
The interview I did for the BBC’s investigation for the Sunday Politics Show into the increasing use of settlement agreements or ‘gagging’ orders seems to have come at a time when the media spotlight is being turned firmly on the topic of whistleblowing. Just last week the health secretary called for greater support for NHS whistleblowers in order to increase transparency and to learn from those that had the courage to speak out. In the case of the NHS, scandals and even premature deaths or inappropriate surgery could have been avoided due to shortcomings in care or bullying behaviour. (more…)...
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The Pros and Cons of Employee Settlement Agreements

The Pros and Cons of Employee Settlement Agreements

by Jungle Comment Closed
I was delighted this week to find myself interviewed by the BBC as part of the Sunday Politics West Midlands Programme. The topic for debate was settlement agreements, this arose from some recent  BBC research which highlighted an increasingly significant spend by one local council on these agreements, so I was invited along to cast some light on what is by no means a straightforward topic. (more…)...
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Fair Pay Battle – Major Step Forward

Fair Pay Battle – Major Step Forward

by Jungle Comment Closed
The Asda Shop Workers equal pay battle (31 January 2019), is being called a landmark case in terms of predominately female shop workers winning the right to equal pay with predominately male warehouse workers. But equal pay disputes have been going on since the days of the striking Ford sewing machinists back in 1968. which was widely credited as a catalyst for the Equal Pay Act which came into effect two years later. Yet the Equal Pay Act is not black and white in terms of the same job for the same pay, there have been many disputes about the type of work done, levels of responsibility and bonuses paid to different groups of workers. (more…)...
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