I am a self-confessed bookworm. To me, the wonder of reading is it engenders a type of mind-reading. It embroiders empathy in the reader; that act of peering through a velvet veil into another's world.

Identifying a poor investigator is relatively straightforward. They are impulsive, impassioned, and immature. These characteristics are unbecoming, lack due process, and read unfair conclusions.

Like all tools, the Holiday Entitlement Calculator is designed to simplify an otherwise drawn-out process. However, it is still useful to understand the math behind the calculation to figure out how the end sum was reached.

Latin is more than literary archaeology. It is a language found in many parlances. Be it business, literary, academic, legal, medical, or musical.

Lately, I have been reflecting on well-being in the workplace for my studies. Defined by the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) as "[1] general health and happiness, or [2] emotional/physical/psychological well-being", its implications are sprawling and not limited to workplace factors. The makeup of well-being is multi-layered.

Family Resources Survey (FRS) studies are led by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) and have been carried out since 1992. Sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), the FRS studies people's living standards and circumstances in the UK. This information is invaluable because it is

The term 'human resources' was first coined by the economist John R. Commons in The Distribution of Wealth (1893). As a recognisable function of the working world, it was not until the 20th century that Human Resources (HR) developed practices to address misunderstandings between employers and employees. Over

When referring to vacancies, many use the terms 'job' and 'role' as a synonym of each other. There is a nuanced difference. A 'job' is an organisational function of defined tasks, duties or activities. A 'role' is the part played, emphasising specific

The insights offered from optimal and suboptimal outcomes of 'management influence' versus 'employee behaviour' are timelessly instructive to people professionals. The sources of such information are plentiful, and many originate from academic papers, business analysis, and behavioural theories. The value prospect for people professionals who learn

The idiom 'Lying Flat' (Huazhong 2021) has come to represent a rejection of perceived professional demand and societal expectation in exchange for a leisurely, nonmaterialistic lifestyle. We are extending to forgoing marriage, having no children, remaining unemployed, and shunning traditional milestones, i.e., buying a house or owning

Effective August 2022, full-time employees' weekly average working hours in the UK was 36.5 hours. For comparison, the lowest recorded was 30.3 in 2020 during the pandemic, and the highest was 38.8 in 1997. This data uses a five-day workweek as a fact, but how did

The Equality Act 2010 grants legal protection to nine protected characteristics (article here). This means it is against the law to treat people discriminatively at work, in education, as a consumer, when using public services, when buying or renting property, or as members/guests of a private club or association.

Relationships are complex, especially regarding the employer/employee dynamic. First impressions, words spoken, actions taken, and tone used—every interaction shapes behaviours and norms—sometimes contentiously. For this reason, people professionals scrutinise workplace behaviours and practices. Every conceivable, all too human, behaviour plays out when people come together in the

In August 2022, the Supreme Court ruled Jon Andrewes was required to pay back £97,000 of the £643,000 he unlawfully received as an NHS Chief Executive Officer. This came in response to an appeal made to a previous court ruling (June 2022) stating Mr Andrewes made misleading and