Debbie Sanders
Talking about industrial relations
A few weeks ago, I put myself well out of my comfort zone. I did a live TV interview with Angela Rippon about industrial relations. I...
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Debbie Sanders
- Jul 13
- 3 min
Using action learning sets to develop and embed brilliant employee relations skills
We’ve been using action learning sets as part of our ER and Engagement Development programme. When we were developing the programme and...
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Debbie Sanders
- Jun 28
- 2 min
Take time to rebuild after a dispute
Tomorrow is the sixth module of our ER and Engagement Development programme with 14 delegates from four organisations in the UK. We will...
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Debbie Sanders
- Jun 13
- 2 min
Win-lose is for losers
Every day there is bleak news about the state of industrial relations in the UK - ballots, disputes, unresolved conflict and protracted...
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Debbie Sanders
- Apr 6
- 2 min
Launch of Employee Relations & Engagement development programme
Today Joe Perry and I ran the first module of our brand new Employee Relations and Engagement development programme with 14 delegates...
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Debbie Sanders
- Mar 3
- 2 min
Make meetings better
Employee relations professionals and business leaders who work in unionised workplaces will spend a fair bit of time in formal meetings...
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Debbie Sanders
- Feb 9
- 4 min
Focus on good implementation and make an impact
An employee relations and engagement strategy is a part of an organisation’s environmental, social and governance strategy. It can cover...
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Debbie Sanders
- Jan 18
- 3 min
Talk to each other to build bridges before its too late
When relationships get difficult with your unions, what can you do to stop issues escalating into a dispute? What can you do to stop...
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Debbie Sanders
- Nov 30, 2021
- 4 min
Walk in your employee's shoes to make work better
Increasingly leaders are out of touch with their employees (https://www.reimagine-leadership.org/leaders-out-of-touch-with-exhausted-empl...
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Debbie Sanders
- Oct 15, 2021
- 3 min
Managing change, conflict and uncertainty will be at the heart of employee relations in 2022
Between August and October 2021, we issued a short survey to a group of employee relations professionals working in the UK. Being an ER...
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debbie sanders
- Sep 24, 2021
- 3 min
Do we need a law to stop us from working at the end of the day?
By Joseph Perry Many European countries now have laws in place to stop employees working excessive hours. Almost all of us have done jobs...
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Debbie Sanders
- Sep 5, 2021
- 3 min
Listen and learn when your employees speak up
During 2020, @Organise grew from 79,000 members to over a million. It has provided tools and support to improve the lives of thousands,...
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Debbie Sanders
- Aug 4, 2021
- 3 min
The rise and rise of employee voice
One of the areas where employee relations professionals can make a real difference is in helping build organisations to positively...
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Debbie Sanders
- Jul 14, 2021
- 3 min
Why trust breaks down and how to rebuild it
There’s been a lot written lately about a trendy brewing company and the way it has treated its employees, about its culture and...
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Debbie Sanders
- Jun 28, 2021
- 3 min
What has good ER got to do with organisational leadership?
Diverse views are good for organisations. Without them, organisations often only change when the law changes or the criticism gets too...
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Debbie Sanders
- May 5, 2021
- 3 min
Mediation is a critical skill in the modern workplace
Yesterday I was delighted to join the board of @West Sussex Mediation Service as a trustee. I’m really looking forward to supporting them...
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Debbie Sanders
- Apr 20, 2021
- 3 min
Today employee relations specialists are needed more than ever
Employee relations is not generally the most popular of HR specialist roles and vacant roles can be hard to fill. The role varies so much...
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Debbie Sanders
- Apr 9, 2021
- 2 min
Why problem solving with union and employee representatives works
In my experience, problem solving with trade unions and employee representatives works. It brings pragmatic and practical solutions to...
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Debbie Sanders
- Mar 15, 2021
- 2 min
Developing a strategic approach to employee relations
In “normal” times, employee relations is often a top ten risk in any organisation. In the last twelve months, it's likely that ER has...
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Debbie Sanders
- Feb 23, 2021
- 2 min
Now is the time to conduct a thorough audit of your employee relations climate
The pandemic has had an impact on employee relations in so many ways - the challenges of remote working and the serious nature of...
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