Nov 23, 20222 min read

Investment in good ER continues as our development programme grows

As the industrial relations climate in the UK worsens, Joe Perry and I are preparing for the second cohort of our Employee Relations and...

Oct 19, 20221 min read

A heart-warming story of employee relations

Yesterday, @Joe Perry and I had our first face to face session with our employee relations and engagement development programme delegates...

Oct 11, 20222 min read

Employee relations is most prized specialist skill

According to the CIPD, employee relations is the most prized specialist skill in HR in 2022 (The UK people profession in numbers | CIPD)....

Sep 13, 20222 min read

Our Employee Relations Network is one year old

The aim of our Employee Relations network is to share good practice, build the capability of the employee relations profession while...

Aug 22, 20223 min read

Today's crisis calls for a new approach

The industrial relations environment in the UK is the worst its been in my living memory. Sadly, the conflict predicted in our ER survey...

Jul 21, 20222 min read

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...

Jul 13, 20223 min read

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...

Jun 28, 20222 min read

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...

Jun 13, 20222 min read

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...

Apr 6, 20222 min read

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...

Mar 3, 20222 min read

Make meetings better

Employee relations professionals and business leaders who work in unionised workplaces will spend a fair bit of time in formal meetings...

Feb 9, 20224 min read

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...

Jan 18, 20223 min read

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...

Nov 30, 20214 min read

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...

Oct 15, 20213 min read

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...

Sep 5, 20213 min read

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,...

Aug 4, 20213 min read

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...

Jul 14, 20213 min read

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...

Jun 28, 20213 min read

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...

May 5, 20213 min read

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...