Code of conduct training: 6 ways to tailor your code of conduct course
Code of Conduct: The Challenge A strong code of conduct is vital for employees to know what is expected of them. A successful code of conduct that is followed by all employees, from leadership to management to each and every worker is an important part of building an ethical, inclusive culture at work. But an […]
How to manage stress in your team
Related Courses According to Perkbox‘s UK workplace stress survey, in 2020, 79% of British adults commonly experience work-related stress, which is 20% higher than the findings in 2018. The most common causes of work-related stress included ‘work-related office politics’ (at 37%), then a ‘lack of interdepartmental communications’ (at 34%) and ‘the work and performance of others […]
Payoneer settles with OFAC for Ukraine / Russia sanctions breaches
For global companies, particularly in the financial services sector, sanctions compliance is becoming ever more fraught. Payments and money transfers are becoming ever more globalised, and new businesses are popping up to take advantage of a booming market. But when it comes to sanctions compliance, the costs of getting it wrong are rising. Payoneer is […]
Duty to prevent sexual harassment set to be required of UK employers
Third party harassment and extension of timelines to bring a claim also included in a new package of measures The government’s long-awaited legislative response to MeToo has been laid out. The response to the 2018 consultation on sexual harassment in the workplace spells out sweeping plans to extend ‘failure to prevent’ laws already on the […]
How to Support a Colleague with a Drug or Alcohol Issue
Misusing alcohol and/or drugs is a serious problem. Indeed, according to a recent government report, there were 270,705 adults in contact with drug and alcohol services between April 2019 and March 2020. As well as negatively affecting the business by causing performance, conduct, and safety issues, abusing these substances could also introduce long and short-term health […]
Omnitrack version 2.42.0
Automatically share submissions We’ve added a new automation action which allows you to automatically share submissions. Submissions can be shared with either a specific user or with a person that has been selected in a user lookup field as part of the form. Use this new automation to seamlessly share submissions with line managers or […]
How to spot signs of stress at work
Employees suffering from stress will find it has significant detrimental impacts on their mental and physical wellbeing. According to the Health Safety Executive (HSE), 1.6 million workers in the UK suffered from work-related ill health in 2019/20 – more than half (51%) of these cases were due to stress, depression, or anxiety. 55% of all working […]
5 Signs of Drug and Alcohol Misuse Among Colleagues
It should come as no surprise that alcohol and drug misuse by employees spells bad news all round. As well as the physical risk to health (including damaging the liver and heart and increasing the risk of cancer), substance abuse at work can cause other business-related issues, including: Reduced productivity, efficiency, and concentration Increased workplace […]
New course release – COVID-19: Social Distancing at Work
With the global rollout of the coronavirus vaccine gathering pace, in many jurisdictions, employers are being given more discretion to decide whether staff can and should return to the office. If your organisation has employees working from the office, you have a duty of care to your staff. Managers must ensure a safe working environment […]