The People Bulletin

The sun might be shining but the economy is still looking somewhat shaky with significant public sector job losses looming. With organisational change on a vast scale being very much a common theme across all sectors (especially the public one); employers need to do all they can to manage anxiety levels and communicate a positive outlook to all levels of personnel.  And that means encouraging people to take a proper holiday without checking emails and worrying about what they will come home to. Welcome to The People Bulletin.  Clarissa Dann

News

• Remote working on holiday increases data security – and workplace stress risks

• ‘Spaghetti bowl of tax exemptions and reliefs’ gets overhaul

• Autocratic leaders who don’t listen are bad for business

• Lovely holiday – but too sick to return to work

Training & Development

• How to keep data secure: Focus on your people
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  William Beer looks at how organisations should be making their people the first line of defence in the battle against damaging security incidents.

Health & Safety

• Profit over wellbeing?
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  Dr Doug Wright reviews some recent research to see if employers are getting better at looking after their employees’ wellbeing as the UK emerges from recession.

Pay & Benefits

• Payroll perk or benefit in kind?
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  Salary sacrifice arrangements, when run correctly, are inexpensive motivation tools, but failure to follow the latest HMRC guidance can lead to some unexpected tax bills for both employer and employee says Elaine Gibson.

Technology

• Not another Terminal 5…
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  All too often, the business focus that goes into delivering a project stops on project delivery.  John Edmonds explains why this can be catastrophic and demonstrates the importance of leading change beyond the project.