EU whistleblower directive puts spotlight on internal reporting ineffectiveness
-Every employer with more than 50 employees in the European Union will soon need to comply with the European Union’s…
A post-pandemic workplace strategy when trust is in short supply
-As governments on both sides of the Atlantic begin to lift lockdown restrictions in key retail and hospitality categories, many…
How to deal with workplace bullying
-Workplace bullying, harassment, and discrimination are problems that will be witnessed or experienced by a majority of the workforce at…
Employee mental health is a growing culture crisis
-This week is Mental Health Awareness Week in the UK and Mental Health Awareness Month in the US. When we…
How will workplace culture change post-lockdown?
-As we make the transition back into some semblance of familiarity and routine, we face the question of what “normal”…
Why now is the time for an anonymous communication channel
-Vault Platform was born out of the recognition that trust is built through transparency and the need to establish a…
Lockdown highlights domestic abuse as workplace problem
-The COVID-19 pandemic has not only brought new challenges to the fore it is also forcing the spotlight on existing…
Ethical workplace considerations post-lockdown
-Conversations on both sides of the Atlantic are turning to the return to the workplace, what that might look like,…
Essential workers take May Day protests against employers public
-Essential workers are gearing up to strike today – May Day, also designated as International Workers’ Day – over working…
Communicating with furloughed employees – the do’s and don’ts
-The Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimates that a fifth of the UK workforce has been furloughed. In the US…
How to deal with misconduct in the workplace
-The #MeToo and #TimesUp movements pulled back the curtain on the extent of workplace misconduct taking place throughout every industry sector and in all types of businesses. In the wake of these movements, the 2019 film, Bombshell, depicted Roger Ailes’ eventual downfall from Fox News in 2016 due to revelations of allegedly predatory behavior in the workplace.
Hyper-growth adds culture problems to crisis list
-The impact of COVID-19 on the global economy could see the equivalent of 195 million jobs wiped out by Q2.…
Leadership from a distance: It’s all about culture
-Video conferencing and collaboration tools are booming and cloud-based business apps are showing their worth. The main challenges are cultural. They’re about rules, behaviors, and expectations. They’re about leadership, and there’s no better time for leaders to shine than in a crisis.
Remote work – are you ready?
-With a third of the world’s population now in lockdown, the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a turbo-charged rollout of remote…
Where to report workplace misconduct?
-Even with strong company policies in place emphasizing zero tolerance for workplace misconduct, employees are still reluctant in many instances to report incidents of harassment, racism at work, or bullying by a colleague or superior.
Workforce suddenly become remote? What happens next?
-With large swathes of the global workforce moving to a work-from-home model, the next challenge will be managing a new workplace etiquette to ensure that the vector for workplace discrimination does not shift in parallel with the adoption of digital-first communication.
Isolation, trust, and misconduct reporting at work
-Even before the COVID-19 pandemic took over our day-to-day lives, remote work was steadily on the rise. In the US,…
Opening digital doors in a WFH culture
-As organizations big and small see entire workforces move to a digital-first model almost overnight, there are inevitable repercussions on…
Maintaining a speak up culture in isolation
-In parallel with the spread of Coronavirus around the world, we have also seen a spread in workplace discrimination. This…
COVID-19 and a remote workforce: Is digital discrimination a threat?
-The COVID-19 pandemic has jolted many workplaces into the new reality of a remote-first workforce. As many office workers shift from face-to-face interaction to a predominantly online existence the potential for workplace bullying and discrimination is shifting in parallel.
Why the sudden boom in sexual misconduct claims?
-Victims and witnesses were now seeing corporate America and its boards beginning to take steps to hold perpetrators accountable for their actions as well as consider their own culpability in nurturing a culture of silence.
Addressing Coronavirus-related discrimination at work
-Here are some examples of how Vault Platform is helping employers can protect their staff from racial discrimination related to COVID-19
Coronavirus prompts rise in workplace discrimination
-As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to spread there has been a worrying rise in racial harassment, bullying, and discrimination in the workplace.
Social media and the rise of workplace activism
-80% of enterprises expect to see a rise in workplace activism, according to the 2019 Future of Work report by…
Trust tech – a new breed of technology for the 21st century
-The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) last year filed almost 73,000 cases of workplace misconduct – it’s surprising then to…
Weinstein verdict – ushering in a new era of employee empowerment
-It’s been known for some time that the #metoo and #timesup movements would have lasting implications for workplace culture. Two…
Is your organization using NDAs correctly?
-In light of the recent news at Bloomberg LP and the outcome of the Weinstein case, this is an opportunity…
From hush-up to speak-up: NDAs are bad practice
-For decades nondisclosure agreements and forced arbitration have cast a shroud of secrecy over interpersonal misconduct and perhaps helped perpetrators remain in positions of power by effectively silencing complaints.
Diversity on its own is not enough
-The Bank of England’s Executive Director for People and Culture, Lea Paterson, recently warned that intersectionality isn’t spoken of enough…
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