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Investigations are often the first port of call in managing workplace conflict, but their effect is "like throwing a grenade" into a team, a specialist warns.

Restructuring its workforce to reduce 'excessive hierarchy' has helped an organisation become more agile and improve its customer service, this case study shows.

Traditional ways of assessing the value of jobs are causing employers to over-invest in some roles and under-invest in others, with costly ramifications, according to an expert.

The way misconduct allegations are put to an employee can have a significant impact on a workplace investigation, and is an area where employers often come unstuck, according to a lawyer.

Platforms that allow organisations to build a "corporate memory" of their former employees are the next big area to watch in HR technology, an expert says.

Managing sick employees on an ad hoc basis increases the risk of claims and undocumented absences, making it critical for employers to enforce clear sick leave policies, a workplace lawyer says.

With employees across the country working from home many leaders are calling this "the new normal", however a specialist says the future of the workplace requires a balance between old and new practices.

Leaders are responding to their uncertain environment in a wide variety of ways, but 'adaptive action' is what's needed now, an expert says.

Recent rulings and a lack of case law consensus show how difficult it can be to manage performance-related dismissals that also involve factors such as mental illness, says an employment lawyer.

Redeployment is the very important "third limb" of the genuine redundancy test and employers need to show they have considered all viable options even in the current climate, says a workplace lawyer.