HR Unpacked Dr Jonathan Lord & Kate Palmer

Welcome to this podcast where we will be discussing Neurodiversity which affects between 15–20 % of the UK population.  According to the National Autistic Society, 45% of neurodivergent people have lost or left their job because of challenges due to being misunderstood, with 102 cases being heard at employment tribunals in 2022 where employees said that their neurodiversity was part of the reason for the discrimination they experienced.
 
We are delighted to welcome Kayleigh Frost who is Head of Clinical Support at Health Assured, WelcomeKayleigh, great to have you on our podcast to discuss this important and increasingly challenging topic.  

Welcome to this podcast where we will be discussing the Good Employment Charter which supports all employers in the Greater Manchester region regardless of size or sector, to improve employment standards.
We’re delighted to welcome Ian MacArthur who is Director of the GM Good Employment Charter

Welcome to this podcast where we will be discussing AI and whether it can support HR professionals at every stage of the employee lifecycle.
We’re delighted to welcome Dr Maria Kutar who is a Reader in Information Systems at Salford Business School, Co-Lead of the Disruptive Technologies Research Cluster and a Board member of the UK Academy for Information Systems (UKAIS).
Maria is a multiple award-winning educator with extensive experience in curriculum development and academic leadership. Seeking to inspire individuals and businesses to achieve success through the use of digital technologies, Maria has fostered an understanding of the ethical and societal implications of their actions.
 

Welcome to this podcast where we will be discussing Accent Discrimination and whether it should be a protected characteristic.
We’re delighted to welcome PROFESSOR ROB DRUMMOND who is Professor of Sociolinguistics, Head of the Research Centre for Creative Writing, English Literature and Linguistics (CELL), and a founding member of the Manchester Centre for Youth Studies.
He has extensively researched on the ways in which spoken language varies between individuals and groups of speakers, and the role that language variation plays in the construction and performance of identity. His book, You’re All Talk: Why we are what we speak explores the enormous diversity in our spoken language to reveal extraordinary insights into how humans operate: how we perceive (and judge) other people and how we would like ourselves to be perceived.
https://www.theguardian.com/global/2023/oct/08/we-still-make-judgments-from-the-way-people-talk-rob-drummond-decodes-accent-prejudice
https://www.bigissue.com/life/regional-accents-disappearing-rob-drummond/

The notion of ‘quiet quitting’ has been around for centuries with trade unions using ‘working to rule’ as a means of industrial action. However, there is now a contemporary trend where Generation Z workers are encouraged to do the bare minimum at work in order to avoid burnout, as they 'recalibrate what's important to them' after Covid. In this episode we are delighted to welcome Dr Ashley Weinberg who is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Salford as well as a Chartered Psychologist. He has 20 year’s experience in lecturing, researching and consultancy work, having produced four books on well-being at work and provides a fascinating insight into the psychology behind Quiet Quitting as well as the impact it has on the psychological contract.  

Welcome to this podcast where we will be looking at ‘value-based leadership’
We’re delighted to welcome Ged Mason the CEO of Morson International, Britain's leading manpower services company. The organisation specialises in supplying skilled white-collar staff - engineers, quantity surveyors and project managers - to the aerospace, defence, nuclear, rail, oil, gas and construction sectors. With an annual turnover of 930+ million(TBC), and on target to reach over £1 billion turover, Morson's clients include: BAE Systems, Airbus, Network Rail, Transport for London and the British Nuclear Group.
We discuss values based leadership where leaders draw on both their own core values and the negotiated and defined values of the work organisation for guidance and motivation and is a way of making authentic decisions that builds trust and commitment.