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...research highlighted that many organisations were contemplating actions that would potentially impact their employees’ wellbeing, job security and uncertainty about the future. Also, freezes on recruitment in some industries have created a disconnection between job seekers expectations for employment and employment availability. The increased precarity of employment,...

...research shows it is equally distracting. Currently, UK drivers using a hand-held mobile phone can only be prosecuted if it can be proven that they were using it for an ‘interactive communicative function’ such as calling or texting. The change in the law closes this loophole, and makes it easier for distracted drivers to be prosecuted, fined £200, and given six...

...research shows that when responding to criticism, it isn’t just what is said that matters – it’s who said it. This is because of something called the intergroup sensitivity effect. Generally, people are more tolerant of criticism from an ingroup member compared with an outgroup member because they feel ingroup members are trying to be constructive, whereas outgroup...

...research can be translated into accessible visuals and how rights around dignity, privacy and health appear in everyday experiences. As a law student, seeing these themes move from theory into practice was especially meaningful. Free to Bleed at the Vagina Museum Before the event started, guests were able to explore the museum’s exhibitions. The event then began with...

...researched in terms of people experiencing a traumatic event or a loss in their lives. Organisational psychologists have also noticed that this occurs within organisations when people are being made redundant during job restructuring and being one of the ‘lucky ones’ left behind. Research shows that it can be, and often is, as hard on those left behind as those who...

...Research published during Carers’ Week in June shows that an extra 4.5 million people have been added to that number during the pandemic. Although we’ve come to appreciate carers more over the last few months, this will count for little in the long run if it does not publicly drive a move to do what we can to ensure that carers receive the best possible support and...