Click here for the Friday Reading Search, a searchable archive of reading and knowledge resources

Since March 2020, Airmic has been issuing Friday Reading, a curated series of readings and knowledge resources sent by email to Airmic members. The objective of Airmic Friday Reading was initially to keep members informed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, Airmic Friday Reading has evolved in scope to include content on a wide range of subjects with each email edition following a theme. This page is a searchable archive of all the readings and knowledge resources that have been shared.

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BBC, 27th March 2020
Friday Reading Edition 17 (17th July 2020)
Pollution and greenhouse gas emissions have fallen across the world from COVID-19-related restrictions, but is this just a fleeting change? This BBC commentary delves deeper into the issue.
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Airmic, 1st April 2020
Friday Reading Edition 16 (10th July 2020)
This Guide will help you get the most out of the Airmic Mentoring Scheme, whether you are a mentor or mentee – or would just want to learn more about mentoring schemes in general – by providing a framework for the mentoring relationship and supporting processes.
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Mercer, 1st April 2020
Friday Reading Edition 16 (10th July 2020)
Tips on the ergonomics of your workstation to video conferencing.
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BBC Radio 4, 19th October 2017
Friday Reading Edition 16 (10th July 2020)
Evan Davis and guests debate whether a mix of talents in the workplace leads to better companies and translates into more profits.
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Nuffield Health
Friday Reading Edition 16 (10th July 2020)
[Free to read upon registration of details] This white paper presents a systematic review on studies of remote working between 1995 and 2019 to identify the benefits, challenges and importantly, considerations an employer should take on board when offering remote or flexible working within their business.
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McKinsey & Co, 17th April 2020
Friday Reading Edition 12 (12th June 2020)
During crises, a leader’s words and actions can help keep people safe, help them adjust and cope emotionally, and help them put their experience into context. This article provides guidance on how organisations communicate about it can create clarity, build resilience, and catalyse positive change.
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Airmic, 24th May 2020
BLM partners Julian Cox and Phillip Carney discuss life after lockdown – ensuring a safe working environment, as well as the risks, liabilities and insurance responsibilities in relation to secondments, and the possibility of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) regulations (TUPE) becoming relevant.
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Everbridge
From a survey of 9,003 employees across 13 markets, this research report from Everbridge explores how current trends and habits of communication can impact the success of a Critical Event Management (CEM) plan.
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Hays
As we move to a new era of work, many managers will need to coordinate ‘hybrid’ teams working on different schedules – with some working different set hours and others working remotely.
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McKinsey Global Institute , 29th March 2020
This article from the McKinsey Global Institute, which finds an overlap between the workers who are vulnerable in the current downturn and those who hold jobs vulnerable to automation, calls for the US response to incorporate a longer-term view about the resulting occupational shifts and the development of skills.