About Gemma Dale

Gemma is an experienced HR professional, a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD, Fellow of the HEA and Certified Business and Management Educator. She is a lecturer in the Business School at Liverpool John Moores University as well as running her own business The Work Consultancy, where she focuses on HR policy development, flexible and hybrid working and wellbeing. Prior to joining LJMU, Gemma was a HR Director and worked in a variety of senior HR roles for over twenty years. Gemma was nominated in the Top 50 'Most Influential Thinkers in HR' list 2021. Gemma is a qualified mediator and coach, and a regular speaker and writer on a variety of HR topics including employee engagement, flexible and hybrid working, and wellbeing. Gemma is the author of ‘Flexible Working’ published by Kogan Page as well as a range of e-books about HR and wellbeing. Her next book, ‘How to Work Remotely’ will be published in 2022.

Posts by Gemma Dale:

June 10, 2022

Young people should optimise the time they spend in the office

by Gemma Dale • Features, Flexible working

During the pandemic, around 100 million people in Europe switched to working from home – nearly half of them for the first time. This shift was rapid, with employees quickly noticing the benefits of remote work. These can include freedom from commuting, more time for personal wellbeing and increased productivity. As we move on from pandemic restrictions, we’ve seen a strong, global demand for more flexible forms of working, particularly to retain an element of remote work. While some employees want to work from home permanently, most want what’s coming to be regarded as the best of both worlds: hybrid working. Only a minority of workers now want to return to the office full time. More →