When workplace investigations hit the headlines, the risks can escalate quickly. Suddenly, employers are dealing with media attention, social media commentary, employee concerns and potentially serious reputational risk – all while trying to conduct a fair and effective investigation. We were recent
4/7-2026: Philippines – Republic Day The Philippines celebrates Republic Day, marking the country's full independence when the Treaty of Manila came into force on 4 July 1946. While Independence Day is now celebrated on 12 June, 4 July remains an officially recognised historical observance.
01/07-2026 - Forbes: Tesla’s Electric Semi Has Its First Fatal Crash: Two people in a small Volkswagen Beetle died after the massive battery-powered truck slammed into them at a highway intersection in Nevada, not far from the factory that builds it. RIP.
29/6-2026: Dialogues are always interesting; a few words from Professor Carissa Véliz: “WhatsApp is not a privacy-friendly app overall,” said Carissa Véliz, a professor at Oxford University and author of Privacy is Power. “It collects a lot of metadata about users for marketing purposes. We have to remember that WhatsApp is owned by Meta – one of the tech companies with one of the worst track records when it comes to privacy.”
Sad news 29/6-2026: The devastating earthquakes in Venezuela are expected to claim many more lives than have already been reported, says the UN’s humanitarian coordinator for Venezuela, Gianluca Rampolla del Tindaro. The number of dead will “inevitably and unfortunately continue to rise”, he says. The UN is preparing for over 10,000 fatalities. Many of the victims have not yet been found.
28/6-2026: "New figures from France show that during the heatwave, in recent days, they have recorded daily excess mortality of up to 40 per cent."
Industriferie is the informal but deeply embedded Danish summer shutdown period that developed alongside industrial working culture in the 20th century, where factories, offices and service sectors gradually coordinated collective holidays during the summer weeks, creating a national rhythm where production slows significantly and large parts of the workforce take extended leave, resulting in quieter cities, reduced business activity and a strong cultural expectation of summer rest – 29 June 2026 – 2 August 2026.
July and August — Workforce Planning and Headcount Review: Starts: 1 July | Deadline: 31 August (plan submitted to finance): Workforce planning ensures the organisation has the right people, with the right competencies, knowledge and skills, in the right roles at the right time. Summer is the right moment for this work — it is the quietest operational period, giving senior leaders the space for strategic conversations. The plan must be complete before the autumn budget process closes, because people costs are typically the largest single line in any company's budget. The gap between today's workforce and tomorrow's requirements drives every recruitment, development, and succession decision that follows.
