Projects to do

A firm believes it pays men and women fairly but has never tested it, and a gap may hide behind job titles, negotiation and hiring dates.

After two small firms join, their support teams have different titles, tools and habits, and the staff worry about who will lose their role.

Branch staff are promoted for being good at the counter, then struggle to coach, handle conflict or run a daily huddle.

When one nursing shift hands over to the next, small but important tasks get lost in a rushed conversation.

A call centre must end its night shift, which affects people with childcare, transport and loans built around that schedule.

A small staffing firm checks references and past jobs informally, with no written consent and no clear rules on what is asked or kept.

A dealership team hits its monthly targets by pushing add-ons, yet its manager rates people on customer care, so staff feel the rules keep changing.

Delivery partners face long hours, uncertain pay and little protection, and public debate on what a platform should do is confused.

A small design studio sets pay person by person through private bargaining, so similar roles earn different amounts for unclear reasons.

When managers compare ratings in a room, the confident speaker and the most recent project often outweigh the full year of evidence.

A founder in a textile firm still makes every decision, so the three managers below have never practised choosing for themselves.

An auto-parts maker is split by function, and customers complain that nobody owns a whole product from order to delivery.

As more banking moves to apps, clerical staff worry about their roles, and a bank must decide who to retrain and for what.

Wage talks in a small mill often become a contest of threats, though both sides need the mill to keep running.

Managers paste appraisals, emails and complaints into AI tools to save time, with no thought for who else might see that information.

A company hears that AI can predict resignations, but acting on such a score could label people unfairly or damage trust.