Beckett Frith

Line managers lack communication skills

Almost a quarter expect their internal communications budget to be cut in the next year

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HR professionals increasingly earning board positions

FTSE 100 CHROs are now increasingly drawn from a professional HR background

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Apprenticeships: Quality as well as quantity is key

The Resolution Foundation's Kathleen Henehan called for quality and clarity around apprenticeships

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Half of fathers would not use SPL

Two years since Shared Parental Leave legislation was introduced takeup is still low

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Baby Boomers want flexible working and staggered retirement

Research has found that older workers are keen to improve their work/life balance but stay working

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Certain perks could retain quitting staff

Flexible working, promotions or salary increases might keep staff who have handed in their notice

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Stress levels have increased since last year

Only 12% of workers felt less stressed now compared with a year ago

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A million people have experienced faith discrimination

Research uncovered a mismatch between HR manager and employee perceptions of religious discrimination

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HMRC investigation yields £705 million

£322 million was collected from SMEs, and £383 million was collected from large businesses in the past year

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Salary sacrifice changes: What you need to know

How changes to salary sacrifice schemes, which came in 1 April, will affect employers and employees

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Active working should be embedded in workplace culture

There are productivity gains to be made by considering the health and wellbeing of employees

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Employees fear automation will make work less friendly

HR has a role to play in ensuring humans can work with AI while maintaining friendly relations between staff

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