Keir Starmer’s government may introduce a ‘right to switch off’, as part of its ‘new deal for workers’. But is banning employers from contacting staff out of hours the right approach?
The inability of employee assistance programmes (EAPs) to meet massive increases in demand for mental health support – counselling in particular – without going fully digital or EAP-by-app, is a real...
These past several years have been a testing time for many of us. We have found ourselves working more from home than ever in our careers, with the loss of social contact with our colleagues,...
Within the space of a few short weeks, the gloomy forecasts of rising joblessness after the furlough scheme ended have morphed into stories of labour shortages and the ‘great resignation’. What is...
The COVID-19 pandemic has touched almost every area of our lives and given rise to countless new pressures and concerns. Many have worried about their health and that of their loved ones, their...
One of the greatest HR challenges in the workplace over the next decade will be the relationship between people and technology. Einstein gloomily wrote at the start of the 20th-century technological...
Nobody can make the right decision 100% of the time and no leader should commit their people to that – no matter how sorry they are for a previous failure
Making Britain more successful means driving productivity through better people practices
Although Germany is very employee-focused, workers are now experiencing high levels of stress and burnout
While employers understand the importance of talent, UK plc still has a while to go in becoming a wellbeing culture
I'd like to see a more confident and buoyant HR profession that pushes for board-level HR
Volunteering can benefit individuals, businesses and society. But there’s no such thing as a selfless act, right?
