Edmund Tirbutt

Game on: the progress of gamification in HR

The use of game-like structures in HR functions has proved popular for the past few years, but has it now had its day? Edmund Tirbutt reports

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The secret ingredients of effective hybrid L&D

The pandemic accelerated the uptake of digital learning and caused companies to rethink their training programmes. Edmund Tirbutt explores the secret to getting hybrid learning and development right

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Sustainability or value? Navigating the pensions maze

While many have a preference for trustee-based pension schemes, the cost of running an own-trust scheme has sky-rocketed in recent years, leading to the growth of master trusts, but they are not...

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Workers can warm to a pay freeze if handled sensitively

Staff understand that things aren’t easy right now and many will have already written off a mid-pandemic pay rise, but if you can show you’re grateful for their hard graft, they will appreciate it,...

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Understanding process mining

What exactly ‘process mining’ is and how it can help HR

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Making flexible payroll systems work

Expert advice on what to consider when implementing flexible payroll options

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Scrapping bonuses: The legal lowdown

As economic and political uncertainty continues to grip the nation, some firms are considering making savings by scrapping or withholding bonuses

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HR analytics: Demystifying the buzzwords

What some of the most commonly-used phrases mean (in lay terms)

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Getting payroll in order for IR35

What you need to do to ensure you’re compliant come 2020

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Getting staff to save for retirement

The next pensions challenge is getting staff to save enough for a comfortable future. Here's five ways HR can engage them to do so

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Everything you need to know about payroll and GDPR

These are the steps you should be taking when it comes to payroll and the GDPR legislation

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LISAs: Help or hindrance?

Lifetime ISAs could entice employees away from workplace pensions say some. So where will they and where won't they work?

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