Fiona Deal: At home in the housing sector

Network Homes’ executive director of people and technology dominated the HR Excellence Awards this year for the second time – what's her secret to success?

Using poetry to engage staff in training

Poems can help make internal comms more memorable, and excite employees to help spread the message

Employers must be more open about pension savings, say workers

HR should focus on transparency, training and tools when communicating pensions to employees, as new research released during Pension Awareness Week shows employee engagement with pensions continues...

A new dawn for trade unions?

Membership levels have tumbled since their peak in the late 1970s, so if unions are to continue to play an important role in the workplace change is necessary

Creating a culture fit to last at Hilton

Businesses will always need to generate economic value, but to create a culture that truly stands the test of time you have to look beyond profit

Fifteen creative ways to hire – whatever your budget

Making a great hire needn’t break the bank. Here are 15 creative ways to find the right candidate whatever your budget

How to lift your top team out of a work rut

Senior employees are often forgotten when it comes to disengagement, but it's vital any apathy is tackled before it spreads

Kevin Green: Don't overpromise on employee experience

Employers should differentiate between employee value proposition (EVP) and employee experience, according to Kevin Green, founder of What's Next Consultancy and author of Competitive People Strategy

Poor leadership driving talent away

While employers face a war for talent employees are planning to leave jobs because of uninspiring leadership

The difficulties of speaking truth to power

What gets said, what doesn’t, and who is and isn’t listened to are vital to organisational success

Gethin Nadin's four top tips on employee experience

Speaking at an HR Taskforce event, psychologist and author Gethin Nadin shared some of his top tips on creating the best possible employee experience

HR Excellence Awards 2019: The winners

Network Homes scooped Best HR team, Outstanding engagement strategy, Best learning and development strategy and the Gold award