Case study: Early wage access at Camden Town Brewery

After rapid growth Camden Town Brewery wanted to help out its dedicated and hardworking workforce. Some struggled with a monthly pay day, so an app was introduced to provide early access to wages

Rahaf Harfoush: Digital culture is redefining what it means to be human

Businesses are moving from being knowing organisations to learning organisations, driven by data abundance and digital anxiety

Digitalisation of the visa system: What HR should know

HR teams need to get up to speed with the transformation of the UK's visa system, including digital visa status and online right to work checks

The role of tech in cultural transformation

New tools can provide a framework for knowledge sharing and a more collaborative approach, but technology alone does not create culture

Unions must adopt digital mindsets to attract young people

A panel at Unions 21’s annual conference discussed the potential of technology to track work hours and quality and put employees in a stronger bargaining position

Technology a mixed blessing for work/life balance

Technology can enable flexibility but issues around working culture still inhibit work/life balance for many, research has found

Employees unaware of messaging app security risks

A third (33%) of employees have sent customer information via new communication platforms, suggesting a lack of awareness of security risks, research finds

Leaders have increased confidence in digital skills

While Deloitte research shows that business leaders’ confidence in their own and new hires' digital skills has improved, concerns about keeping pace with new technologies and ethical use of AI persist

Finding a balance when it comes to technology

David Frost speaks of finding a happy medium between the technology of today and that of tomorrow

Should you 'do HR' for robots too?

With intelligent machines predicted to become more prominent in the workplace will they soon fall under HR’s remit?

Staff working out of hours could be violating GDPR

UK workers struggling to switch off outside of working hours could be breaching GDPR rules, according to Insurance2go

HRD's pocket guide to... drones

The HRD’s pocket guide series offers an explanation of areas outside day-to-day HR that business-savvy HRDs need to have a handle on