Hot topic: Working while commuting

Research from the University of the West of England (UWE) found that of 5,000 rail passengers 54% were using the train’s Wi-Fi to send work emails, leading to calls for this to be counted as part of...

How chatbots can reduce daily burdens for HR professionals

The breadth and depth of what machine learning can understand means it has strong potential for fields involving understanding and communicating with humans

How neuroscience can supercharge meeting effectiveness

The 'Four Cs' model can help leaders host more effective meetings where all the brains in the business are engaged

How safe is your employee data?

Many digital advances increase the potential for hacking or human error. So how can you ensure your employee data stays safe?

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Why period pain is everybody’s business

Period pain is the number one reason why girls and women under 30 are absent from school and the workplace

Forget work/life balance

Let’s ditch this work/life balance stuff. You can’t build a wall between work and life

HR's role when the heat is on

As the UK continues to bask in high temperatures, we look at what employers can and should do to ensure the health and safety of staff

Who monitors those doing the monitoring?

Artificial intelligence can take employee monitoring to new levels. But do the supposed productivity gains outweigh privacy concerns?

Worries about pay fuel presenteeism

The majority of people will still go to work when they are unwell out of fear of not being paid, according to research

British workers reject nine to five working

More than half of UK adults (58%) want to move away from traditional working patterns, according to research by McDonald's

Legal-ease: Home working considerations

The responsibilities of both employer and employee when considering home working arrangements

Whistleblower reports of NMW underpayment soar

Some employers are getting caught out by complex NMW rules while others are falling victim to spurious reports