Operational Efficiency

Bloodworth: Use of agencies a factor in poor conditions at Amazon

Agency usage is perpetuating poor working conditions at Amazon, author James Bloodworth has said

HR needs transformational thinking when recruiting exec assistants

HR recruiters have not educated themselves about this special category of assistants

The war for talent and cities

In the future world of work organisations and cities will be affected by a number of megatrends

Is your HRIS trans-aware?

It's good to learn from your mistakes but maybe learning from other people’s is even better

Salary sacrifice and pensions: The lowdown

Using salary sacrifice agreements as a way to increase pension contributions could be lucrative for both employer and employee

Managers' four biggest AI challenges

AI provides answers, careless of the impact, while humans are looking for discretion and support

Employers fail to give financial guidance

Businesses worry about getting too involved with the financial lives of staff and the costs of doing so

Encouraging employees to disclose disability

A panel at the Business Disability Forum conference debated how to start meaningful conversations on disability

Just two-fifths of employees happy with benefits

?Only 40% of UK workers are satisfied with the benefits they receive from their employer, research has revealed

Hot topic: Bringing children to work, part two

An HR magazine article at the end of last year sparked much debate on the impact bringing children to work has on colleagues facing infertility issues

Managing the fallout of gender pay gap reports

The deadlines for employers in both the public and private sectors to publish gender pay gap information have passed

Just 5% of UK businesses have 'extensive' wellbeing programmes

There's more to be done around wellbeing initiatives but UK offerings stand above the global average