How to support autistic talent at work

To help autistic talent thrive at work, employers must build systems that actively recognise and reward difference.

BBC suspension: How should HR address disability discrimination?

An EastEnders TV star has been suspended by the BBC after using an ableist slur while filming Strictly Come Dancing last November, according to reports published on Saturday (7 June).

Pay transparency: What you need to get your head around today  

We’ve heard a lot about pay transparency over the past couple of years, ramped up since the EU Pay Transparency Directive was passed in June 2023. Sat in the UK, it’s easy to dismiss this noise as...

Creating confidence, not concern: How to create thriving MHFAider communities

Each year, Mental Health Awareness Week gives us all an opportunity to reflect on how we support wellbeing; not only in our personal lives, but also in our workplaces.

Beyond burnout: How HR can help build better jobs (part two)

You can’t see it on a spreadsheet, but every person in your organisation is managing an invisible balance, like a bank account of energy.

HR doesn’t need to be an expert in everything – and that’s a strength, not a weakness

In today’s rapidly shifting workplace landscape, the role of HR is more expansive than ever, encompassing everything from wellbeing to workplace design, hybrid working strategies to AI ethics. The...

How the Covid-19 pandemic reshaped workplace vocabulary

In the wake of the fifth anniversary of Britain's first Covid-19-related lockdown, it is striking to reflect on how profoundly this period reshaped not only where we work but also the very language we...

New episode: HR Most Influential Podcast 4.4: Inclusion is the answer to everything

Inclusion – and its potential to help organisations address strategic HR issues like productivity, retention and engagement – is the focus of the latest HR Most Influential Podcast episode, which went...

HR needs a marketing mindset to win the war for talent

Many sectors face a talent crisis. Traditional HR recruitment strategies need a rethink.

Severance: sci-fi or too close to reality in our workplaces?

Apple TV’s hit show Severance recently returned for a second season, and it’s as thought-provoking as ever.

Our work paradox: why HR is solving everything – except work itself (part one)

HR must rediscover a core discipline, and propel smarter, simpler and more intentional work design. This is the first of a four-part series on how work and job redesign can unlock productivity and...

Behavioural change is not a by-product of technology, it’s the prerequisite  

Where behaviours are seen as a by-product of processes and systems, there's a big problem.