What are the main political parties’ workplace policies?

Skills and employment pledges aren’t necessarily headline issues this election, but there are still plenty of them

Managing time in meetings

As research shows that managers spend 15% of their time in meetings, here’s how to better manage meeting time in your organisation

Employees reluctant to discuss financial worries

Employers must tackle the stigma around talking about money concerns at work and create employee benefits packages that improve the financial wellbeing of the workforce

Why HR needs to be more selfish

It should be liberating, while also a little bit scary, to accept that what your people need isn’t a new initiative but a new you

Ten ways you're burning out your employees

There are 10 common workplace stressors that cause employee burnout. Here's how to quickly check for them in your organisation

Dyslexia affects workers' memory as well as literacy

?Employers must realise dyslexia can affect memory as well as reading and writing, according to Nancy Doyle, research fellow at Birkbeck, University of London

Art Markman: Understand cognitive science to work better

Neuroscience can help people better understand themselves and colleagues, according to academic and author Art Markman

Claire Fox: Productivity problem down to UK firms' fear of failure

A panel at the CIPD's Festival of Work debated the impact that investment in training and tech, management skill levels, and CEO pay have on UK productivity

Few employee volunteers 'very satisfied'

Employers must do more to ensure staff involved in employer supported volunteering (ESV) have positive experiences, according to research

Employees who 'fit in' more productive

Cultural fit has a large bearing on productivity and attrition, but this is still a blind spot for HR

Control as a self-preservation mechanism

In this series of columns we're asking HR professionals to help get the conversation going on HR's own mental health by sharing their personal experiences

Unemployment falls but wage inequality rises

While UK unemployment hits another record low, the TUC warns of wage inequality between sectors