Young people favour working from home, research shows

Only one in 10 (10%) young adults, aged 18 to 27, want to work in the office full-time, according to research from The Times.

The HR Most Influential Podcast 4.3: Defending the profession

David Blackburn, award-winning CPO, consultant and 2024's second Most Influential Practitioner joins the podcast to discuss the criticisms directed at HR in the UK media.

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How to make changes last after a crisis response

Leaders of the fast-food chain McDonald’s rolled out improvement programmes in the wake of toxic culture allegations of abuse in 2023. Yet, in January 2025, further allegations were reported. How can...

The Great Detachment: our next workplace challenge?

If we ignore the trends, we may end up with the Great Resignation 2.0.

AI makes emotional intelligence more important than ever

As more and more people use AI tools, emotional intelligence (EI) and soft skills will be key to showing employees and clients that we care. This requires organisations to place more emphasis on...

Thoughtful compliance can build trust in remote teams

How can HR transform cross-border compliance from a headache into a trust-building tool?

Employee autonomy is the key to productivity in an AI-powered workplace

Artificial intelligence (AI)'s greatest potential lies in enabling autonomy, to drive innovation and productivity.

Banning NDAs in sexual misconduct cases may have unintended consequences

Earlier this month, the government indicated that it was considering a ban on UK employers using non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to hush up cases of sexual misconduct.

The agile workforce model is essential for future success

How can leaders use an agile workforce model to help their business thrive?

With more workplace conflict ahead, what's HR's next move?

Workplace conflict between employees is growing. Dealing with it will continue to be firmly at the top of the agenda for HR in 2025.

A pause is not just for Christmas

As HR and employees become increasingly obsessed with the 'doing' mode, now might be the time to activate the ‘spacious mode’.

Age UK finance manager jailed for fraud after stealing £460k

A former finance manager for Age UK has been imprisoned after pleading guilty to fraud by abuse of position, for stealing nearly £460,000 from the charity.