The top five rules of finance you need to know

Financial literacy is the passport to future-proofing your career. As an HR professional, you may not be au fait with the language of finance, but it’s important to understand the numbers so that you...

When times are tough it pays to work together

In today’s economy and faced with a cycle of crises, some businesses will die, some will survive, and some will see the opportunities it presents and thrive.

The Energy Price Guarantee: do employers have a duty of care?

This week’s announcement by newly appointed chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has significantly curtailed some of the support measures promised by the government set to help with skyrocketing energy bills.

Half of UK bosses in favour of home worker monitoring to improve wellbeing

A CIPD survey has revealed 55% of UK bosses agree that it is acceptable to collect information on regular home workers in the interests of wellbeing.

Embracing change vital to successful business mergers

Companies which embrace the changes brought about by mergers and acquisitions (M&A) will be better off than those that try to sell their employees on a 'business as usual' mentality.

Rolling with the recession: how HR can succeed (part two)

The twists and turns of a recession can be unpredictable, yet with the right preparation it’s another chance for HR to show its colours.

Creativity barriers in a logical world and how to shift them  

I love squiggly lines. I always have. Put me back in Mrs Morrison's primary school class, and I’m as proud of the abstract artwork on the sleeve of my P5 jotter as whatever is written inside. It’s not...

Rolling with the recession: how HR can succeed

The twists and turns of a recession can be unpredictable, yet with the right preparation it’s another chance for HR to show its colours.

Ask yourself, are you having fun at work?

Following the Great Resignation, millennials and boomers alike are resisting the return to the office and leaving their jobs like never before.

HR at risk of budget cuts as economy worsens

More than half (55%) of HR teams across the UK expect to have their budgets cut in the next few months, according to research from Personio.

IR35, strikes, tax cuts and energy price cap tackled in autumn mini-budget

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng announced the government's mini-budget in the House of Commons today (23 September), which included tax cuts and support for rising energy bills.

Improving the workplace through critical thinking

A lot of the problems in business — and in human resources — can be traced back to a single root: bad thinking. Over the course of my career as a consultant, I’ve seen business leaders make abysmal...