Award-winning HR: HR Team of the Year 2023

What does it take to win an HR Excellence Award? In the lead-up to extended deadline to enter the HR Excellence Awards 2024 (23 August), we share how last year's winners impressed the judges.

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Up the corporate ladder: strategies for boosting internal mobility

Internal mobility is the ideal for companies and employees alike: it improves retention, career satisfaction and overall productivity, which begs the question, why can it seem so difficult to...

How Hertfordshire Council revolutionised its recruitment

Hertfordshire County Council recruited for more than 100 roles by introducing an ‘apply anytime’ recruitment campaign and implementing an onboarding learning programme to improve its statutory...

How to build a skills-first HR approach

Building a skills-first organisational approach requires HR leaders to lay firm foundations, as research conducted by John McMackin and David Collings revealed. In this article, the two set out the...

Employers will suffer without urgent immigration reform

We need Labour to make urgent and necessary changes to immigration to address the growing labour shortage and bolster the UK economy.

Psychometric data is being wasted

Psychometric data shouldn’t be consigned to HR files after recruitment, it’s a valuable source of insight that should be regularly revisited to build stronger teams, develop talent, and pinpoint...

Labour’s Back to Work plan must account for employers, disability charity says

The Business Disability Forum has urged the government to consult with employers to get the details of its Back to Work plan right. The plan has been welcomed by campaign groups for its positive...

How to better support women at work

Employers can propel efforts to close the UK’s gender health gap. But they must act now.

Beyond exit interviews: Three steps to productive offboarding

Employee experience is arguably one of the most important aspects of any business, and can sometimes feel like one of the hardest to crack. HR teams are largely responsible for ensuring employee...

Labour's manifesto: What HR needs to know

The Labour Party has released its manifesto, ahead of next month’s general election, focusing on extending workers’ rights, immigration and getting people into work.

How Argyll slashed attrition from 30% to 3.5%

Office provider Argyll reduced turnover rates from 30% to 3.5% by bolstering employee recognition, as Honey Wyatt reports.

Liberal Democrats’ manifesto: What HR needs to know

The Lib Dems have released their manifesto, ahead of the general election, highlighting gig workers’ rights, closing skills gaps, parental leave and sick pay.