Autumn budget 2022 pledges tax freezes and wage boost

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt gave his budget announcement to parliament today (17 November), as he officially announced the UK is in the midst of a recession.

Government invests in workplace cyber security

The UK government is offering up to £200,000 funding for businesses to research the security of Internet of Things (IOT) devices.

Monitoring remote employees: will it push people back to the office?

Reports have revealed that the Cabinet Office is monitoring staff computers and wifi logins in a bid to persuade them to return to the office, and it may lead other employers to think that they can...

The secret ingredients of effective hybrid L&D

The pandemic accelerated the uptake of digital learning and caused companies to rethink their training programmes. Edmund Tirbutt explores the secret to getting hybrid learning and development right

Most employees happy to have their output monitored at work

Employees are happy for technology and data to monitor their output, provided they know exactly what data is being used.

Businesses look to metaverse to enhance hybrid working

Two thirds (66%) of business leaders see the metaverse as the next stage of hybrid working.

Rising covid infections force HR to prepare

The UK is averaging 351,000 daily infections of covid, the highest number recorded since the 350,000 daily infections in March 2022.

HR Most Influential 2022: top practitioners and thinkers

Last night HR magazine unveiled its 2022 HR Most Influential (HRMI) rankings aboard the HMS Belfast.

Low productivity? It might be time for a sludge audit

How many times have you, as a job applicant, quit the process because it was long-winded to complete? We engage in a straight-forward transaction only to find we have wandered into what feels like...

HRMI 2022: Leila McKenzie-Delis, CEO, DIAL Global 

Leila McKenzie-Delis is the founder and CEO of DIAL Global, a community for diverse and inclusive leaders, founder of diversity and inclusion (D&I) charity McKenzie Delis Foundation and founder...

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HRMI 2022: Shereen Daniels, managing director, HR Rewired

An advocate for anti-racism in business, and managing director of anti-racism advisory firm HR Rewired, Daniels is a proactive champion for the need to focus on transformative change which removes...

HRMI 2022: Eugenio Pirri, chief people and culture officer, The Dorchester Collection

Eugenio Pirri has dedicated his career to ensuring that people are the cornerstone of every business decision.

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