Operational Efficiency

Talent location key to company growth

Firms can improve performance and productivity by taking a more strategic approach to talent to market alignment

Bad candidate experiences harm brand loyalty

A negative experience as a job candidate can lead to customers taking their business elsewhere

The impact of social stereotypes in STEM hiring

Gender and racial stereotypes can shape people's judgement when evaluating job applications

Legal lowdown: A question of privilege

Practical steps employers can take to ensure sensitive communications are not released unnecessarily during litigation

Firms calculating but not publishing pay gaps

Only 6% of the estimated 4,000 employers covered by the new gender pay gap legislation have made their data public so far

Graduates value soft skills for the future

Graduates believe that technological advancement will have a positive or very positive impact on the future of business

Is compensation due for unused holiday?

Public debate on the Taylor Review and an upcoming judgment of the ECJ will keep holiday pay on the radar

Workspace design: Building the revolution

HR has the opportunity to influence workplace design, and consequently how workers feel and behave, our roundtable debate explored

Reporting on the gender pay gap

As the Bank of England reveals its gender pay gap, what do you need to consider when writing your report and accompanying narrative?

Taylor: Gig economy must not grow unchecked

At The HR Dept’s annual conference Taylor spoke on the need for incremental change rather than public policy

Budget reaction: No news is good news on pensions and IR35, experts say

IR35 and pensions avoided much mention, and a new retraining scheme has drawn mixed responses

Case study: Parental leave at Grant Thornton

Recognising that family setups have changed, Grant Thornton overhauled its working parents policies