Strategic HR

HR needs to act to protect employee engagement

Companies need to focus on employees’ emotions and keep their promises if they want to restore productivity and engagement, according to Gartner’s chief of HR research Brian Kropp

In times of crisis compassionate leadership is a must have

Leaders must work to understand individual employees' circumstances during this trying time

Hot topic: Businesses using palm oil, part two

A report published by the WWF listed the British businesses failing to meet commitments to only sell products containing palm oil from ‘sustainable’ sources

Hot topic: Businesses using palm oil

A report published by the WWF listed the British businesses failing to meet commitments to only sell products containing palm oil from ‘sustainable’ sources

Workers at risk because of ‘essential job’ confusion

On 23 March Boris Johnson made it clear only essential workers are to leave their homes to work, but some non-essential workers are still being made to work

Legal requirement to report gender pay gap suspended

The UK government has introduced a year-long suspension of gender pay gap reporting to ease the already increased burden of duties for organisations during the Coronavirus pandemic

Three tips for negotiating

There are three key things to remember when entering into any kind of negotiation

Coming out of the mental health closet

Hiding a mental health problem will only make it worse in the long run, so don't leave it too late to 'come out' about it

One million young workers will leave London before turning 33

The number of young workers leaving London is on the rise, according to Totaljobs research

Freelancers need more support during COVID-19 outbreak

Freelancers have criticised the UK government saying that its latest Coronavirus wage support package will not offer them sufficient financial aid

SME lessons: Just enough structure to harness creativity

In the third of a series of four articles, Vlatka Hlupic describes the principles of maintaining a highly-engaged workplace in small and medium-sized organisations

Employers planning reduced working hours

Thirty-three per cent of UK employers plan to reduce working hours, cut pay or impose leave in the face of COVID-19