Strategic HR

Disabled choosing self-employment for better working conditions

?More disabled people are choosing self-employment but are being let down by poor support from the government, according to new research from IPSE

What HR can learn from customer experience

Taking best practice from the customer experience can help create a more efficient and engaged workplace

Is engagement fact or fiction?

Few seem able to agree on what engagement is or how to measure it. Some argue that it never existed at all and was nothing more than the latest fad

Tax exemption for occupational health could boost wellbeing

?The John Lewis Partnership has called on the government to make all occupational health services tax-free, to encourage employer investment in workers' health

Claire Fox: Productivity problem down to UK firms' fear of failure

A panel at the CIPD's Festival of Work debated the impact that investment in training and tech, management skill levels, and CEO pay have on UK productivity

Back to basics... Creating dog-friendly workplaces

Our back to basics series brings you top tips from industry experts on the bread and butter areas of HR

Anthony Seldon: Understand human intelligence or be "eaten alive" by AI

The mismatch between employers and educators must be resolved to develop the skills needed in the world of work and reduce the risk of humans being surpassed by AI

Achieving a diverse STEM workforce requires more effort

It is not enough to have representation in the organisation if it does not exist in leadership and key roles, up to and including the board

CIPD Festival of Work: Day two round-up

What the HR magazine team learned on day two of the CIPD Festival of Work

Four ways to be an ethical AI business leader

At the 2019 CIPD Festival of Work speakers shared tips on how to ensure AI is helping to create meaningful work

TUC's Paul Nowak: The tech revolution must happen with people, not to people

Workers must be given greater say over AI implementation to avoid widening inequality, according to the TUC's deputy general secretary Paul Nowak

Hot topic: Portfolio careers and 'side hustles', part two

The Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed (IPSE) recently found that 320,500 self-employed people now have two or more jobs