Strategic HR

BBC announces increased support for parents of premature babies

The BBC has announced that its employees will receive additional maternity or paternity pay if their baby is born prematurely

Hot topic: Extended maternity rights

The government has set out proposals to increase rights for pregnant women and new mothers through protecting them against redundancy for six months after they return to work

Birkinshaw: Leadership an unnatural act

Adhocracy is key to transforming organisations to operate in a turbulent world, asserted London Business School's deputy dean of executive education speaking at an event

Change is happening on gender equality... let’s celebrate

On International Women’s Day it's worth taking a moment to celebrate those leaders who are inclusive

Third have taken no action on gender pay gap

This International Women's Day the Young Women’s Trust is calling for positive action and transparency on salaries

HR future leader of the month: Alice Williams

HR magazine speaks to the future leaders of the industry to discover what makes them tick

Features

Company culture is critical to your success

?Whenever I mention workplace culture to leaders it’s often met with dismissal. In fact it’s been my experience that companies often take a passive approach to culture

Top employers prioritise gender diversity

High-performing organisations see the recruitment and progression of women as a business-critical priority, according to Top Employers Institute data

Why proposed NDA reform helps employers

The landscape will in fact look very similar, and by stripping out abuses the ability to rely on an NDA clause is potentially strengthened

How to beat imposter syndrome

In a new series of wellbeing columns Karen Beaven offers advice to others in HR

Government's disabled worker targets: Experts respond

Amber Rudd's plans to change the benefits system and get more disabled people into work have received a mixed response

Private sector IR35 plans come under fire

The government has launched a consultation on IR35 in the private sector prompting criticism of the public sector roll-out