Strategic HR

UK worker productivity falls to two-year low

Experts believe people management must be a priority if we are to tackle workplace productivity issues

Government must increase apprenticeship levy flexibility

As many as 92% of levy-paying employers want greater flexibility in how they can spend their apprenticeship allowance, according to research from the City & Guilds Group

May considering workers' rights demands to win Brexit deal support

?The government is considering giving extra protections to workers to win support for its EU withdrawal agreement

Fat Cat Friday: Does HR only have itself to blame?

While poor corporate governance and boards have been blamed for the CEO-worker pay gap, HR should look to its own management processes and ask if employees as a whole are losing out

Leaders have increased confidence in digital skills

While Deloitte research shows that business leaders’ confidence in their own and new hires' digital skills has improved, concerns about keeping pace with new technologies and ethical use of AI persist

The five biggest HR learnings from 2018

As we enter a new year it's a good opportunity to assess what we've learned and where to go next

We need generative leadership in a VUCA world

Utilising generative leadership requires courage and a higher-than-average level of socio-emotional intelligence

HRDs earn almost £25k less than FDs

Recent figures obtained from top executives across the UK show that finance directors earn significantly more than HR directors

Success starts with a culture we protect

What I’m talking about here is having a culture built on a sense of purpose about the route that needs to be taken; a mutual appreciation of what matters to achieve the desired outcome

Five mental health at work resolutions for 2019

From loneliness and suicide issues to the adverse impact of constant change and work/life pressures, there are lots of challenges keeping mental health high on employers’ agendas

May's 'long-term plan' for NHS: HR community reacts

Prime minister Theresa May has launched a 10-year plan for the NHS, but many are concerned the proposals fail to tackle workforce pressures