Strategic HR

How to help accidental managers

You won’t achieve much through your managers if you don’t sharpen their soft skills

Employers must remove stigma of suicide

Speakers at the inaugural This Can Happen conference shared their advice for workplace suicide prevention and how to respond when the worst happens

Closing gender gap could add £150 billion to UK economy

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) has launched a guide for employers to driving gender diversity

Quarter of grads have done unpaid internships

Research from the Sutton Trust has revealed that unpaid internships are rife, as a bill to ban those over a month long is brought to the House of Commons

We’re still far from addressing sexual harassment

Are words turning into actions? How far have workplaces come? These are some of the questions Acas explored in a YouGov poll

Improve benefits to help low earners, report urges

Many organisations are failing to maximise the value of employee benefits for low earners, according to research from the Work Foundation

Using digital comms better: Top tips

?HR can play a crucial role in supporting staff to better use digital communications, according to Nick Morgan, author of Can You Hear Me? and communication coach

Be mindful to work more effectively

Honest mistakes are often made instinctually, while better decisions are made mindfully

Organisational development beyond HR: Political campaigning

Organisational development principles were present in Emmanuel Macron's and Barack Obama's political campaigns

Prince William: HR should be the "door people feel they can go to"

Speaking on a panel at the inaugural This Can Happen conference, the royal shared his own experiences of mental health issues in the workplace

Employers struggling with candidate experience

Only 70% of organisations provide every unsuccessful candidate with a rejection message, according to ?the Good Recruitment Benchmark Report

Creative thinking needs a time and a place

Too many executives remain tethered to traditional workspaces when they need to be in more creative settings