Strategic HR

Touch and love create high-performing teams

Rugby coach Gregor Townsend shared his tips for HR from the sporting world at the Talent Gathering Scotland conference

Treasury plans to overhaul tax for self-employed

It is believed the move will target those who are actually full employees and who have set themselves up as private companies to take on work

Ignoring calls for flexibility could cost businesses £12 billion a year

Women, young people and blue-collar workers are missing out on formal flexible working arrangements

The good, the bad and the indifferent

Are continuous performance conversations actually better than performance reviews? Comparing performance under the two approaches is not a like-for-like exercise

Letters to work Santa

Some festive rewards can go down like a lump of coal. So when it comes to gifts perhaps its time you read your employees' Christmas lists

Companies may be forced to reveal ethnicity pay gaps

Prime minister Theresa May has launched a consultation around mandatory reporting as part of plans to help minorities in the workplace

Dyslexic individuals could help tackle skills crisis

Tapping into the way dyslexic people view and interact with the world could help companies meet future business challenges, according to a report by EY and charity Made by Dyslexia

Three lessons on mental health at work from the Mad World summit

The Mad World summit 2018 focused on moving beyond mental health awareness towards the actions employers can take to tackle mental illness in the workplace

Clash of the cultures: High street vs. high end

Sports Direct’s purchase of flagging department store chain House of Fraser is only the latest in a series of high-profile M&A activity in retail

How Agile can transform workforce planning

In a fast-moving world, relying on a traditional process is inadequate. But workforce planning retains value where people rather than the process are at its heart

Vince Cable: Young people's mental health is a "massive issue"

Speaking at the Mad World summit, the leader of the Liberal Democrats and former business secretary said he was concerned about the pressures younger generations face at work

One in five staff at Save the Children UK have faced harassment or discrimination

The charity pledges to take action following a review into its workplace culture