Strategic HR

Law firm recruits women's advancement director

Law firm Dentons has announced the appointment of a women's advancement director

New finance hires struggle to get up to speed

UK firms wait more than five months on average for new finance joiners to get up to speed, according to research by Robert Half

Workers fear losing their jobs to AI

Experts call on employers to support workers with changes to the world of work as research reveals employee perceptions of automation and job losses

Competition for jobs reaches five-year low

?Competition for available roles has fallen to 0.38 jobseekers per vacancy, according to data from jobsite Adzuna

Tech graduates facing large fines for leaving training schemes

Graduate training schemes are a popular choice but early-release clauses have come under fire from legal experts

Will lifting Tier 2 visa restrictions for NHS workers ease the strain?

NHS workers will be exempt from the Tier 2 visa numbers cap but this might not be the end of staffing woes

CEOs aware financial stress affects employee behaviour

Senior leadership is largely aware of how financial pressures can affect employees’ behaviour and performance, according to research by Neyber

HR future leader of the month: Simon Merrell

HR magazine speaks to the future leaders of the industry to discover the long-term trends they are planning to tackle in the years ahead

Features

Four possible future worlds of work

Speakers at AMBA’s Careers and Talent Forum 2018 shared their predictions for the future workforce and how leaders should get ahead

Racial and ethnic prejudice is holding us back

There are many talented people out there in BAME communities looking for work but being overlooked

Staff worried about #MeToo backlash over work relationships

Women being believed and men rejecting toxic masculinity means we're on the verge of big change around harassment at work