Strategic HR

Data analytics: HR should learn from sports

Finding the future role, moving to predictive analytics, and creating transparency are key lessons

Not discriminatory to refuse enhanced SPL pay says EAT

?It is not sex discrimination to refuse a new father enhanced paternity pay, the employment appeal tribunal (EAT) has ruled

Defining your organisational values

The most effective values are those that surface ways of working that already exist, and define some aspirational aspects

Stress and lack of development blight UK job quality

The CIPD has launched what it says is the first comprehensive measure of job quality in the UK

Five coaching tips to help avoid career derailment

Employees are not receiving training or feedback to take corrective actions around areas of vulnerability

Employers lack knowledge of diabetes

16% of people with diabetes feel they’ve been discriminated against at work because of their condition, according to Diabetes UK

Retail and restaurant collapses: HR's role

Well-known retail chains are collapsing like dominoes so what can HRDs in the sector do to avoid their businesses following suit?

Women’s Business Council launches gender toolkit for CEOs

A toolkit aimed at male CEOs has been launched to share ideas on closing the gender pay gap

Cambridge Analytica: Learnings on customer-centric traits

Aside from the more widely debated ethical issues, Cambridge Analytica also highlights questions of personality testing for customer-centricity

Organisations with strong and transparent cultures perform better

Having clearly-defined and -communicated values helps companies attract and develop key talent

Women more anxious asking for pay rises

Techniques to overcome anxiety can help but organisations must also look to structural issues holding women back

Case study: Gateshead NHS Trust and psychology-based learning

Gateshead NHS Trust has used colours-based psychological profiling to reduce stress-related absence, improve workplace relationships, and teach staff more about themselves