Strategic HR

Employers must help upskill older workers

Most workers in their 50s have not received any computer training

Revised corporate governance code proposes wider RemCo remit

The FRC consultation also includes plans to require firms to publish their executive gender balance and on worker representation on boards

From the C-suite: The secrets of good mentoring

Those of us in management have a responsibility to provide talented individuals with the opportunities to succeed

Is it time HR was better at strategic workforce planning?

Skills and talent worries have brought strategic workforce planning to the fore. But many in HR still need to up their game

29% of black employees held back by discrimination

More BAME employees said career progression was an important part of their working lives than those from a white British background

Short breaks boost productivity

Cary Cooper of Manchester Business School suggests banning internal emails could improve productivity

How to succeed in HR: HRDs' top tips

?Three HR professionals share their top career tips

Fixing the decline in apprentice starts

With a dose of innovation there is a way to reverse the fall in apprenticeship numbers

The need for data empowerment

A critical question is how big data can be simultaneously empowering for employees and beneficial to employers

More than half of financial services workers want a new job in 2018

Around a fifth (21%) are currently looking for a new role

Government to help one million disabled people into work

The plans cover people with both mental and physical health conditions

Employers “in denial” about domestic abuse

Line managers could do more to help domestic abuse victims at work