Strategic HR

Authenticity is being your best authentic professional self

A balance between bringing your 'whole self' to work and professional standards must be maintained

Hot topic: Greater pay transparency, part two

What issues does greater pay transparency throw up for organisations, and how can they address these?

UK third most popular global work destination

When it comes to the countries sending the most international assignees, the UK comes second

Performance management – time for HR to let go?

We've known for nearly 50 years why this assessment-dominated, backward-focused ritual doesn’t improve performance

Millennial workers prefer transformational leaders

UK Millennial workers are more motivated by and respond better to leaders who engage, challenge and inspire them

Low-paid parents struggling to balance work and childcare

TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady said employers need to better support working parents

Parents concerned by lack of career advice

Parents feel careers advice in schools is too focused on academia, and children do not receive enough of it

Organisations focus too much on L&D platforms at the expense of content

Companies need to examine how best to invest in training to ensure the business achieves its learning goals

Older workers taking more work experience opportunities

Around 57,000 workers over the age of 50 have benefited from work experience since 2011

Objectivity and data are key when assessing leaders

Ensuring the right leaders are in place is perhaps one of the most critical factors for any organisation

Staff look to employers for healthcare

Workers are increasingly turning to their employers to fund services that may not be quickly available on the NHS

Closing the UK transport skills gap

The transport industry should develop a sustainable talent pipeline by leveraging young people