Strategic HR

Everything you need to know about micro-learning

Bite-sized learning can be used to top up and retain more traditional learning and development

We need the apprenticeship levy to improve engineering skills

Given the huge opportunity the levy presents to make up the talent shortfall it is vital the government progresses it

Putting OD at the heart of HR

Lesley Swarbrick and Mee-Yan Cheung-Judge discuss why an OD ‘lens’ is so useful during change

Personal wellbeing damaged by work

Worries about money in particular are having a negative effect on workers' wellbeing

The importance of pub-talk and public perception

People need to know there are tech jobs available outside the big players and hip start-ups

Employers concerned about hiring mentally ill people

With improved support, employers might decide to hire someone with a mental illness

Workers with 'careers' happier than those with 'jobs'

Nine in 10 (92%) women feel they are not fulfilling their professional ambitions

Addressing post-Brexit economic uncertainty

Despite an improving economic outlook the period of post-Brexit resilience may ultimately wane

The wonderful everyday: HR at Ikea

Nordic regions are famed for healthy and productive employees. Ikea wants to bring that spirit to the UK

A new bonus landscape?

While some firms have ditched bonuses completely, others are investigating how they could be used better

A postcard from... Italy

Our 'postcard from' series keeps you updated on key HR areas in different countries

Employees struggling with sleep because of work

A stressful day, job worries, early starts and late-night working were the most common causes of sleeplessness