Strategic HR

The 12 months of 2016: February

In our 12 Days of Christmas countdown we look at the most interesting HR happenings of 2016

Taking a stand on violence against women

DP World saw the important role it could play in educating its workforce about violence against women

Diversity on boards: A race to the top

The Parker Review on board racial diversity has been broadly welcomed, but are the targets too low?

HR technology: Then and now

Katie Jacobs looks at how some common HR systems have evolved

How FSCS became an award-winning HR team

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme’s HR function used to be stuck in a rut, but raised its profile, credibility and influence

The dark side of email

?Email has become both the boon and bane of workplace communication

Business services sector unfazed by Brexit

SMEs in the business services sector were most optimistic about Brexit's impact

CSR at Warburtons: Far from half-baked

The number of companies tying CSR into their business objectives is low, which misses a huge opportunity

Women progress when childcare duties are shared more equally

Research has confirmed the common suspicion that women’s careers are more likely to progress if childcare is shared

Is the death of email nigh?

Though we all use it every day, email might not actually be all it's cracked up to be. So how to improve workplace digital communication?

Public trust in business falls dramatically

Corporate tax avoidance remained the top public concern about business behaviour in 2016

Will AI augment or replace HR?

We investigate the different guises of artificial intelligence for HR and ask what organisations need to do to ensure they can exploit it