Strategic HR

Employers responsible for preparing staff for later life

Employees now need to reskill faster and more times in their lives, while working in long-term care will be well suited to older staff

UK loses 200,000 working days to sleep deprivation

Promoting better sleep habits among employees could add £24 billion to the UK economy

The Criminal Finances Bill: HR's role

New legislation will make it a criminal offence where companies have failed to prevent employees from assisting with tax evasion and money laundering. But what is HR's role?

Providing exercise opportunities in the working day

Travis Perkins' HRD explains the importance of making time for exercise in the working day

Flexible retirement and pensions options needed

Catering for those wanting to, and those not able to, work into later life is a complex challenge

Companies must justify high pay

Prime minister Theresa May said she wants to ensure "everybody plays by the same rules"

Does AR + VR = (better) L&D?

AR and VR are going mainstream. But what are the possibilities for HR?

Women caught in 'missing middle'

CMI research shows not enough women are making it to middle management positions

Automation skills should be "major focus" for HR

More than half of employers are already automating business processes, so HR must keep up

Mental health and the role of HR

Research by Pizza Hut and Mental Health UK has found most think they're responsible for their mental health at work

The rise of the robot workforce

Robots are breaking out of the factory. But just how far will they go?

Scenario planning: The future of workplace technology

Rob Gray presents three possible future scenarios for work in an increasingly tech-dominated world