Strategic HR

Gig economy going mainstream

In the UK, a quarter (25%) of employers are aware of digital work platforms, while 31% of that quarter have used them within the past year

Women of the world: global mobility and gender

A recent survey found women make up a small percentage of the expat assignment population. So what's going wrong?

Mental health issues in employment rising

More than four in ten (42%) have experienced a problem in the past 12 months

Boosting gender diversity at RBS: How it's being done

Speaking at a roundtable discussion, RBS CHRO Elaine Arden shared insight into goal setting, tackling lazy assumptions and keeping things practical

Female graduates more likely to land grad scheme position

Though fewer female graduates apply to graduate schemes, they represent nearly half of grad scheme hires

Half struggle to hire candidates with 'international outlook'

The majority of employers considered foreign language skills to be important for employability

A systemic issue with not many solutions: job-hunting with ME

While the increased professionalisation of HR means more embrace diversity, greater focus on compliance is excluding employees with health conditions

Investment in cloud not delivering for HR departments

Despite high levels of adoption, companies are failing to take a strategic approach to using cloud technology

Global mobility and talent: The missing link

Are organisations reducing the mobility function to compliance and logistics, and missing the connection between mobility and talent management?

Pay for performance around the world: how much choice do firms have?

Performance-related pay is much more likely to be adopted in firms where HR management is seen as strategically important

SSE HR director John Stewart talks human capital

SSE doesn’t just (literally) value its people, it also values what helps them grow, such as training, fair wages, and a transparent workplace