Strategic HR

Cycling delivers £72 million-worth of economic benefits

The improved fitness of workers who cycle reduces health-related costs to the economy and employers

Sports Direct founder defends its practices

Sports Direct was accused of "Victorian" working practices in a select committee meeting

Keeping pace with evolving workplace technology

Embracing change could help companies stay competitive and keep employees engaged

Making sense of MOOCs

Amid clouds of hyperbole heralding unprecedented global progress fuelled by free learning, the Massive Open Online Course was born. So how is it faring?

Employers should embrace sporting events

The majority (82%) of employees believe embracing Euro 2016 matches is good for staff morale

Investing in people in a cost-driven sector

Facilities management is often focused on cost but employee engagement should come first

Steel yourself for dramatic changes

Fears over Tata Steel highlight a deeper problem in UK manufacturing – a shortage of highly-skilled workers

Case study: keeping health practitioners healthy

Keeping doctors and nurses healthy is harder than you might think, given the current NHS challenges

No single business case for flexible working

Different sectors and divisions, even within the same organisation, will require their own context-specific cases

Only 34% of firms have a policy for working carers

Almost two-fifths (38%) of employers said they do not have any policies in place, or plan to develop one

Why are productive economies experiencing burnout?

Although Germany is very employee-focused, workers are now experiencing high levels of stress and burnout

Bell curve ranking and overzealous reward policies go into HR Room 101

Derek Wright and Jo Radcliffe banish their most-hated HR policies to Room 101