Strategic HR

BITC launches free mental health toolkit

The toolkit includes tips on how to build a positive workplace culture and providing support

Why redesigning the organisation isn't always the answer

Focusing on redesigning organisations to embed learning or foster innovation isn't the answer

Stress worse at home than at work for a fifth

Just 46% of employees say they feel able to discuss stress at home with their managers

No help for employees caring for cancer patients

Half of managers say their company has no formal policy for employees caring for someone with cancer

Roffey Park research competition winners announced

The winners of the HR magazine and Roffey Park research competition have been announced

Emotional intelligence: An automation task too far

Automation will improve many aspects of business and may lead to job losses, but robots will never master soft skills

HRDs put worst policies into 'HR Room 101'

Top HR professionals share the people policies they want to see binned forever

Supporting foreign talent: How HR can bring families together

Working away from family can be tough so HR should assist here to prevent losing valuable talent

The gender pay gap: Firms are looking in the wrong place

The gender pay gap is down largely to women making up a very small percentage of executive positions

Book review: Your First Leadership Job

HRD at Valor Hospitality Partners Moira Laird recommends this for new and established leaders alike

More support needed for older workers and working carers

Employers need to step up support to retain valuable older workers and working carers

Learning and development: One size does not fit all

At the Richmond Human Resources Forum Terry Jones spoke on tailoring a L&D strategy to the organisation