Strategic HR

Only 42% of women feel able to self-promote

Just 55% of women believe that the same career opportunities are available regardless of gender

Can software profile people better than HR?

Are programs, apps and algorithms taking over? Are they measuring what we thought needs human intuition?

Does self-service really save time?

Despite the boon to employee autonomy, HR must be careful not to streamline itself out of existence

Nearly half of those aged 55 or over were not rewarded in 2015

The Rewards Report also found that 42% of those aged 18 to 24 did not receive a reward

That tricky grey area: what sets great leaders apart?

Common traits include the ability to set out a plan, harness information gathered through data and develop a strategy

Video: Neil Pickering of Kronos Systems on engagement and the NLW

The NLW provides a chance to do things differently and focus on boosting employee engagement

The ripple effect of the National Living Wage

The National Living Wage will have a wide impact. Hiring, benefits, and prices of goods and services could change too, as an HR magazine roundtable with Kronos discovered

Features

UK workers think 36% of hours spent at work are unproductive

The Global Attitudes to Work survey polled 6,250 employees in 14 countries on various aspects of working life

Corporate amnesia: A phenomenon worth remembering

A recent BBC Radio 4 documentary highlighted an important HR challenge facing modern organisations

Case study: High-level RPO at Telefónica

While mass recruitment is in-house, Telefónica decided to outsource high-level hiring to Cielo seven years ago

Women "hugely outnumbered" on boards

Fewer than half (47%) of companies have actually increased their female board representation