Strategic HR

How mindfulness can improve productivity

Could embracing mindfulness make your workforce more productive?

Parents consider their children 'too clever' for an apprenticeship

Over half of parents say they definitely want their child to go to university

Disabled employees offer "competitive advantage"

Employers should be more involved in improving prospects for disabled people

The importance of strong apprenticeship schemes

Apprenticeships are lauded by politicians and businesses alike, but should a company that's never had a scheme consider this?

Adnams' HRD: junior talent should be encouraged to aim high

Junior talent should be encouraged to aim high, Karen Hester, chief operating officer and HR director at brewer and distiller Adnams, told HR magazine.

Wellbeing top of the agenda in Lunchtime Debate

Strong health and wellbeing practices can boost employee engagement and productivity by as much as 50%, according to Anthony Douglas CEO of Cafcass.

Employing disabled individuals "makes commercial sense"

Creating better employment opportunities for disabled individuals could help tackle skills shortages

What HR can learn from political leaders

Politicians can offer business leaders very public examples of how – or how not – to bring other people on the journey with them

Investment in HR technology continues to grow

Global investment in HR technology and software is continuing to grow, with 88% of EMEA businesses planning to spend the same or more on HR technology this year as last year, according to Towers...

FTSE 100 boardroom diversity set to decline

Proportion of non-white managers in positions below boardroom level of UK FTSE 100 companies falls

Modernising HR at the Post Office

The Post Office is facing funding cuts and a modernisation mission. We meet the man hoping to deliver on these HR challenges

Culture change around diversity and inclusion remains ‘slow’

The diversity and inclusion agenda has not moved on enough, says Charlotte Sweeney