Strategic HR

Improving candidate experience is a win-win

Eighty per cent of senior HR and procurement professionals do not regard the candidate experience as a priority in recruitment, according to recent research. But providing a positive candidate...

Driving diversity at Ford

The 1968 Ford sewing machinists' strike was a driver for the Equal Pay Act. Three of Ford's top HR leaders explain how diversity is front and centre.

How the digital deluge is impacting wellbeing

As we become increasingly dependent on technology for managing both work and leisure, have we fallen into addiction? How is this 'digital deluge' affecting our health?

How to break out of the low pay, low productivity cycle

Despite the good news around ?employment figures, the UK still seems to be stuck in ?a low pay, low ?productivity cycle.

Unfilled board positions putting strain on NHS

One-third of all NHS providers have at least one unfilled board position, affecting staff morale and even patient care, according to an inquiry by the King's Fund and Health Service Journal (HSJ).

Employee engagement in a democratised workplace

Traditional hierarchies are being eroded. The rise of individualism has been steadily growing and evolving. Generation Y, often painted by the media as educated and ambitious, has heralded this new...

Senior executives struggling to develop global teams

Executives at global firms are struggling to understand what motivates staff to undertake training, leading to some workers not reaching their full potential, according to research by language...

UK firms must make fitness accessible for staff

The health and fitness industry has matured a lot over the past 25 years. We need to make sure it stays accessible and engaging.

Employers urged to upskill employees for sustainability

Business should be upskilling current employees to deal with "urgent" sustainability challenges, according to Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment (IEMA) executive director of policy...

Dave Ulrich: Companies should be rated on leadership

A company’s leadership should be rated and held to account in a similar vein to its credit rating, a leading HR thinker has said.

Glassdoor announces best employer list

Who are the best employers in the UK?

CMI: Immigration focus misaligned with business leaders' priorities

Political parties' preoccupation with immigration in the run-up to next year's election is at odds with the issues business leaders would like to see widely discussed, according to a report by the...