12 months of 2024: August

As we reach the end of the year, our '12 Days of Christmas'-style countdown rounds up key stories from each month of 2024.

HR predictions for 2025: AI, flexible work and productivity

What can HR leaders expect in 2025? Three commentators offer predictions relating to technology, flexible work and productivity.

12 months of 2024: January

As we near the end of the year, our '12 Days of Christmas' countdown rounds up key stories from each month of 2024.

'HR's growth risks productivity': HR leaders react

The growth of HR is negatively impacting productivity, The Telegraph reported yesterday (2 December), in an article that claimed “HR is driving Britain’s bosses potty”. 

Stellantis CEO resigns over ‘different views’

Carlos Taveres, who was chief executive of car manufacturer Stellantis, resigned with immediate effect on 1 December. Reports suggest that his departure was due to disputes with other board...

HR Most Influential Podcast Series 4 has launched, with 'The Future of Work'

Series 4 of the HR Most Influential Podcast has landed, starring KPMG's James Devine.

Employees more likely to report sexual misconduct than malpractice

Seven in 10 employees (70%) would report sexual misconduct at work, research by whistleblowing platform SafeCall, published on 25 November, revealed.

The HR Most Influential Podcast 4.1 The Future of HR

James Devine, director and head of future workforce practice at KPMG UK and this year's #1 Most Influential practitioner sits down to discuss how HR can ditch transactional work and achieve its...

Gen Z is teaching leaders how to lead

Every time I hear a leader bemoan their Gen Z employees, I want to ask them a simple question: when did setting boundaries become a character flaw?

Two thirds of workers engage in 'productivity theatre'

More than two thirds (67%) of workers reported having engaged in ‘productivity theatre’, or performing tasks to appear busy without doing meaningful work, according to a survey by work management...

Should HR help employers reduce carbon emissions? 

After a legal case in Holland which found that the oil company Shell does not have a “social standard of care” to reduce its carbon emissions, we asked HR if employers have an obligation to reduce...

CIPD Ace 2024: What you missed from day one

HR magazine’s editorial team is in Manchester for the CIPD’s annual conference this week. Here’s what we learned from day one.