Back to basics... Creating dog-friendly workplaces

Our back to basics series brings you top tips from industry experts on the bread and butter areas of HR

HRD profile: Alastair Gill, giffgaff

How bureaucracy and hierarchy have been avoided in favour of customers being brand advocates at mobile network provider giffgaff

The benefits of hyper-personalised healthcare

Alternative healthcare initiatives, such as epigenetics and DNA testing, could provide a more individualised approach to employee wellbeing

On-site benefits: How far is too far?

Many are introducing on-site perks that mean employees almost never need to leave. Are these well-meant attempts to engage staff or do they create a dangerous pressure?

Creating The Francis Crick Institute: HR's role

This multi-institution merger presented operational challenges, but also ones around engaging and galvanising The Crick's new employee base

Young job candidates prefer the human touch

Employers risk losing out on talent by being out of touch with the preferences of young people in the recruitment process

Jobseekers prioritise progression and working conditions over pay

Almost half (45%) of companies mistakenly believe salaries drive employees to move jobs, rather than their working culture

Jobseekers prioritise company reputation

Prospective employees’ expectations of companies are as high as customers' expectations

Wealth distribution: Stakeholder capitalism

We’ve explored three key models for redistributing income, and their implications for the psychology of work and HR

Wealth distribution in the future world of work

How money could be fairly distributed in different, potentially 'post-job' future worlds, and the implications for the psychology of work

Signed, sealed and delivered: Global HR at DHL

DHL Express’ global strategy is applied at country level, but despite the company’s breadth HR is at the heart of everything

Employers in the dark about the value of benefits

HRDs don't know the time and money ROI of benefits, and may make poor choices about offerings without the correct data