Elena Rodriguez: Listening vital to business and society

Listening is essential to growth in our personal lives and in business, according to Elena Rodriguez, global head of D&I at Novartis

Working Families' most family-friendly workplaces revealed

Working Families has announced its annual list of the top family-friendly employers in the UK

Fifth of doctors witness or experience harassment

Many doctors have thought about quitting because of inappropriate behaviour from patients or colleagues

Quarter change how they speak at work to fit in

Over half (55%) of workers believe stigma around regional accents negatively impacts career progression, according to the Equality Group

One in ten retail workers experience sexual harassment

Employers must provide an anonymous HR service for retail workers to report harassment, experts say, after research finds that shop staff feel employers could do more

Money worries push employees to consider suicide

Labour MP Yvonne Fovargue calls on employers to take more responsibility for employee financial wellbeing as research shows a link between debt and mental ill health

Workplaces becoming increasingly politicised

As political divisions in the UK and US increase, talking politics at work is no longer as taboo as it once was

NDA misuse clampdown: HR experts react

While some have welcomed changes, others say they won't be enough alone and have called on HR to stamp out bad behaviour through strong organisational culture

Case study: A joint HR and sustainability strategy at Ricoh

Sustainability sits very firmly in HR at Ricoh, but this hasn't always been the case

Brewing company offers extra paid leave to use as staff please

?Molson Coors Brewing Company has launched a new initiative which offers staff up to two weeks extra paid leave annually to focus on moments that matter to them

HR stretching itself too thin research finds

The HR function must become more strategic and less apologetic, according to LACE Partners

Some FTSE firms still taking "one and done" approach to women on boards

There are still a large number of FTSE 350 firms with just one woman on their boards, according to the Hampton-Alexander Review’s mid-year update