HR hero lessons from Avengers: Endgame

There are many things HR can learn from superheroes, including how to tackle complacency, mediocrity, fear, poor management, hierarchy and loss of voice

Longer hours preferable to poor culture for staff

Culture is vital to retention but many organisations are still slow in making improvements, according to research

HR must be more involved in AI implementation

While AI has not damaged jobs or pay in the way many feared, HR must play a greater role in using it to improve employees' working lives, according to research

BAME equality held back by toxic cultures

A panel at a Westminster Employment Forum policy conference spoke of the need for organisations to be willing to have uncomfortable conversations about race

Workers want physical contact banned at work

As research reveals employees want workplace physical contact reduced, questions are raised on whether this will prevent harassment

HRD profile: Alastair Gill, giffgaff

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

What HR needs to know about the Good Work Plan

People professionals must ensure compliance with new regulations coming into force next April but also this month

Hancock's NHS NDA ban announcement "strange"

Gagging orders on NHS whistleblowers are to be banned, health and social care secretary Matt Hancock announced yesterday

Ask the HR agony aunt... Being overruled in a harassment case

Here are some real-life dilemmas faced by HR directors we spoke to, and the advice from others in the profession

Clearing the collaboration fog

?There is a constant call for different parts of our organisations to 'collaborate'. But sadly the conversation often ends up vague

Baby Boomers bottling up mental health issues

Lack of awareness of mental health conditions is causing Baby Boomers to neglect their wellbeing

Ask the HR agony aunt... Unearthing illicit behaviour

Here are some real-life dilemmas faced by HR directors we spoke to, and the advice from others in the profession