The direct approach: HR at Direct Line Group

HRD Simon Linares explains why engaging and caring for frontline employees so they can support customers always comes first for the insurance company

Publish disability figures, urges charity

Scope is calling on other organisations to join it in reporting disability figures, so that employees can get the workplace support they need

Formal bonuses overrated in motivating staff

?Allowing managers to use their discretion when allocating bonuses can help motivate staff, research has found

The employee engagement gap: From debate to action

The difference between engagement with a job and engagement with an organisation, and what HR should do to improve both

HR more vital in uncertain times

The HR function is becoming more influential in uncertain economic climates, according to a study from the CIPD and Institute for Employment Studies (IES)

Employers failing to give staff a voice at work

Employees feel unable to share their concerns on workplace issues, which is affecting their wellbeing and job satisfaction

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

Only a third feel able to innovate at work

Only a third (33%) of UK employees feel empowered to innovate, according to research from Accenture

Nearly a quarter don't trust HR

While the majority of employees hold positive perceptions of HR there are still a large number who have not been won over

Case study: Going greener at UK Power Networks

UK Power Networks put its energy into aligning internal and external environmental credentials and fuelling employee engagement

Your engagement survey could be fake news

Beware the ‘fake news’ that can be presented in engagement survey participation and results

Two-thirds in HR struggle with onboarding

?Nearly two-thirds (63%) of HR professionals have experienced new recruits quitting before they've even started, according to Cezanne HR