I’ve worked in HR for a long time, but I haven’t always worked in HR. In fact, my first job was working with horses and I trained to be a riding instructor.

The National Bereavement Service (NBS) has launched a grief support and counselling service to help its staff and customers.

One in five fathers have faked illness at work to manage childcare duties, according to meeting provider PowWowNow.

Owing to the pandemic, an estimated 7.5 million UK jobs were put on furlough between 20 April and 10 May 2020. With that figure coming close to almost a quarter of the British population, the...

?Concerns remain about the countries’ most vulnerable people returning to work following the the end of government’s shielding advice.

HR up and down the country is reintroducing employees back to their workplaces- either physically or a return from furlough. We highlight just a few of the many brilliant initiatives HR is undertaking...

?According to the latest ONS data, 3.3 million people in the UK are often or always lonely. Due to lockdown and the social restrictions put in place due to coronavirus, this figure is expected to rise...

?A quarter of working people do not want to reduce their hours of paid work to have more free time.

?Split days off and early starts have proved to be the most popular choices for a flexible working lifestyle according to new research.

?Not for profit Business Disability Forum has called on government to recommend the use of clear face coverings and help the 12 million people in the UK who are deaf or living with hearing loss.

This may come as a surprise, but what we are all feeling during this current pandemic is grief.

HR is being asked to create a response plan and testing protocol to prepare for a potential second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.