Strategic HR

How HR can reap the wellbeing dividend in 2023

The pandemic may have come and gone, but the UK’s best HR teams are continuing to drive forward the employee experience through improved wellbeing offers.

Business leaders need to get back to basics and focus on their people strategies

The HR profession has certainly taken huge strides forward over the past few decades, shifting from what was once referred to as ‘personnel’ and perceived as simply processing sickness absence and...

Outstanding balance: why HR must learn to be sure-footed on the change curve (part two)

Imposing big changes on workers will naturally be worrying for them, but with the right preparation, employees can be reassured and concerns overcome.

Toxic resilience and how to avoid it

Building resilience among senior executives is a global imperative. Countless think pieces talk about how it is a key characteristic and predictor of success for high performing leaders. 

Weetabix loses constructive dismissal case over ‘bullying’ boss

A former Weetabix employee has won his constructive dismissal case against the cereal firm after he resigned twice over his boss’ profane management style.

Managers ‘out of their depth’ with employee mental health concerns

Managers are struggling to support their teams’ mental health concerns amid growing cost of living concerns.

There’s a perfect storm brewing in the UK recruitment market

In the UK, two market forces are colliding with almost unprecedented consequences. On the one hand, unemployment remains at its lowest level since 1974. On the other, job vacancies, according to the...

Outstanding balance: why HR must learn to be sure-footed on the change curve (part one)

Imposing big changes on workers will naturally be worrying for them, but with the right preparation, employees can be reassured and concerns overcome.

High earners and Londoners most likely to work from home

The number of Londoners working fully or partially from home far exceeds the national average, according to official figures.

UK employers slack on whistleblowing training

Many UK firms are exposing themselves to legal risk by failing to give formal training to employees handling whistleblowing concerns.

How reducing meetings increases employee autonomy

Meetings are hindering, not helping, your employees.

Why the time is right to re-think employee experience

Digitisation has transformed the way we live. Is it now time for it to transform the way we work? Starting with a radical re-examination of us what ‘experience’ means.

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