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Recruitment and retention | HR needs a marketing mindset to win the war for talent

Many sectors face a talent crisis. Traditional HR recruitment strategies need a rethink.

Leadership | How HR can support CFOs to fast track transformation

Successful transformation projects require chief finance officers (CFOs) to shift from their financial focus to a more strategic leadership mindset. HR professionals can bridge this gap.

Culture | No Zuck, brands certainly don’t need more toxic masculinity

Employers must create work environments that celebrate both ends of the masculine and feminine energy spectrum.

Culture | Severance: sci-fi or too close to reality in our workplaces?

Apple TV’s hit show Severance recently returned for a second season, and it’s as thought-provoking as ever.

Leadership | Kindness, not niceness, defines great leadership

When leaders embrace authenticity, and lead from that place, they give others permission to do the same.

Compliance | The devil is in the data: How HR can reduce fraud risk

Ahead of the new 'failure to prevent fraud' (FTP) law, HR must have reasonable training, policies and processes for preventing fraud.

Diversity and inclusion | How to support neurodivergent employees with travelling

Employers should support neurodivergent employees as they prepare for and go about travelling for business.

Diversity and inclusion | Visible difference: the invisible protected characteristic

To encourage an inclusive working environment, employers and HR professionals must make sure that they, and their employees, are educated about visible difference.

Futureproofing | CPOs need a toolkit for 2030, amid permacrisis conditions

In recent years, the role of chief people officer has undergone a seismic shift. No longer just stewards of HR policy, today’s CPOs are architects of workforce strategy.

Payroll | P11D changes: HR must avoid HMRC hazards

Payrolling benefits-in-kind (BIKs) will become mandatory for all UK employers from April 2026, replacing the current manual system – which uses P11D forms – with real-time information.

Technology | Employers who reject AI-enhanced applications are losing out

As artificial intelligence is deployed heavily throughout UK businesses, a worrying trend has emerged: employers are increasingly rejecting the use of AI within applications.

Job design | Our work paradox: why HR is solving everything – except work itself

HR must rediscover a core discipline, and propel smarter, simpler and more intentional work design.