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Handling severe allergies in the workplace

With a rise in prevalence of severe food allergies in the UK, how can employers make their workplaces more allergy-friendly?

Look for every opportunity to change

I wish it didn't take government interventions, quotas and reporting requirements to make a difference in organisations sometimes

Not challenging the status quo can be fatal

I witnessed with sadness that Netflix went from strength to strength while Blockbuster began to fade

How businesses can engage BAME employees

As chair of Amazon’s Black Employee Network (BEN) I have seen how vital it can be for organisations to engage black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) employees

Hot topic: Worker share schemes, part two

Shadow chancellor John McDonnell recently set out plans that would oblige large firms to offer worker share schemes

Are workers the real losers in a ‘no-deal’ Brexit?

In the face of a possible 'no-deal' scenario, employees could stand to lose the most

Hot topic: Worker share schemes

Shadow chancellor John McDonnell recently set out plans that would oblige large firms to offer worker share schemes

Why I turned to 'smart' drugs

Sarah (not her real name), is a student in her third year at Leeds University. She tells HR magazine that Ritalin and modafinil are very popular among her peers.

Features

Traditional HR is dead

It is the 21st century and old HR has become outdated, but HR’s way of doing things is not evolving

The rise of performance-enhancing drugs

There’s been a rise in people taking so-called ‘smart’ drugs or microdosing to boost their performance at work. How dangerous is this, and what does it say about organisational cultures?

Google: Technologically innovative, culturally backward?

For a supposedly innovative and future-forward company Google is behind the times when it comes to basic equalities and transparency

Women’s state pension age changes will worsen gender pension gap

From 6 November 2018, for the first time in more than 70 years, men and women will receive their pension from the same age