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HR at the Civil Service

Rupert McNeil is responsible for bringing a disparate organisation together, solving its people issues, and showing its merit to the wider world

Workspace design: Building the revolution

HR has the opportunity to influence workplace design, and consequently how workers feel and behave, our roundtable debate explored

Reporting on the gender pay gap

As the Bank of England reveals its gender pay gap, what do you need to consider when writing your report and accompanying narrative?

Apprenticeships fall due to levy confusion and costs, say experts

Levy confusion and costs may be behind the decline, but the drop could be temporary while firms clear out old, poor quality apprenticeships

Case study: Parental leave at Grant Thornton

Recognising that family setups have changed, Grant Thornton overhauled its working parents policies

Why recruitment and retention must go hand in hand

Being a great place to work and investing in employees feed back into reducing recruitment needs

Is the rise of meritocracy good or bad?

The view that all men are born equal is still popular. But evidence that nature is as important as nurture has been mounting

The consequences of workplace surveillance

Does modern surveillance technology undermine the ethos at the heart of a strong customer service culture?

Autumn Budget: IR35 in private sector more ‘foolhardy’ than ‘fair’

The extension of IR35 regulation has quickly become a topic no business relying on a contract workforce can ignore

Social mobility in HR: One practitioner's journey

Charles Stanley valued the diversity in thought, attitude, background and approach Donna Hewitson could bring to the role

It’s time to switch from courses to resources

There is a risk that we continue to apply new technologies to old ways of thinking about L&D

Breaking the class ceiling

Class is Britain's forgotten strand of D&I. But we must ensure someone's background doesn't hinder their success