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HR Excellence Awards | Award-winning HR: CEO of the Year 2023

What does it take to win an HR Excellence Award? Continuing our series, we reveal what an award-winning CEO looks like. The extended deadline to enter the HR Excellence Awards 2024 is 23 August.

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Cover story | Can pensions align with ESG goals? (Part 2)

To what extent do employers consider the environment when planning employee pensions? And how can HR leaders align these priorities?

Cover Story | Can pensions align with ESG goals?

Sustainable pension plans have been around for some time. But do employers consider ethics and the environment when planning employee pensions? And how can HR leaders align these priorities?

HR Excellence Awards | Award-winning HR: HR Team of the Year 2023

What does it take to win an HR Excellence Award? In the lead-up to extended deadline to enter the HR Excellence Awards 2024 (23 August), we share how last year's winners impressed the judges.

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Opinion | Letter from the editor: Creative HR makes for success

Startup businesses that integrate HR from day one are measurably more productive and therefore more successful, professor Anthony Klotz explained, at an event I attended in July.

Case study | How Hertfordshire Council revolutionised its recruitment

Hertfordshire County Council recruited for more than 100 roles by introducing an ‘apply anytime’ recruitment campaign and implementing an onboarding learning programme to improve its statutory...

Wellbeing | Four ways for HR to avoid burnout

As the HR function expands and more responsibilities are added, professionals can find themselves overwhelmed and burned out. How can the people who are often responsible for employee wellbeing, also...

Research | How to build a skills-first HR approach

Building a skills-first organisational approach requires HR leaders to lay firm foundations, as research conducted by John McMackin and David Collings revealed. In this article, the two set out the...

Inclusion | Positive masculinity can move the dial on inclusion

It’s a given that workplaces should support women. But how can we encourage men, and foster positive masculinity, making the workplace better for everyone? Peter Crush reports

Employment law | Legal ease: Employers' legal responsibility to neurodiverse employees

Employers have a legal responsibility to bear the needs of neurodiverse employees in mind. Briony Richards, an associate at law firm Charles Russell Speechlys, sets out the key areas to consider.

Profile | Diversity, development and drive: A Smiths success story

Meet the woman on a mission to oil the wheels of success: Vera Parker, chief people officer for the engineering solutions firm Smiths.

Recruitment | Hot Topic: Where does HR draw the line on cronyism?

Nepotism and cronyism is widely frowned upon. But there is no legal obligation to prevent it and, according to April 2023 research, workers often get their job through a personal connection.