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Legal lowdown: Bereavement leave for pets

?Most businesses wouldn't hesitate to give employees time off to mourn the death of a family member or close friend. But what happens if that loved one is a pet?

Case study: Shrinking the gender pay gap at Zurich through 'FlexWork'

Zurich analysed every stage of its recruitment process and launched a scheme to advertise every role as flexible or part time

Ten ways HR can prepare for an economic downturn

With some economists warning we could be approaching a post-Brexit recession, HR should begin to prepare now

Hot topic: Fertility benefits, part two

Nearly a third (31%) of employees would like to see employers fund fertility treatments such as IVF and egg freezing, according to research from Willis Towers Watson

Executive pay: Pensions aren't the point

Focusing on aligning executives' pension contribution levels with the wider workforce will not solve ongoing issues with executive pay

Hot topic: Fertility benefits

Nearly a third (31%) of employees would like to see employers fund fertility treatments such as IVF and egg freezing, according to research from Willis Towers Watson

Rethinking talent in an age of technological disruption

When your business model is at risk of being disrupted overnight by an intelligent tech start-up, you don’t have years to reconstruct your operating model and workforce

How the new Cabinet may affect HR

We asked experts about what Boris Johnson and his new Cabinet may have in store for apprenticeships, immigration, pensions and skills

HR future leader of the month: Emma Bolger

HR magazine speaks to the future leaders of the industry to discover what makes them tick

Features

HR's role in safeguarding LGBT+ business travellers

With regional variations in law and culture to contend with, it’s essential that employees can travel safe in the knowledge their employer is looking out for them

We must widen our vision of what could shape the future of work

The future of work is a story we will be narrating for many more decades to come

How imposter syndrome and racism overlap

Workplace attitudes to race and lack of role models mean BAME individuals are more susceptible to imposter syndrome