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HR must understand the business, says BBC group HRD

Valerie Hughes-D'Aeth, group HR director? at the BBC, explains HR's critical role in an organisation

Teach employees to budget and save for retirement

A PLSA conference panel discussed the importance of financial education and opportunities for young employees to progress

Rewriting appraisals at the Home Office

Chief people officer Paula Leach?? explains how performance management has been overhauled to ensure a focus on raising performance

Supporting employees going through divorce

In the UK 42% of marriages end in divorce, and HR has a key role to play in helping staff cope

Brexit means loss of investment management professionals

EU nationals appear to have less faith in the competitiveness of the UK as a financial centre after Brexit

Auto-enrolment provides £2,400 pension pot boost

Auto-enrolment was introduced by the government in October 2012

Millennials careless with cyber threats

It is tempting, but incorrect, to assume younger, technologically literate colleagues are well-versed in cyber security

Employees don't see link between pay and performance

Employers gave themselves only mediocre ratings on pay programme effectiveness

Parents who lose a child to get paid leave

The new law will support workers whose child dies while under the age of 18

Under-25s struggling because of lower pay

Employee benefits

Under-25s are missing out on between £820 and £6,300 a year because they are not entitled to the National Living Wage

Employees willing to leave over disorganisation

31% of UK employees have either thought about leaving or actually left a job as a result of their company being too disorganised

Cap on NHS staff pay to be scrapped

The move follows a letter delivered to chancellor Philip Hammond last month signed by 14 unions