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Remote work | Working from home risks women's career progress, says Nationwide leader

Women who work from home could be at risk of missing out on opportunities at work, according to Debbie Crosbie, chief executive of Nationwide bank.

Fertility | Few employers have a fertility policy, survey suggests

Despite 63% of managers considering fertility policies to be important, just 19% reported that their organisation has a formal fertility policy in place, a survey conducted by the Chartered Management...

Employee engagement | Charity donations boost employee engagement

Three quarters (75%) of employers do not donate to charity despite employees reporting that they feel more engaged at companies that give to charitable programmes, research by Charities Aid Foundation...

Recruitment | How HR can manage the January recruitment boom

Traditionally, jobseekers look to start a new job in the new year. We asked commentators how HR practitioners can manage the January recruitment boom.

Recruitment | Ofcom apologises for LinkedIn post about porn job

Media regulator Ofcom has apologised for an “ill-judged” employee post regarding a job which involves monitoring pornographic websites for illegal content, and stopping children from accessing that...

Podcast | New episode: HR Most Influential Podcast 4.2: Personal branding gets you noticed

Personal branding and HR careers are the focus of our latest HR Most Influential Podcast episode, which went live last Friday (20 December). It features an interview with Georgina Kelly, who ranked #2...

Mental health | Content moderators diagnosed with PTSD sue Meta

More than 140 former Facebook content moderators have been diagnosed with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that was reportedly caused by exposure to graphic social media content.

Risk | Djerf Avenue scandal: How can founder-led companies avoid HR risks?

Fashion influencer Matilda Djerf has been accused of bullying and body shaming by 11 former and current employees of her clothing brand, Djerf Avenue. We asked how founder-led businesses can avoid HR...

HR careers | 12 months of 2024: December

As we near the end of this year, our '12 Days of Christmas'-style countdown rounds up key stories from each month of 2024.

Productivity | 12 months of 2024: November

As we near the end of this year, our '12 Days of Christmas'-style countdown rounds up key stories from each month of 2024.

Wellbeing | How can employers support men’s health?

Not only do men in the UK have worse health outcomes than women, but they are less likely to seek support for their wellbeing. We asked HR how they can support men’s health in the workplace.

Employment tribunal | Police watchdog worker loses discrimination claim after “stalking” her manager

A lesbian police watchdog worker lost her sexual orientation discrimination claim at tribunal after she engaged in behaviour that her manager described as “verging on stalking”.