HR magazine

Latest content

Fatigue caused Southern train collision, watchdog finds

Work-based fatigue caused a Southern Railway train to crash into the buffer stops at London Bridge station last year, the rail safety watchdog has found.

New year | HR predictions for 2026: retention, recruitment and leading Gen Z

What can HR leaders expect in 2026? Commentators offer their predictions about retention, authenticity and recruitment.

Technology | Exclusive interview: Spotify HR chief drives future workforce planning

Spotify’s chief HR officer, Anna Lundström, spoke exclusively to HR magazine about how the music streaming giant is preparing its workplace for the future, by harnessing a culture of innovation and...

Compliance | Act now, to tackle upcoming tax and reward risks

The 2025 Autumn Budget introduced changes that will reshape how employee rewards are taxed and reported.

Volunteering | How HR gives back: Bolstering refugee recruitment

Continuing our series focused on volunteering opportunities for HR professionals, we met a consultant who used her mentoring skills to help a refugee find work.

HR magazine

Insights

Why being smart about your employee benefits package matters

Rising costs are making things increasingly difficult for all of us, but innovative solutions can help ease the burden for both businesses and employees.

Sponsored by

Each Person

HR magazine

Editor's pick

Podcast | New season! Tim Pointer headlines the HR Most Influential Podcast

Series five of the HR Most Influential Podcast has officially begun! Three Hills' Tim Pointer shares his insights.

Employment tribunal | NHS Trust to pay director £450k after ‘race card’ allegation

Employment law

An employment tribunal has awarded £450k to a senior NHS director after he was unfairly dismissed and subjected to race discrimination, following a flawed disciplinary process.

Organisational transformation | “HR must level up change management skills”

Boardroom

It’s time for HR leaders to better manage speed versus uncertainty, argues Becci Gould, offering a framework for success.

Leadership | What to do when an employee is arrested

Boardroom

Learning that an employee has been arrested can be unsettling, particularly when they are high-performing or well-regarded. 

HR magazine

More from HR

Christmas | 12 months of 2025: December

On our last working day of 2025, we bring you the final part of our ‘12 Days of Christmas’-style roundup of popular stories.

Podcast | New season! Tim Pointer headlines the HR Most Influential Podcast

Series five of the HR Most Influential Podcast has officially begun! Three Hills' Tim Pointer shares his insights.

Christmas | 12 months of 2025: November

As we near the last working day of this year, our ‘12 Days of Christmas’-style countdown rounds up key stories from each month of 2025.

Workers' rights | Woman awarded £65k in JD Sports sexual harassment case

A woman has settled for £65,000 in a sexual harassment case against former employer JD Sports, after alleging that a male supervisor slapped her on the bottom in July 2024, according to a BBC report...

Christmas | Festive well wishes from HR magazine

Have a wonderful festive season! We’ll be back in your inbox on Monday 5 January 2026.

Christmas | 12 months of 2025: October

Continuing our ‘12 Days of Christmas’-style countdown to the last working day of this year, we have reviewed the most popular stories we published in October.

Skills gap | How to bridge the social mobility gap using oracy skills

Employers need to focus on the lost art of communicating and human connection. Boosting oracy skills is a good place to start.

HR magazine

Cost of living learning hub

Workplace finance is the key to success in 2026

A quiet divide exists in the workforce. On one side are employees who can absorb life’s shocks: an unexpected bill, a few days off sick, a broken boiler. On the other are those for whom a single...

Autumn Budget 2025: Implications and advice for HR

Learning and development

After UK chancellor Rachel Reeves unveiled her second budget yesterday (26 November), we dig into the implications for HR practitioners.

HR needs to bring pay into the 21st century

Employee benefits

It's long past time for HR and payroll teams to rethink pay cycles and benefits.

UK CEO pay hits record high

Reward and remuneration

The bosses of Britain’s largest listed companies took home record-high pay packets for the third successive year, according to a report released by High Pay Centre on Sunday (17 August).