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MPs urge better support for workplace abuse victims

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Occupational Safety and Health has called for employers to better protect workers affected by workplace violence, in a report published on Friday (1 May).

Employment tribunal | Tribunal awards £264k to unfairly dismissed cleaner

An employment tribunal has awarded a former part-time cleaner at Aberystwyth University £264,442.09, finding that she was unfairly dismissed, and victimised by a “retaliatory” reference.

Working parents | Better parental support depends on both culture and technology

A lot of organisations are further along than they think when it comes to supporting employees who are starting or growing a family. Most companies have employee management systems and digital...

Conference | Muslims in HR hosts first London event

Founders of the Muslims in HR network led the community’s inaugural in-person conference at London Muslim Centre yesterday evening (30 April).

Whistleblowing | Welsh university accused of mistreating whistleblowers

Two former University of South Wales (USW) staff members allege that management ignored staff wellbeing concerns and forced whistleblowers out of their jobs, the BBC reported on Wednesday (29 April).

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From profile to process: How AI can transform employee performance and engagement

Profiles linked to effective processes can assist in solving a range of business issues. But by linking them to AI platforms you can take employee learning to a more sophisticated level than ever...

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Leadership | When the founder is the problem, HR cannot be the answer

Should HR be responsible for challenging a founder’s conduct and culture?

Pay and reward | HR salary increases fall behind national average, report finds

Employee benefits

Salaries in the UK HR industry rose by 1% in 2025, lower than the national average increase of 5.3%, according to a report by recruitment platform Reed, published on Monday (27 April).

Skills development | Why workplace learning doesn’t stick, and how to fix it

Learning and development

Most organisations don’t have a learning problem, they have a behaviour problem. Despite significant investment in learning and development (L&D), many programmes fail to translate into meaningful...

Employee engagement | Ex-corporate worker pretended to work for a year

Employee engagement

Blogger Leyla Karim pretended to work for a year as an experiment, to see if anyone at her corporate office job would notice, she admitted in a Substack article.

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Leadership | When the founder is the problem, HR cannot be the answer

Should HR be responsible for challenging a founder’s conduct and culture?

Conference | Employers urged to better support mid-life workers

Employers must dismantle the assumption that older workers are overqualified and too expensive to hire, said Lucy Standing, founder of not-for-profit organisation Brave Starts, at a London-based event...

Podcast | New podcast episode: Danny Harmer shares insights on future-ready leaders

The latest episode of the HR Most Influential Podcast is out today (Thursday 30 April), featuring insights from Danny Harmer, chief people officer for the insurance business Aviva, on how to cultivate...

Compliance | UKVI is already reading your PAYE data. HR needs to act now

Since 8 April 2026, UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) has fundamentally changed how it monitors sponsor compliance. The shift is from periodic audits to continuous, automated data-matching – and most HR...

Pay and reward | HR salary increases fall behind national average, report finds

Salaries in the UK HR industry rose by 1% in 2025, lower than the national average increase of 5.3%, according to a report by recruitment platform Reed, published on Monday (27 April).

Industrial action | Arriva bus engineers strike over sexual harassment concerns

Arriva bus engineers in Luton began a week-long strike on Monday (27 April), following concerns about alleged workplace sexual harassment and the dismissal of a union representative.

Skills development | Why workplace learning doesn’t stick, and how to fix it

Most organisations don’t have a learning problem, they have a behaviour problem. Despite significant investment in learning and development (L&D), many programmes fail to translate into meaningful...

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Shell boss urges employers to restrict their energy use

Shell’s CEO warned that Europe could face energy shortages next month, and advised employers to restrict workplace energy use.

Debt by design: Why employers need to fix how payday works

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HR leaders are in a unique position to eliminate ‘debt as a default’.

Workplace finance is the key to success in 2026

Employee benefits

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.