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Most children in poverty live in working households, survey finds

Most (72%) children in poverty in the UK live in households where at least one parent works, according to joint research findings published today (19 May).

Wellbeing | NHS leaders concerned about staff morale

More than 90% of health leaders have highlighted declining staff morale as a key area of concern this year, according to survey findings published yesterday (Monday 18 May) by independent membership...

Leadership development | How to develop your leaders as storytellers

Beyond training leaders to communicate well, we must train them to think and behave like storytellers.

Wellbeing | Six in 10 workers start the day fatigued

Nearly two thirds (62%) of workers begin their day tired, according to research shared exclusively with HR magazine by representatives of the resilience intelligence platform Beam.

Exclusive interview | Peter Cheese: Leadership, legacy and career-long curiosity

In an exclusive interview with HR magazine’s editor, Peter Cheese, the CIPD’s outgoing chief executive, reflects on leadership, legacy and the values that have guided his career.

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Employment law | The employment tribunal backlog is a wake-up call for HR

There are currently more than 50,000 unresolved single employment tribunal cases in England and Wales, a record high, up by a third in just 12 months, with average waiting times of up to 17 months.

Recruitment | Employers are increasingly reliant on temporary workers, research reveals

Recruitment

British employers are hiring more temporary workers than permanent staff, according to a report published jointly by consultancy KPMG and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) yesterday...

Employment law | Redundancies, AI and unionisation: Lessons from the TikTok case

Employment law

The dismissal of hundreds of UK-based content moderators employed by TikTok has sharpened focus on the legal risks of managing redundancies during unionisation, particularly where those redundancies...

Health and wellbeing | One in five women report having a workplace menopause policy

Wellbeing

Less than one in five (18%) women report that their employer has a workplace menopause policy, according to poll results from women’s health and wellness supplement brand Serenova, published on...

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Learning and development | How learning can compete in the attention economy

Workplace training has a problem. Learning experiences were designed in an era when Netflix didn’t exist, TikTok wasn’t a thing, and there weren’t the plethora of tools we have now to present complex...

Gender | Single parents face 109% rise in flexible work refusals

Single parents have seen a 109% increase in flexible working requests being denied, despite the Flexible Working Act coming into force, according to research findings published yesterday (14 May).

Pay gap | How British Heart Foundation reduced its gender and ethnicity pay gaps

The British Heart Foundation (BHF)'s median gender and ethnicity pay gaps are zero. Speaking exclusively to HR magazine, the BHF's HR team explained how it achieved this success, which contributed to...

Employment law | The employment tribunal backlog is a wake-up call for HR

There are currently more than 50,000 unresolved single employment tribunal cases in England and Wales, a record high, up by a third in just 12 months, with average waiting times of up to 17 months.

Wellbeing | Workers from manual backgrounds more likely to have low wellbeing

Workers from manual and routine backgrounds are more likely to experience low wellbeing than those from professional backgrounds, according to a report published yesterday (13 May) by charity the...

AI | HR reacts: Voice-activated AI tools at work

More workers are using voice-activated AI tools, the Wall Street Journal highlighted on Monday (11 May). We dig into the impacts on workplace culture.

Leadership | Measuring presence instead of impact breaks leadership pipelines

Employers have a performance, progression and recruitment design problem that HR can help fix.

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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

Employee benefits

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.