Less than two in 10 (14%) working mums in the UK feel comfortable requesting flexible working arrangements, according to survey findings published today (12 March) by Working Families, a charity for...
The Health and Wellbeing at Work exhibition and conference continued yesterday (11 March), at Birmingham’s NEC, at which the HR magazine team chaired the Building a Health and Wellbeing Strategy...
Over the past decade, organisations have invested heavily in leadership development, yet many still struggle to translate that investment into measurable performance.
This year’s Health and Wellbeing at Work conference and exhibition opened at Birmingham’s NEC yesterday (10 March). Here’s what we learned on day one.
An Irish worker whose boss repeatedly shouted “potato” at her and imitated her accent has been awarded £23k by an employment tribunal.
There are several ways for employers to ensure that their workplace pensions align with organisational inclusion priorities, as HR leaders who attended a roundtable event sponsored by pensions...
Can you remember exactly which projects your team completed, or where they quietly struggled six months ago? The answer is likely no, and yet this is exactly what we ask managers to do for annual or...
A court has ordered a former HR manager to repay £6,948.25 after she lied about her mother’s death to take paid leave and work elsewhere.
The recent controversy at the 2026 Bafta Film Awards – where an involuntary racial slur was shouted by a guest with Tourette’s syndrome during a televised awards presentation – has become a flashpoint...
A finance administrator felt forced to quit her job after her boss accessed her private WhatsApp messages and accused her of viewing pornographic content.
Collaborative intelligence can assist leaders in acting as catalysts rather than commanders.
More than nine in 10 (92%) UK workers say it matters that they are able to bring their whole self to work, but fewer than half (47%) feel that they can, according to research published by Mental...
A fire that broke out next to Glasgow central station on Sunday (8 March) has led to suspended train services and burnt several surrounding businesses to the ground, leaving thousands of workers in...
I’m unapologetically in favour of union partnership. Because in my experience, when unions are treated as an adversary to contain, everyone loses.
A medical tribunal has suspended a doctor for misconduct after a “seriously offensive” exchange on a workplace WhatsApp group, the Telegraph reported on 5 March.
More than eight in 10 (81%) women working white-collar jobs in the UK feel disadvantaged compared to men during promotion cycles, according to poll findings published by recruitment firm Robert...
After years of working on behaviour and culture change, one pattern keeps repeating: organisations focus on the change itself, not on the people expected to deliver it, or the systems meant to support...
HR leaders are in a unique position to eliminate ‘debt as a default’.
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...
After UK chancellor Rachel Reeves unveiled her second budget yesterday (26 November), we dig into the implications for HR practitioners.
It's long past time for HR and payroll teams to rethink pay cycles and benefits.
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