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Working parents | Statue stunt spotlights calls for improved parental leave

Campaigners have strapped lifesized doll babies in slings to statues of men in central London, in a stunt aimed at lobbying the UK government to improve its parental leave offering.

Conflict resolution | Junior doctors’ lengthy pay dispute resolved

As the long-running junior doctors dispute comes to an end in England, we asked HR: how can business leaders find common ground, in order to better resolve disputes at work?

Culture | Grievance procedures don't deliver justice at work

Many of our current procedures to create justice at work are not fit for purpose and do not garner positive working relationships. There is a better way.

Working parents | Unpredictable hours disproportionately impact working mothers, study finds

Working mothers are disproportionately impacted by unpredictable hours, a study exclusive to HR magazine has found. The research findings were published as news broke about the government's plan to...

HR software | How British Rowing digitalised its HR system

When HR manager Nina Johansson joined British Rowing, the entire HR function was documented on paper kept in filing cabinets. 

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Workers' rights | Tesco loses fire and rehire battle at Supreme Court

Tesco has lost its battle for its right to fire and rehire staff on contracts with lower pay after The Supreme Court ruled in favour of the Union of Shop Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw) union...

Wellbeing | Are we sleepwalking into wellbeing washing? 

Wellbeing

Wellbeing washing is when companies say all the right things on LinkedIn, but don’t genuinely care about their employees' wellbeing. Instead, they implement cheap, ineffective support to improve the...

Culture | PwC set to ramp up employee monitoring

Organisational design

Leaders of the business services giant PwC are to begin monitoring their UK employees’ working locations, to make sure that they return to the office three days a week, the Guardian has reported.

Compliance | Right to switch off: how HR can make it work

Employment law

Among a raft of manifesto commitments, Labour has pledged to introduce a ‘right to switch off’, putting guardrails around contacting employees after hours. How can HR implement the policy?

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Culture | Don’t ignore these subtle signs of a toxic workplace 

We spend a third of our lives at work, yet many HR professionals still overlook the subtle poisons seeping into our professional environments.

Employee engagement | Should employers cancel Christmas parties this year?

Fewer than one in 10 employees (9%) would choose to have a Christmas party, research by reward provider Love2Shop showed (10 September). Around two thirds (63%) of respondents said they 63% said they...

HR careers | Career journey: Becky Wallace, head of people at LearnUpon 

Becky Wallace, current head of people at learning management system, LearnUpon, chronicles her career journey so far.

Financial wellbeing | How can HR departments support younger employees to save money? 

Economic uncertainty has illustrated the need for HR departments to support employees’ financial wellbeing.

Workers' rights | Tesco loses fire and rehire battle at Supreme Court

Tesco has lost its battle for its right to fire and rehire staff on contracts with lower pay after The Supreme Court ruled in favour of the Union of Shop Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw) union...

Productivity | How can HR use tech to drive employee productivity?

Over two fifths (44%) of employees feel their workplace status indicator on tools such as Teams or Slack means they need to always appear available online, research by employee benefits provider...

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Cost of living learning hub

How can HR departments support younger employees to save money? 

Economic uncertainty has illustrated the need for HR departments to support employees’ financial wellbeing.

Financial wellbeing support: Where is the boundary for employers?

Employee benefits

The employer-employee relationship is one of the most important financial relationships. With the recent period of high inflation and ongoing economic uncertainty, many workers find themselves in...

“Bland” Spring Budget a flop for HR

HR software

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget has gone down poorly with employment experts, who have criticised its narrow focus on personal tax cuts and “bland and beige” policies.

'Loud budgeting' is trending – here's what HR can learn

Cost of living

There’s a reason trends go viral. It’s because they tap into the zeitgeist and vocalise something lots of us are thinking. This is certainly the case with 'loud budgeting'.