Human Resources Blog

How Can HR Future-Proof Organisational Design?

Organisational design is big news now. Here's how HR can stay on top.

Sick Pay

Most UK employees greatly overestimate how much they would get paid and for how long if they were to fall sick for more than a few days.

5 Takeaways From the CIPD Conference 2017

“The best way to predict the future is to help shape it.” So said Peter Cheese CEO at the Chartered Institute of Learning and Development.

Is Your Organisation Mental-Health Friendly?

Of the 137 million sick days taken by UK workers last year, 15.8 million of them were for a stated mental health issue.

How to Choose the Right HR or L&D Programme for Your Development

When it comes to training, HR and L&D professionals are spoilt for choice.

What Can HR Do to Counterbalance the Effects of a Chair-Based Lifestyle?

Sitting is the new smoking. These were the words of a man called Dr James Levine, director of the Mayo Clinic-Arizona State University Obesity Solutions Initiative...

Employers Recruit Older Workers to Combat Ageism

Employers need to recruit a million older workers over the next five years in order to combat ageism and address the widening UK skills gap.

What Can HR Do to Help Working Parents Achieve a Better Work-Life Balance?

So what do employers and HR need to do to help employees, fathers and mothers, to achieve a better work-life balance, while still being able to pursue a successful career progression?

People Management a Top Priority For Line Managers in 2017

If there’s one skill that line managers need to hone it’s people management, according to recent CIPD research.

Social Recruiting: Are You Doing It Right?

Social recruiting is no longer a nicety, a cool thing to have that makes your organisation stand out from the rest. It’s a necessity.