Top tips on tracking productivity levels and ensuring staff wellbeing as many employees continue to operate remotely

Top tips on fostering employee engagement, collaboration and happiness in the new digital era

In the wake of the pandemic, work has changed forever. Which key skills will give HR leaders an edge in the new normal? 

What a Californian mindset can teach us about the importance of staff recognition

The barriers between work and home life have blurred during the pandemic, and employers’ duty of care has come to the fore. We look at how L&D can help bring organisations and employees closer together, even when we’re working apart.

The Covid era has turned our personal and professional lives upside down, but new research reveals that, in the workplace at least, some positives have come out of it.

Psychometric testing is a widely used tool in recruitment and talent management – so how can HR professionals use it to their full advantage?

Learning is evolving fast, and the pandemic has challenged us all to develop new ways to work, support our colleagues, and upskill. Is your organisation keeping up?

Organisations and workforces that don't evolve fall behind. But as we all know, it's not always easy to shift the status quo, particularly where many decision-makers are involved. So how can HR leaders be agents of digital change? 

New global research suggests that getting payroll right presents real opportunities for HR leaders – here, we look at the key learnings.

Is your organisation as inclusive as you’d like? An equality-driven working culture could benefit both your business and society – if you take the right steps to achieve it.

 From recruitment and onboarding through to everyday performance management, understanding employees’ individual motivations can not only help you attract and retain the right people, but also get the best out of them. So how well do you know your workers?

How managers can help build a human-centric company culture to attract and retain the best talent.

Coronavirus has dramatically transformed all of our working lives in crucial ways – and new global research has uncovered some key workplace trends. 

Many companies are re-examining their employee incentive programmes in light of recent workplace upheavals. In this short read in partnership with XpertHR, their reward specialist reveals some of the key emerging trends – and what matters even more to employees than their pay packet.

Feeling disconnected from the workforce? Low employee engagement? Admin taking over your life? Recent research has shown that two thirds of people leaders want to invest further in digital transformation to do their job more effectively. In this article, in partnership with Sage, we look at the key indicators that it’s the right time to make a change – and what the right tech could do for you.

If it feels like expectations on you and your team are evolving rapidly, you might just be right. New research from Sage has highlighted key changes the HR function has undergone during the pandemic. From shifting priorities to bigger workloads, we look at some of the top takeaways.

The challenges of the past year have made it the most difficult of many people’s working lives, and HR is no exception. The pressure to keep pace with an uncertain economic climate and adapt to changing priorities, while faced with an increased workload, has left many in the function yet to catch a breath. 

Upskilling at pace with the changing world of work could give you the competitive edge needed to level up from middle management to top leadership material. So are you doing enough to grow your expertise and future-proof your career?

In this short read, in partnership with online educators Learna, we look at five learning trends that could help shape your career development – from virtual training to today’s more accessible MBAs.

Getting bogged down in admin is the undoing of every great people manager. Specialised HR systems are often touted as the answer; but can they really make working life easier for you, and better for every employee you support? Is it worth rolling out new tech, at a time when your workforce has already been through so much upheaval? And can a software package honestly help you manage people issues like a human being, rather than a robot? 

If you’re considering automating more of your people processes, but wondering whether it’s truly worthwhile, you’re in the right place. In this short read, written in partnership with Softworks, we look at the real, human ways that HR software can positively benefit you and your workforce, and get the inside story from organisations that have tried and tested the tech.