Recruitment and retention: How hospitality businesses can stay ahead during post-Brexit anxiety
Brexit threatens UK hospitality with potential staff shortages of 60,000 workers annually, as high turnover combines with EU worker uncertainty. Employers can mitigate recruitment and retention challenges through flexible working policies, clear career development pathways, and proactive workforce planning strategies.
Scientific People Analytics: are you in the know?
Scientific People Analytics applies the scientific method to people decisions, unlike most companies that rely on non-scientific approaches. This four-part series explains how to implement SPA, demonstrating why evidence-based methods should guide human capital investments as rigorously as they do in marketing and R&D.
Recruitment tips: Three things you should know about hiring generation Z
Recruiting generation Z requires different tactics than previous cohorts. This digitally native generation expects immediate feedback, values brand reputation, and often lacks work experience—making alternative assessment methods like campus engagement and internships crucial for attracting top talent.
Work/life balance: ditch the clichés
Achieve better productivity and wellbeing by ditching the work/life balance myth. Instead of striving for separation between work and home, adopt a holistic approach focusing on overall health, exercise, and nutrition to boost happiness and performance across all life areas.
HR calibration: how to make your HR teams work in sync
HR calibration aligns your team’s interpretation and application of workplace policies, ensuring consistent advice and decisions across the organization. By identifying inconsistencies, fostering open discussions, and developing shared understanding, HR teams can work in harmony while maintaining both flexibility and credibility.
Why new fathers are too scared to take paternity leave
Uptake of shared parental leave among new fathers is low. What’s holding men back from caring for their children? I recently read a troubling statistic, suggesting that as few as one in 50 men are taking advantage of a Government scheme designed to make it easier for new fathers to take paternity leave. The scheme […]
The era of employee experience: how AI and chatbots innovate HR
AI-powered chatbots are transforming employee experience by providing instant, personalized access to HR services. By automating common inquiries and simplifying HR processes, organizations can improve employee engagement, retention, and satisfaction while reducing pressure on HR teams.
People management: making way for future employees
Despite technological advancement, people remain essential to business success. Workplaces must evolve to attract and retain talented employees who expect flexibility, purpose, and opportunities to innovate. Only organizations that adapt to changing worker expectations will thrive in competitive modern markets.
“HR has a responsibility and a right to be the soul and purpose of the business.”
HR must adapt to three major forces transforming work: technology adoption, organizational purpose, and collaborative culture. HR leaders should focus on business outcomes rather than tools alone, while aligning their function with company values and breaking down hierarchical structures to drive breakthrough performance.
Seven practical ways to support working carers
Support for working carers is essential as 2.6 million UK employees juggle caregiving alongside employment. Employers can help through remote working, flexible schedules, Employee Assistance Programmes, financial benefits, elder care vouchers, paid leave, and caregiving networks to reduce turnover and improve productivity.
Complacency kills: three ways for SMEs to foster employee engagement and productivity
Low employee engagement threatens SME productivity and growth. This article explores three practical strategies to boost engagement: reviewing rewards and benefits beyond salary, creating a workspace that fosters motivation, and implementing additional measures to reduce workplace monotony and improve morale.
Supporting women past impostor syndrome and into leadership
Women struggle with impostor syndrome more than men in the workplace, hindering their path to leadership. HR professionals must understand this phenomenon and address perfectionism and shame to support female advancement and build more inclusive organizations.
The ageing workforce: four approaches for HR
As one in three workers will be over 50 by 2020, HR must adopt new strategies to attract, retain, and support older employees. This includes offering flexible working, meaningful roles, and continuous learning opportunities that leverage their expertise while ensuring age-inclusive practices.
The real-time methods and techniques that will help you win top talent
Recruiters can win top talent by adopting programmatic advertising, which automates ad buying to reach candidates with precision, reduce costs, and deliver campaigns in real-time when job seekers are actively searching across multiple platforms.
Bipolar disorder in the workplace: what do businesses need to be doing?
Approximately 2 in 100 UK people have bipolar disorder, yet stigma remains a significant barrier in the workplace. Businesses can support employees by providing annual mental health training for managers and staff, encouraging open conversations about symptoms, and building a supportive culture that enables early diagnosis and appropriate help-seeking.
Death by overwork: quantity at the expense of quality
While companies invest in wellness programs, employee overwork remains a critical health issue. Long working hours contribute to exhaustion, stress-related illnesses, and even death in extreme cases. Some organizations are exploring solutions like shorter workdays and greater team autonomy to improve wellbeing and productivity.
Closing the gender pay gap: what HR is doing wrong
Closing the gender pay gap requires cultural transformation, not just hiring more women. Organizations often focus on training women to fit male-dominated systems rather than addressing systemic issues that drive talented women away.
Hearing rather than solving is the new approach to creating inclusion
Organizations spend billions on diversity initiatives, yet many employees still feel excluded. Research shows that managers often rush to solve problems rather than listen to staff concerns, suggesting a shift toward attentive hearing—without immediate problem-solving—could be more effective for creating genuine inclusion.
Gender imbalance in the social care sector: time to plug the gap
The UK social care sector is heavily female-dominated, with only 16% of carers being men despite needing 1 million more workers by 2025. Improving recruitment practices and tackling gender stereotypes could help attract more men to these essential roles.
Diversity at work: the business case for an inclusive culture
Exclusion at work damages business performance, making inclusion a critical HR priority. Research shows that workplace exclusion activates the same pain centers in the brain as physical pain, while inclusive cultures improve learning, creativity, and employee resilience. Rather than focusing on minority groups, successful organizations build inclusive cultures that benefit all employees.
