Zoom fatigue, AI FOMO and tech overload: How HR can help employees
New research shows employees face exhaustion from digital tools while also feeling eager to adopt AI to enhance productivity. LiveCareer’s Jasmine Escalera, PhD, urges HR leaders to help balance the benefits of workplace technology with the risks of its overuse.
Expect the sticky stuff: How to overcome resistance to change
Struggling to get certain employees ‘on board’ with your change initiative? Ella Overshott, Co-director of Pecan Partnership, shares five steps to overcome resistance and make change stick.
We need to value our intrapreneurs now more than ever
Entrepreneurs often receive all the praise, while intrapreneurs offer similar value but go unrewarded. Behavioural neuroscientist Dr Lynda Shaw reveals the many talents of intrapreneurs and urges leaders to give them the attention they deserve.
Labour’s benefits crackdown: The DEI alarm bell HR can’t afford to ignore
With Labour’s benefits crackdown announced, HR leaders will soon face an influx of disabled and chronically ill jobseekers. In this moment of reckoning, culture strategist Deborah Hartung shares five critical actions to build truly inclusive workplaces before it’s too late.
EIDA launches new HR Charter against domestic abuse
The Employers’ Initiative on Domestic Abuse (EIDA) yesterday launched its ‘HR Charter against Domestic Abuse‘, inviting HR professionals to take a stand against domestic abuse in the workplace. This initiative, developed in partnership with Working Futures and leading HR professional Bertie Tonks, encourages HR professionals to demonstrate their commitment to raising awareness of domestic abuse […]
Performance-related pay in the Civil Service: Is the government merely adding to the bureaucracy?
Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden recently outlined radical ambitions to manage performance across the Civil Service. Quentin Millington of Marble Brook examines whether performance-related pay is a step into, or away from, harmful bureaucracy.
Gen Z myths exposed: It’s time to end the generational blame game
A decade’s worth of data across five working generations exposes the myth that Gen Z is the weakest link at work. Jessica Brannigan, Head of Enterprise People Science at Culture Amp, urges employers to stop playing the generational blame game and pay closer attention to the varying life and career stages of employees.
Neuroinclusion in the workplace: An HR guide to supporting cognitive diversity
Drawing insights from neurodivergent individuals and diversity advocates, this guide will help you embrace neurodiversity in the workplace and build an inclusive culture that enables everyone to reach their full potential.
Technostress in the workplace: How to combat this new form of burnout
Technostress is the new burn out. Find out how your employees can combat it and reclaim their digital lives through intentional, tried-and-tested strategies.
Gallup reports declining respect at work: What, now?
2025 research from Gallup shows feelings of workplace respect are at an all-time low. What are the implications for people professionals? HRZone columnist Blaire Palmer shares hard truths.
From ‘worst to first’ on Glassdoor: James Ferguson, Wurzak Hotel Group
How can an organisation go from ‘worst to first’ on Glassdoor? James Ferguson, Director of Culture at Wurzak Hotel Group shares the arduous but rewarding journey experienced within his organisation.
The 60-hour workweek fallacy: Leaders must stop glorifying overwork
A 60-hour workweek is the ‘sweet spot’, according to Google co-founder, Sergey Brin. In response, Deborah Hartung urges leaders to quit the outdated hustle culture that is harming their business (and people).
#CareerTok trends: Five ways to get your company on Gen Z’s radar
New research shows Gen Z’s career mindset is shaped by TikTok career trends shared on #CareerTok. To attract the next generation of workers, organisations must throw away the recruitment rulebook and get innovative.
International Women’s Day 2025: Five ways to #AccelerateAction on gender equity
Ahead of this year’s International Women’s Day (8th March 2025), HRZone shares five powerful messages from DEI advocates on how to #AccelerateAction with gender equity.
Domestic abuse is all our business: How can employers play their part?
NO MORE Week is an international campaign, taking place 3-9 March, aimed at raising awareness about domestic and sexual violence. To recognise this week, Susan Bright, CEO of EIDA (Employers’ Initiative on Domestic Abuse) details the crucial role employers play in supporting victim-survivors.
Government crackdown on illegal workers: Right to work checks
HR adviser Kate Palmer discusses employers’ legal obligation to conduct ‘right to work’ checks and the potential consequences of hiring illegal workers.
HR in 2050: From hidden powerhouse to future of the workplace
To secure its future, HR can no longer be the hidden powerhouse of the organisation, warns Gethin Nadin. For HR to bring value and uphold its reputation in 2050, the profession must become its own biggest champion.
Neonatal care leave: What employers need to know right now
With the introduction of neonatal care leave fast approaching, Rhys Wyborn, employment partner at law firm, Shakespeare Martineau, outlines how employers should prepare.
Employers lose £24 billion annually due to youth mental health crisis: How can HR respond?
The scale of the youth mental health crisis is increasing, and employers cannot afford to shirk responsibility for this growing problem among young and future workers. Perkbox Vivup’s Karl Bennett (Wellbeing Adviser) and Tracey Paxton (Clinical Director) share HR guidance on confronting this issue.
HR lags behind other functions in AI revolution
McKinsey research on AI adoption shows HR lags behind other functions. In response, David Liddle, CEO of The TCM Group, urges the profession to welcome AI as its co-pilot or risk becoming an administrative department.
