Don’t launch a four-day work week until you get these six things right
While the benefits of the four-day work week could be huge, organisations should not rush into it without resetting how work gets done.
How leaders can develop future-minded skills
Karen Saukas, EMEA Content Manager, from BetterUp examines why UK employees are struggling and what leaders can do to motivate their workforce.
Strike action: What does the law say and how should HR respond?
Samantha Dickinson discusses what the laws are on industrial action and how employers should respond when threatened with strikes.
Closing the gender pay gap before 2042
Ken Charman tracks the progress, and lack thereof, in closing the gender pay gap.
Should employers be worried about monkeypox?
Reported cases of monkeypox have been cropping up across the country, but should employers be worried?
There’s far more we could do to allow LGBTQI + employees to freely participate at work
Workplace inclusion programmes are often conceived with the best of intentions, many end up as invasive and risk making LGBTQI+ employees feeling tokenised.
To work or not to work when sick: How do employees decide?
This structured method can help employees consider if they should take time off work during illness
Imposter syndrome is holding women back
Avoiding imposter syndrome is a challenge but women need to overcome this to flourish at work.
Above all, do no harm: Authenticity and quantifiability for equality
For Pride, Raf Uzar explores how we must follow the Hippocratic Oath in doing no harm to protect employees and allow everyone to be their true selves at work.
Financial wellbeing: Should salary-linked savings be made an opt-out product like pensions?
HR can help employees better manage their money with salary saving schemes, but should these be opt-out products?
Pride and pinkwashing: Pride to me
Pride365 CEO Jack Mizel shares his professional journey with Pride and talks about how genuine DEI dialogue can change the world we live in.
Communicating benefits to help staff with the cost of living
Making sure your employees are fully aware of the benefits you offer can help lead them through the cost of living squeeze.
Diversity vs Inclusion: Why it matters
Allaya Cooks-Campbell explores the meaning of diversity vs. inclusion, their main differences and benefits, and ways to create an inclusive environment at work.
Employee offboarding: Getting ahead with the boomerang trend
How boomeranging offboarders can help limit the damage and cost of repeat hiring.
Pride but not proud
We have Pride, but where is the LGBT+ representation the rest of the year? DEI leader Leng Montgomery reminds us why Pride isn’t the only LGBT+ month each year.
The overlooked talent: Seven misconceptions hindering refugee recruitment
Dr Betina Szkudlarek and Dr Eun Su Lee discuss seven misconceptions that prevent HR managers from considering refugees as a valuable source of talent.
Pride and Pronouns: Why they are so important in HR
Why organisations and HR departments who are serious about cultivating inclusive and supportive workplace environments should not ignore the use of pronouns.
How to ensure good diversity and inclusion throughout a merger
David Marsden Pearson gives tips on how good D&I policies can be maintained during an M&A transition, and why this is so important.
Is a four-day working week the answer to your employee wellbeing problems?
Recent research has discovered that employees believe a four-day working week to be one of the most effective ways to improve wellbeing in the workplace.
Creative Leadership: Why it’s time to rethink what makes a good leader
Rama Gheerawo discusses some of the common misconceptions around leadership, and why HR needs to reevaluate their approach to leadership progression.