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When an employee leaves, it can be easy to think that you just need to file their resignation letter, do the paperwork to get their [...]

As the old saying goes, “The only constant in life is change”. Although there’s a lot of truth in the famous phrase, you could argue [...]

It’s not uncommon for organisations to focus on the onboarding process when they have a new employee join their business, and forget about the team [...]

Picture this: you’ve finished the recruitment process for a new position in your organisation. You’ve written the job description, conducted the interviews, held feedback rounds [...]

Corporate social responsibility, or ‘CSR’, is not a new concept. However, in a world facing the consequences of climate change and social issues such as [...]

A survey by HR Magazine found that 18% of new employees fail their probationary period in the UK. The majority of those dismissals during probation [...]

On 6th April 2028, the normal minimum pension age (NMPA) will increase from 55 to 57. The government passed this legislation in 2021 to change [...]

When one of your team members gets a jury summons, it can come as a surprise. You have to allow employees time off for jury [...]

Employee relations refers to the relationships between employers and employees and individual and collective relationships within the body of employees. As you might expect, managing [...]

Your resources are one of the most important investments for an organisation – and one of the most expensive. That’s why it’s important to spend [...]

A new parliamentary bill, the ‘Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill’, has passed through the Commons and is currently debating in the House [...]

Whenever I encounter a senior leader or manager at the beginning of their inclusion and diversity journey, they all ask me the same question: what [...]

“Teamwork makes the dream work” may be an over-used cliché, but as with all clichés, there’s truth at its heart. People who collaborate efficiently and [...]

Change is happening at a pace we’ve never seen before, from technological advancements to climate change. But it’s not just us as individuals that need [...]

The British Standards Institution has launched new standards addressing menstruation and menopause. The group serves as the national standards body for the United Kingdom, producing [...]

Every business wants to have a great workplace culture that makes people love coming to work and encourages them to stay at the company for [...]

There appears to be two inter-related, socio-economic challenges that are affecting the workplace: persistent low productivity and the growing levels of poor wellbeing across almost [...]

Sexual harassment reports to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have more than tripled between 2020-2021 and 2021-2022, according to employment and partnership law specialists Fox [...]

As a small business owner, you’ll know the importance of a robust marketing strategy, but where do you start? Do you stick with tried and [...]

Employee fatigue can be hard to measure, difficult to talk about and tricky to address within a business context. It can also have wide-ranging implications [...]

In the era of digital transformation, remote work, and heightened security concerns, organisations face the challenge of efficiently managing HR processes and ensuring robust employee [...]

Imposter syndrome is a psychological phenomenon where someone feels they are a fraud and not good enough. It can develop in someone’s personal or professional [...]

Human resources (HR) and talent management are two terms that are intrinsically intertwined but most definitely not the same. In this article, we’ll outline the [...]

Leadership is considered to be the single most important human-capital issue organisations face. Business leaders provide direction and vision to their businesses, and their roles [...]