Work Experience on the Rise, but Placement Days Are Shorter Introduction Recent findings suggest that while more Year 10 pupils are gaining work experience, the average placement is shorter than...
Handling Subject Access Requests: A Guide for Employers As an employer, understanding how to handle a Subject Access Request SAR is crucial to ensure compliance with data protection laws. A SAR...
How do you measure employee engagement? Employee engagement is a workplace approach (a measure) resulting in the right conditions for all its employees of an organisation to give their best each...
Navigating Conflict and Negotiation at Work Workplace conflict is a natural part of collaboration. When managed well, disagreements can lead to clearer decisions, stronger teams, and better...
Workplace Stress and Anxiety Remain Top Employer Concerns in 2025 For the second consecutive year, stress and anxiety related to work are identified as the most pressing concerns for employees,...
Why Human Skills Remain Vital in the AI Era As the workplace increasingly embraces artificial intelligence, the focus often shifts to automation, data analytics, and efficiency. Yet, amidst this...
Reimagining Your People Strategy In a world where work is constantly evolving, the traditional people strategy, often buried in a shared drive, dense with priorities and metrics can feel more like...
Are You Tracking the True Cost of Employee Absences in Your Business? In today's competitive business world, maintaining organisational productivity and efficiency is key. Yet, one critical factor...
Quiet Cracking: How to Spot and Prevent Silent Strain at Work In recent years, the workplace has been buzzing with terms like "quiet quitting," but a new, subtler challenge has emerged: "quiet...
A History of Human Resources: From Personal to People Strategy The story of Human Resources (HR) in the United Kingdom is a journey from simple personnel administration to a central, strategic...