In this week's HR news round-up, Alabama's 'embryos are children' ruling could see employers face larger costs to provide IVF benefits; the rise in jobs is … Read more
Why everyone (still) hates HR
New research suggests HR still has an image problem, with HR folk fighting reputational battles on two different fronts: from employees, and the C-suite: Read more
Is it time to consider offering Earned Wage Access?
With 60% of Americans living 'paycheck to paycheck,' should employers allow staff to access their earned wages early, or would this be a recipe for disaster? Read more
HR’s new AI task: building expertise in prompt engineering
According to David Creelman, now that AI is here, employees need instruction on how to use it: Read more
Trial by TikTok: HR latest headache?
Brittany Pietsch's TikTok video of herself getting fired has already spawned others doing the same - so is this the latest HR headache: Trial by TikTok? Read more
The HR Essay: Alignment – it’s the crucial answer to many HR problems
In the second of our new 'HR Essay' series, Chris Meroff looks at the complicated topic of 'alignment' - what it is, and what it means to practice it: Read more
Benchmark yourself to success
Where do you stand this year on things like C-Suite buy-in; confidence you can demonstrate your value, and where you're putting your HR spend? Compare and … Read more
Has HR been getting ‘authenticity’ all wrong? (Part 2)
Yesterday associate professor, Billy Adamsen, rubbished the narrative that staff should be encouraged to present their ‘authentic self’ at work. Today Ritu … Read more
Has HR got ‘authenticity’ all wrong?
Billy Adamsen, associate professor and head of talent lab at Zealand Academy of Technology & Business, Denmark, says HR has got 'authenticity' wrong. Staff … Read more
Why the New Year is the perfect time to think about staff holidays
As staff pile back from their Christmas breaks, it seems 'where' staff work is a strong predictor of how much holiday they’ll take: Read more