In this week's HR news catching our eye: A Bank of America exec has been demoted after one of his team died through suspected over-working; EY bizarrely … Read more
The rise of fertility benefits (and how to bring them into your organization)
Demand for fertility benefits is at an all-time high. So what do HR professionals need to consider when offering them? Julie Farris, senior VP human … Read more
Is it time to bring back long-service awards?
With PwC introducing new tenure-based reward and recognition, is it time more companies resurrected length of service awards? Read more
Beware the ‘Great unbossing’. Don’t shed middle managers; improve them!
2024 is being called the 'Great Unbossing' - the shedding of swathes of middle management roles. But is this really good news for staff? Not necessarily: Read more
Personalized, data-driven healthcare guidance: The key to a thriving, engaged workforce
According to Jim Priebe, the path to better employee wellbeing starts with better data around the types of benefits to offer: Read more
Ex-Twitter staffer wins unfair dismissal claim; IKEA to use drones to improve wellbeing
In this week's round-up of the HR news catching our eye - an ex-Twitter employee did not resign, claims tribunal body; IKEA to use drones to protect … Read more
The ‘essentialist’ leader: Cultivating high-performing teams in the burnout era
With half of workers now saying work causes them to be burned out, Rachel Stanley says a different leadership approach needs fostering: 'essentialism' - … Read more
At-work loneliness: Are you doing enough to curb it?
Earlier this month was Loneliness Awareness Week. And according to Anna Eliatamby, at-work loneliness is its own (and growing) epidemic, and CHROs need to … Read more
The case for enhanced bereavement policies
Jason Herring, former VP, People Business Partner at Moody's, says it's a travesty that staff often only get 3-5 days off to deal with a bereavement. He … Read more
If music be the food of productivity…play on!
It's commonly accepted that music improves our mood, and can also improve concentration and productivity. So why is music at work still frowned upon? We … Read more