Why HR interns shouldn’t get their questions answered by AI
Never let a student use ChatGPT. Or any AI, for that matter. Check out this ChatGPT scenario: Misclassification of Maternity Leave Scenario A pregnant worker starts experiencing complications at 24 weeks, and is eligible for FMLA. HR starts the 12-week count incorrectly from this date and leaves no job protection after birth. How HR Could […]
RAD Awards 2026 open for entries
The RAD Awards 2020 are now accepting entries. This marks 36 years since the Oscars for the recruitment industry. The RAD Awards celebrate the best of employer branding, recruitment marketing, and people communication. The awards celebrate the pinnacle in creativity of recruitment advertising. They highlight innovative work created by ad agency teams in partnership with […]
TUC: Sick pay reforms will deliver PS2bn in benefits
TUC analysis suggests that the Employment Rights Bill, which introduces reforms to sick leave pay, could bring benefits to the UK economy of over PS2bn. The new sick pay regulations that will come into effect in April next year will allow employees to claim sick pay on the first day they are sick. 1.3 million […]
Elizabeth Hardwick Smith of Pick Everard
Elizabeth Hardwick Smith, 47, divides her time between Staffordshire and Leicester, as well as other locations in the UK. She leads the people strategy for multidisciplinary consultancy Pick Everard. She is the group people and culture manager, and leads a team of 16 employees. She works closely with the executive to develop the company’s culture, […]
Employees who work zero hours may need to request guaranteed hours
A proposed amendment to Employment Rights Bill, which was tabled before the House of Lords, could water down the new rights that workers with zero-hours contracts have. The government pledged to ban “exploitative”, zero-hours contract, and require employers to give employees reasonable notice for changes in shifts as well as payment for those that are […]
Avoid the Netflix effect in learning content
Employees who are short on time face a plethora of options when it comes their own learning and development. Caroline Evans shows how to make teams learn instead of searching for the best resource. Have you ever spent so much time on Netflix, trying to decide which movie to watch that you barely had time […]
Study suggests that high workplace friction impacts productivity in the UK
93 percent (or more) of UK workers experience friction at work, with the drawbacks “significantly affecting” performance and productivity. According to a new study by HR services provider Dayforce, this is the case. Fighting workplace friction to power productivity is the report of Dayforce. It explores different types organisational friction, such as staffing, technology, change, […]
Workplace friction: 93% of UK respondents are facing friction in their work environment
Dayforce Research: Taming Friction Key to Simplifying Workplace Complexity 88% (UK: 93%) of respondents say there is friction in their work environment, including ineffective communication, overly complicated processes, and lack of resources Dayforce, Inc. (NYSE: DAY; TSX: DAY), a global human capital management (HCM) leader that makes work life better, today released a report, Fighting […]
FCA faces threat of industrial action over hybrid working
The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) staff have warned that they will take industrial action in the event of proposals to increase requirements for office attendance. Unite the Union stated that over 90 percent of members would act if the hybrid policy was changed. This requires employees to spend 40 percent of the time they work […]
New Strada report finds nearly 40% of businesses are still dependent on ageing HR systems as cloud migration becomes critical
In a climate where speed, agility, and resilience are essential, too many organisations are still relying on outdated on-premise HR and ERP systems – and the cost of inaction is mounting. New global research from Strada reveals that nearly two in five companies continue to operate on on-premise platforms such as Microsoft Dynamics (20%) and […]