The agile workforce model is essential for future success

How can leaders use an agile workforce model to help their business thrive?

Workers fear burnout as employers tighten resources

Two thirds of workers (62%) are worried about being overworked this year, a survey by recruitment firm Robert Half, has shown.

How to retain staff during mergers and acquisitions

When an employer’s boat is rocked by merger and acquisition activity, what’s the best way to retain employees? Edmund Tirbutt investigates.

Do the Best Work of Your Life, episode two: Becoming a business talent magnet

The second of a new video series is now available, focussing on talent attraction. It explores how to create a culture that attracts top talent, and offers tips about how AI-enhanced HR technology can...

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Move on up: Making internal mobility work

The economics of promoting from within make much more sense than recruiting externally, so why aren’t we doing it? Dan Cave investigates.

Black Friday weekend: How HR can support workers

Black Friday weekend (29 November to 2 December) is coming up, when workers will be busier than usual. We asked how HR can support workers over the Black Friday period. 

Two thirds of workers engage in 'productivity theatre'

More than two thirds (67%) of workers reported having engaged in ‘productivity theatre’, or performing tasks to appear busy without doing meaningful work, according to a survey by work management...

Don’t mistake people ‘sitting tight’ for employee satisfaction

'Our people aren’t leaving, so things must be fine', the thinking often goes. But this assumption doesn’t mean that your organisation will be ready for growth in a recovering economy in 2025. Far from...

Employers must unlock the value of military skills 

Leaving the armed forces can be a daunting transition. It can be a lonely and isolating. How can employers help? 

Bolt drivers win worker classification at tribunal

Around 15,000 Bolt drivers won a tribunal to be classified as workers rather than self-employed, BBC News reported on 11 November. 

Rebalance the ‘give and take’ of talent acquisition

The balance between pay and employer expectations has become a critical factor in attracting and retaining top talent.

Gig worker firm slated for tipping law exception claim

A Netherlands-based gig economy firm has been criticised after it claimed that its contractors were exempt from new tipping laws in the UK, the Guardian reported on 3 November.