What are the biggest trends in HR this year?

Scotland set to trial a four-day working week

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Two people sit at a gray table, one writing in a notebook and the other pointing at documents. Both are wearing white shirts with black dot patterns, discussing HR strategies. Papers and a pen are on the table, emphasizing their focus on effective People Management.

Employers should be made to report on wellbeing initiatives they offer,...

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Nike HQ staff receive one week break to support wellbeing

Nike HQ staff receive one week break to support wellbeing

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A woman with red hair wearing a navy blue collared shirt is seated, looking stressed, with her hand resting on her forehead. She seems to be wrestling with personnel issues, a common challenge in people management.

Excessive workload causing “unmanageable stress” for UK staff

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Two women from the Human Resources department are focused on a computer screen in a dimly lit office, with one seated and the other standing nearby.

Department for Business champions workplace support for domestic abuse victims

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A woman holds a smartphone while two young children sit beside her at a table. One child is holding a cup and appears to be eating, as she looks up options for accessing childcare.

One in three working parents suffer due to lack of childcare

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A man stands and gives a presentation to a group of people seated around a conference table with laptops, gift bags, and materials on mental health.

Employer initiatives to increase staff wellbeing found to be ineffective

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Person wearing glasses and a white shirt sits in a dark environment, focused on a laptop with an illuminated Apple logo, possibly logging unpaid hours.

Over a fifth of UK staff work three to five hours...

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Over £16 billion cost to the British economy due to ill health and work-related injury

Mental health support not fit for modern-day purposes, research finds

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Job recovery falls as COVID-19 and lockdown restrictions return

Lack of period workplace policies costing businesses billions

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A person in a white shirt sits at a small table, looking at a laptop covered with tech stickers, appearing deep in thought or frustrated. With an earphone plugged in and a cup beside them, they seem to be dealing with HR matters.

Fifth of companies failing to support newly ill staff

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Four people are seated and gathered around two laptops, collaborating and smiling, perhaps brainstorming in a Human Resources meeting.

Returning to the office isn’t enough to create social wellbeing, employers...

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Furloughed workers feel anxious about return to work post-COVID

Employers are failing to support mental health, study finds

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Employee accused of skipping work for 15 years

Bumble employees to get unlimited paid leave

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A man, an HR personnel, stands by a window with blinds, his right hand resting on the window frame, looking outside. Sunlight casts shadows on his face and shirt.

Mental health emerges as UK’s main workplace risk

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