Strategic HR
On both sides of the Atlantic, global employers are bracing themselves for the wide-ranging changes to key employee rights that are on the horizon.
This is your overview of employment law developments that are in the pipeline, where you can learn what's happening, what might be happening and what isn't happening, as well as how you can start preparing for upcoming changes.
This resource summarizes how another Trump presidency may affect key employment law issues that directly impact HR, including EEO, wage and hour and payroll among others.
Employee benefits have evolved significantly over the past few years, going beyond basic offerings such as health insurance and annual leave. Today, they can range from perks like wellness programmes to complex offerings such as matching contribution pension schemes. But with budgets stretched and costs rising, how do you make your organisation's money go further - and make sure employees really feel the benefit?
In the first of a new series, we ask Damien Williams, Lead HR Business Partner at KPMG, to reflect on his experience of the people profession and how it is evolving.
The UK Government is seeking to introduce the right to "switch off", which will allow workers to disconnect from work and not be contacted by their employer outside working hours. Labour has indicated that it intends to follow the models in Ireland and Belgium but with the details of the legislation still unclear, what clues can employers glean from these and other countries' approaches to the right to disconnect?
As an HR leader you sit at the centre of M&A integration. This is an opportunity to drive real business change - executing a plan based on your business' goals positions you for integration and deal success. Steve Allan sets out the seven questions you need to be asking to prepare for success.
In today's digital HR landscape, creative use of AI can significantly boost efficiency and increase productivity. But when you're trying to find the right AI solutions, it's vital to focus on specific needs rather than targeting all areas at once. Here, Tessa Hilson-Greener sets out a step-by-step guide to help you define your AI needs effectively.
With budgets increasingly stretched, learning and development may be falling to the bottom of HR's to-do list. But new research shows that the best-performing organisations have a strong L&D programme, explains Paula Flores, and this gives them a competitive edge.
Knowledge workers - who typically sit at a desk and work on a computer - have a high level of access to flexible and hybrid working arrangements. What can organisations do to provide their deskless or frontline peers with similar benefits that will lead to a higher level of engagement? Sue Willcock has some suggestions for re-engaging this crucial but increasingly disaffected part of the workforce.
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