Strategic HR
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.
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.
The development of UK Artificial Intelligence law is at a crossroads. The EU's AI Act, approved on 21 May 2024, will affect UK-based companies if their AI systems are sold or used within the EU. Meanwhile the general election on 4 July 2024 may reshape the UK Government's approach to AI regulation significantly. As Tessa Hilson-Greener explains, understanding these dynamics is key for anyone involved in AI in the UK.
On 1 August 2024, the EU's first comprehensive Regulation on Artificial Intelligence (AI) (known as the "EU AI Act") entered into force. Once fully in force, it is expected to have far-reaching implications for global employers using AI systems. Here we set out what HR departments need to know, whether or not their organisations are based in the EU.
In March 2024, we conducted research exploring the use of AI at UK organisations, with a focus on how HR were using the new technologies. In this article, we explore some of the unexpected results.
Every year it's the same: January rolls around and suggested priorities for HR abound. But with teams increasingly stretched, important issues then get cast aside or neglected. Here, as organisations find themselves deep into Q2, we draw attention to three themes that HR professionals are likely to overlook, based on what they have told us in our surveys. But, for the reasons explained here, they really shouldn't!
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