HR roles and responsibilities
From navigating major employment law reforms to boosting line manager capability, our latest HR departments research reveals the initiatives that will define HR strategy in the year ahead.
What does it feel like to work in HR today? We share insights from HR professionals across all levels, highlighting the realities of the job and what makes a role in HR rewarding.
As 2024 draws to a close, HR teams are turning their attention to the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead in 2025. Insights from our annual HR departments research reveals the five key areas where HR professionals will focus their efforts in the coming year, from leader and manager development to enhancing employee wellbeing.
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!
Hearing that you are supposed to "be strategic" and create a strategy in your HR role can be incredibly daunting. That's probably because you've never been taught what it means or how to do it. Here, Fay Wallis offers clear, actionable steps to create a strategy that adds real value.
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