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Strategic HR

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  • Type:
    Editor's choice

    Coming soon

    Updated to give details on how to register for our upcoming webinars on AI in the workplace

  • Date:
    28 April 2025
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Upcoming webinar: Responsible AI in the workplace - your questions answered

    Wherever you are on your journey with AI, there are questions that HR needs to be asking about responsible and ethical AI use - not least to avoid bias and discrimination. Join Philippa Penfold, acclaimed HR technology expert and Responsible AI and Data Science Manager at Elsevier, as she discusses the principles of responsible AI use and provides practical takeaways for the ethical and legally compliant deployment of AI across HR.

  • Date:
    25 April 2025
    Type:
    News

    Google concerned by slow AI take-up in UK

    The head of Google's UK and European operations has warned there is a worrying gap in the UK's adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) that could leave the country missing out on huge economic benefits.

  • Date:
    23 April 2025
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    On your radar

    Updated to include information on a Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of a woman under the Equality Act 2010.

  • Date:
    17 April 2025
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Podcast: Employment Rights Bill - what's new, what's been dropped?

    In October 2024 the Government launched a major overhaul of employment law in the form of the Employment Rights Bill. A number of important amendments have been introduced since the proposed legislation was first published. Stephen Simpson, principal editor at Brightmine, joins the podcast to provide an update and help HR departments prepare for the changes.

  • Date:
    9 April 2025
    Type:
    Survey analysis

    Pay transparency research 2025

    How transparent are UK organisations about pay? Our research explores this question, examining salary disclosures in job adverts, internal practices, and the potential impact of the EU Pay Transparency Directive on UK employers.

  • Date:
    9 April 2025
    Type:
    Survey analysis

    Pay gaps research 2025

    With pay gap analysis back in the spotlight, our research examines current practice in UK organisations - including employee data collection and types of pay analysis undertaken, as well as employer readiness for ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting.

  • Type:
    How to

    How to engage employees with their reward package through effective communication

    Updated to reflect the new statutory pay rates in force from 6 April 2025.

  • Type:
    Leading practice guides

    Supporting pregnant employees and new mothers: Unexpected circumstances

    Updated to reflect the new right for employees to take neonatal care leave and pay for babies born on or after 6 April 2025.

  • Type:
    Policies and procedures

    Modern slavery and human trafficking statement

    Updated to highlight the significance of 30 June and 30 September 2025 for large employers that are required to publish modern slavery statements.

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