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Strategic HR

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  • Type:
    Leading practice guides

    Assessment centres: Why use an assessment centre?

    Enhanced by creating six separate guides on assessment centres, to help you find the guidance you need. This initial guide explores what an assessment centre involves, when it is appropriate to use one and the business benefits of doing so. 

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    Leading practice guides

    Talent management: What is talent management and why is it important?

    Enhanced by creating five separate guides on designing and implementing a talent management framework in your organisation, to help you find the guidance you need. This initial guide discusses how "talent management" can be defined and why it is of strategic interest to business and HR leaders.  

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    Leading practice guides

    Talent management: Getting started and formulating a strategy

    Leading practice guidance presenting a framework for designing a best-fit approach for your organisation to talent management.

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    Leading practice guides

    Talent management: Talent management for the whole workforce

    Leading practice guidance exploring the talent management activities organisations can focus on to harness the potential of the whole workforce.

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    Leading practice guides

    Talent management: Talent management for critical workforce groups or individuals

    Leading practice guidance exploring what action organisations can take to improve the development and deployment of individuals in critical roles or talent pools.

  • Type:
    Leading practice guides

    Talent management: Accountability for effective talent management

    Leading practice guidance discussing the key stakeholders in an organisation who play an important role in effective talent management.

  • 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:
    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.

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HR and legal information and guidance relating to strategic HR.

Leading practice guides: The complete list

Our leading practice guides provide strategic guidance on people management issues, so HR leaders can help their organisation be in the best place to meet its business goals. See a full list of our guides here.

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