Topics

Strategic HR

New and updated

  • Type:
    Leading practice guides

    Organisation design: The importance of continuous evaluation

    Guidance discussing the importance of ongoing evaluation throughout the whole organisation design process.

  • Type:
    Leading practice guides

    Organisation design: From theory to practice

    Guidance discussing how Galbraith's Star Model can be used to translate strategy into a framework for action, and who is responsible for organisation design.

  • Type:
    Leading practice guides

    Organisation design: What does effective organisation design look like?

    Guidance exploring the factors that contribute to successful organisation design choices and outcomes, with practical examples.

  • Type:
    Leading practice guides

    Organisation design: An end-to-end organisation design journey

    Guidance presenting the core components of an organisation design process across three broad stages: discovery, design, and delivery.

  • Type:
    Leading practice guides

    Organisation design: What is it?

    Guidance explaining the meaning of "organisation design" and how the concept has evolved to reflect the realities of the modern working environment.

  • Date:
    16 February 2026
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Podcast: Employment Rights Act 2025 - will women in the workplace benefit?

    Caroline Green, author of The Career Confidence Toolkit for Women, joins the podcast to discuss measures in the Government's Employment Rights Act 2025 - harassment and flexible working reforms, menopause action plans - and set out ways in which employers and employees alike can benefit from the forthcoming legislative changes.

  • Date:
    13 February 2026
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Employment Rights Act 2025 - your questions answered

    Following the Act finally receiving Royal Assent in December 2025, employment law specialist Darren Newman presented a Brightmine webinar on this multi-pronged piece of legislation in which he tackled questions - some straightforward, some more arcane - submitted by attendees. Here he tackles some of the questions he didn't have time for during the session and revisits key points.

  • Type:
    FAQs

    Can an employer use AI to make shortlisting decisions?

    Updated to reflect that restrictions on automated decision-making are removed by the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 from 5 February 2026, but that employers must still have safeguards in place. 

  • Date:
    5 February 2026
    Type:
    News

    Employment Rights Act 2025: updated timeline

    The Department for Business and Trade has published an updated timeline for the implementation of the Employment Rights Act 2025, pushing back when fire and rehire measures come into force.

  • Date:
    3 February 2026
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    HR for HR: The Employment Rights Act 2025 - will it improve the lives of women in the workplace?

    The many individual measures in the Employment Rights Act 2025 apply to all workers, but several directly or indirectly enhance support for women in the workplace. Here, Caroline Green shares insights from interviews with 15 women conducted for her book The Career Confidence Toolkit for Women, alongside perspectives from HR professionals, to explore how women are currently faring at work and how the Act may help drive meaningful improvement.

About this topic

HR and legal information and guidance relating to strategic HR.

Strategic HR: key resources

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.