Strategic HR

New and updated

• Date:

  17 July 2024

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Why investing in L&D is a business imperative

  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.

• Type:

  How to

  How to engage employees with their reward package through effective communication

  Reviewed and updated to focus on practical guidance for HR, including information on total reward statements.

• Type:

  How to

  How to develop a reward strategy

  Reviewed and updated to focus on practical guidance for HR, including using total reward.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Employee opinion survey on reward

  Use this model form to understand employee perception and opinion on your organisation's reward offering. The information gathered can be used to inform and assess strategies aimed at attracting, retaining and motivating talent at your organisation.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Total reward statement

  Use this model statement to communicate to employees the composition and value of their total reward package.

• Date:

  10 July 2024

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Deskless and disengaged - how can you stop me from leaving?

  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.

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Supporting non-binary and transgender employees: Terminology

  Updated to reflect new and evolving terminology, including Rainbow Washing.

• Date:

  3 July 2024

  Type:

  News

  General election: What the major parties are offering employers

  With the general election taking place on Thursday 4 July, workers will be heading to the polls to have their say on who should form the next government. If you are still undecided on who to vote for, here we round up the major political parties' policies on work-related matters, from skills policy to labour supply.

• Date:

  3 July 2024

  Type:

  Podcasts and webinars

  Podcast: Mergers and acquisitions - HR's seat at the table

  Steve Allan joins us to talk about HR's role in mergers and acquisitions and offers five top tips for getting M&As right.

• Type:

  FAQs

  What is an employee value proposition (EVP)?

  An employee value proposition (EVP) is the unique set of benefits and rewards that an organisation offers to its employees in exchange for their contribution at work. It encompasses ...