The HR profession

HR teams are often the driving force behind successful transformations, ensuring that people are at the centre of decisions that...

Our pick of recent appointments in HR includes significant shifts at the CIPD and one of the country's leading insurance firms.

There needs to be a ‘step-change’ in how employers manage and prevent employee sickness, according to the Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM).

Average UK employee takes 9.4 days' sickness absence in 2025, a record high and a 62% increase on pre-pandemic levels, according to CIPD.

Employee Benefits Live 2025 conference programme includes speakers from British Airways, The Lego Group and Siemens.

There could be as many as 56,432 potential candidates for every open HR manager position across the UK, according to research by Remote.

Mentoring can build a variety of skills that prepare aspiring HR leaders for a fruitful career.

Consulting group McKinsey has advised firms to maintain investment in entry-level roles for young people after evidence emerged that the rise of artificial intelligence had seen a reduction in headcount. 

The deputy leader of the Reform party slams female RAF base chief for having a background in HR.

Senior HR moves of late have included appointments at the BBC, Asda and the CIPD.

While more than half of HR professionals expect an increase in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), two-thirds feel do not feel fully prepared.

When ‘the people team’ – HR – breaks, the whole business suffers. Tracey Paxton makes the case for why HR...

A number of figures in the HR and employment space have been awarded in the King’s birthday honours list.
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‘Good work’ and focusing on wellbeing are the levers needed to get people back into work, according to CIPD chief...

Almost nine in 10 HR professionals do not feel supported with their mental health at work, according to a survey.