Human Resources

Businesses are having to work harder and often pay more to attract the talented people they need. This has been referred to as the war for talent. Katherine Watkins explores how best to approach this and ensure your business doesn’t lose out.

Laura Findlay looks at the benefits of active listening, particularly how it can contribute to our overall wellbeing.

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on firms. As such, it is critically important for firms to understand the services they provide and make investments in improving their operational resilience to protect themselves, their customers and the industry from disruption.

Diversity and inclusion continues to be a key issue for regulators. Katherine Watkins explores the benefits of embracing diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

It is that time of year when firms are looking closely at the past year’s performance of staff and setting new objectives for the year ahead. Katherine Watkins explains why it’s important to get the appraisal process right – and highlights the risks of getting it wrong.

The Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme, which has supported employers with the rising cost of sick pay during the pandemic, has been reinstated.

In this article, Laura Findlay looks at how employers can focus on employee wellbeing during the latest Covid-19 developments.

A look back on the last 12 months of yet another unprecedented year for businesses and their staff.

As we head into 2022, Katherine Watkins outlines the key dates for consideration form an HR perspective for the New Year.