Wednesday, 4 November 2026Updated 5 min ago
HR professionals might consider employee engagement the glue that holds company success together. No matter what you talk about – productivity, leadership, professional growth, retention, recognition, culture, well-being – everything ties back to employee engagement. Not to…
The way a job injury is handled “can be a defining moment” for the employee and others who witness what comes next. Here’s how benefit leaders can prepare.
For five years, the former Meta employee had been feted as a high performer by her managers. She had even received a rare equity award in recognition of her performance, which had never fallen below an “exceeds expectations” rating. Imagine her surprise, then, when she was…
Most benefits packages handle the diagnosis part well. The harder part is what employees can lean on in the years before it, and after.
Asda, Burger King and Travelodge have joined an employer alliance aimed at supporting employee financial education. Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust and customer experience firm Foundever have also joined the Employer Alliance for Financial Education, which has been launched…
Refurbishment and fit out firm Collins Construction has transitioned to an employee ownership trust (EOT). The firm’s seven shareholders sold the business to an EOT, securing its long-term independence and creating an ownership structure designed to protect it for future…
The last decade of corporate churn might have revealed this surprising lesson: One of the biggest threats to retention isn’t compensation, remote work or even AI. It could be managerial insecurity. When leadership is rooted in a manager’s personal anxiety, organizational…
Entrepreneurs who struggle to recognise and make sense of their own emotions are less likely to feel attached to their businesses and less committed to achieving their goals, particularly in high-stress periods, according to new research from the University of Bath School of…
Advisers can help build a listening infrastructure that surfaces the right diagnosis that is acted upon with smarter plan design and more targeted communication.
Personal resilience can help employees manage pressure, but it’s not a long-term strategy for unrealistic workloads that can lead to mid-career burnout. According to the 2026 ‘Work is Health’ study, conducted by YouGov and the Playlist group, which surveyed 4,000 employees…
Wood Group offshore workers on five Harbour Energy platforms have staged a fresh two-day strike in a dispute over pay and fire-and-rehire practices.
Enterprise management incentives (EMI) have long been the reward tool of choice for ambitious smaller organisations. They are tax-efficient, flexible, and genuinely motivating for employees. In his 28 October 2026 Budget, the Chancellor went further still, building on last…
As Stress Awareness Week puts wellbeing in the spotlight, how can HR ensure support reaches people before their health and working lives suffer?
When it comes to inclusive hiring, the real measure of success isn't whether they accept your job offer, it's whether they feel they can stay.
Employers challenged to turn gender equality commitments into concrete action
High-volume hiring can put pressure on legacy recruiting processes as application volumes rise. In this session, you’ll see how SmartRecruiters for SAP SuccessFactors can help modernize recruiting with AI-enabled tools and automation. Follow a live walk-through of the platform…
North Korean hackers posed as recruiters to breach the crypto exchange, exposing recruitment fraud risks for HR leaders
The biggest declines came from hybrid and remote employees at companies that had adopted artificial intelligence, according to the pollster.
Current regulations open the door to “requiring accommodations potentially extending to a myriad of conditions ranging from infertility to menstruation to hormone issues to menopause,” Chair Andrea Lucas previously wrote.
Closing the participation gap starts with communication, not benefits coverage redesign, say two HR leaders
Every week, another company announces an AI mandate. Use it for meeting notes. Use it to write job descriptions. Use it to move faster. The directive comes from the top, and then it trickles down through layers of managers and teams, each one interpreting it a little…
Family caregivers spend more than 100 hours a month providing care but benefit leaders can help ease the strain.
Find out how new AI agents in the 2H 2026 are changing the way organizations surface internal talent, set meaningful goals, and keep performance on track.