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Why employee turnover spikes in the new year (and how to address it)
Bharat Jain • 

Why employee turnover spikes in the new year (and how to address it) 

The January spike in employee turnover can cause employers to lose critical talent and struggle to replace them in good time. Is your business prepared?

Compensation
10 tips to support employees during a cost-of-living crisis
Abbi Melville • 

10 tips to support employees during a cost-of-living crisis 

There’s a strong link between the cost-of-living crisis and reduced productivity. But what can you do about it? Here are 10 ways to support your employees.

How to handle holiday leave carryover
Petru Tinca • 

How to handle holiday leave carryover

Many HR managers reach December wondering why there are still so many unused holiday days in their HR system. But should you let employees carry it over?

10 ways leading organisations are reducing staff sickness
Bharat Jain • 

10 ways leading organisations are reducing staff sickness

Reducing sickness absence is not about forcing your people to show up to work no matter what they’re going through. It’s about putting the right wellness programmes and support into place. Here are 10 ways successful organisations are reducing staff sickness.

11 pieces of people data you should be tracking and reporting
Petru Tinca • 

11 pieces of people data you should be tracking and reporting

We have access to more people data than ever before. But what data points should we be collecting, monitoring and analysing? Here are 11 great places to start that could help you make more impact with HR data.

A general theory of pro-rata and part-time holiday entitlement
Bharat Jain • 

A general theory of pro-rata and part-time holiday entitlement  

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who has the fairest leave entitlement calculation of them all… It’s us! Over here! We do! And here it is.

The modern HR Manager song
John Crowley • 

The modern HR Manager’s song; or I am the very model of a modern HR manager 

Summary: Honestly, I don’t know how to summarise this one. I guess it’s a song for all the unsung HR managers out there. Thank you for all you do.

Are Gen-Z the new benchmark for workforce changes
Abbi Melville • 

Are Gen-Z the new benchmark for workforce changes and can the people profession keep up? 

Gen-Z might seem like a scary alien invasion but turns out they’re probably a good barometer for changing workforce requirements. So, here’s how HR managers can keep everyone happy without breaking (too much) of a sweat.

mental health initiatives in the workplace
John Crowley • 

The catch-22 of mental health initiatives in the workplace and how the people profession can help 

The stigma surrounding poor mental health doesn’t exist because mental health problems are rare. It only exists because the meritocracy of workplace society, and all western society, has historically dictated that it’s not worth talking about. But that’s changing and it’s changing very fast. And the people profession will be in the driving seat of the mental health express.

Conflict resolution
John Crowley • 

Conflict resolution is more than just a disciplinary and grievance procedure. 

How can the people profession move towards a human-centric approach, which balances ethical practices of wellbeing and reconciliation, but also meets the legal obligations of their employer? What are the best ways to handle workplace conflict, when it’s no longer just an operational process?