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Big Interview | Chief Culture Officer, Sanofi: How culture became our operating system for success

Raj Verma, Chief Culture, Inclusion & Experience Officer at Sanofi, delivers a masterclass in how to drive business success through culture...
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  • News
  • 4 mins

'A step backwards' | Freefalling graduate vacancies underwritten by stagnant labour market

Global job search engine and aggregator Adzuna has released data which appears to show a 45% year-on-year collapse in graduate job vacancies...
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Coline Marchal, Chief People Officer at Paddle
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CPO, Paddle | Why we're choosing digital-first over return-to-office mandates

Coline Marchal, Chief People Officer at Paddle, takes to the CHRO Soapbox to reflect on the 'false choice' between remote working and RTO...
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London Fire Brigade celebrates becoming the 300th UK-based Living Hours employer
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Workplace stability | London Fire Brigade becomes 300th Living Hours employer in UK

London Fire Brigade has today announced its commitment to providing secure working hours under the Living Wage Foundation as an accredited Living Hours...
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Forget the purple squirrel | Docebo's CPO on hiring for adjacent skills, not perfect resumes

Lauren Tropeano on why skills-based hiring is only one half of a much broader strategy to identify and develop talent on a global scale...
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Insights

Beyond Productivity: How Leaders Can Drive Real ROI With AI
  • Insight
  • 4 mins

Leadership | Beyond Productivity: How Leaders Can Drive Real ROI With AI

Workday research reveals that we’re in a critical leadership moment: Can organizations redesign work, transforming productivity into real business impact and deeper human connection?
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Rethinking HR Technology Decisions in Europe: Lessons from the Latest Fosway 9-Grid
  • Insight
  • 4 mins

Rankings | Rethinking HR Technology Decisions in Europe: Lessons from the Latest Fosway 9-Grid

Why Europe’s HR leaders are rethinking long-term platform bets, and what Workday’s decade-long leadership in the Fosway 9-Grid™ reveals about the future of work.
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AI & Transformation

Creative ideas, innovation, and strategy
  • 52 mins

Editor’s letter | 'My ultimate HR advice' - from 100 CHROs & people leaders

100 of the world's top CHROs and people leaders, from PepsiCo to JPMorgan, share their ultimate advice, hacks, & tips - plus an album...
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  • 5 mins

Brussels Effect | EU AI Act: Does it affect UK employers? Key HR details

The EU AI Act's transparency rules have arrived, and UK HR teams with EU candidates, staff or vendors must get up to speed…
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  • 5 mins

'Potential harms' | Employee monitoring tech faces review amid privacy & wellbeing concerns

Employers could face new rules governing the use of keystroke logging, biometric identification, location tracking and other workplace monitoring technologies...
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Business Landscape

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  • 4 mins

More pathways | Why Lloyds Banking Group's CPO just announced a £100m investment in future skills

Lloyds Banking Group's multi-million-pound pledge comes at a time of renewed focus on skill development to ensure current and future workforces are equipped...
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  • 7 mins

'Stark reality' | UK labour market stuck in 'low hire, low fire' cycle as vacancies fall

Employers and the Government have been urged to stimulate recruitment as falling vacancies and weak confidence leave the labour market showing little sign...
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  • 7 mins

Failing forward | How HR can build a culture of experimentation

Why do organisations get stuck in blame cycles and what can HR do to change things by building cultures of experimentation?
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Leadership

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  • 6 mins

Hidden barriers | The hard truth of social mobility and workplace belonging

Zurich UK has revealed exclusive data from a recent social mobility survey which revealed the scale of class-based barriers still facing UK workers, with...
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  • 4 mins

'Deteriorating wellbeing' | Could better management ease the UK's workplace mental health crisis?

Research found that employees working under better-quality line managers reported significantly lower levels of work intensity...
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  • 3 mins

Absenteeism | MP's sick day admission is something HR shouldn't ignore

The MP Jess Phillips' admission that she called in sick to avoid answering questions about Peter Mandelson is an unusual example of a familiar workplace...
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Organisational Development

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  • 4 mins

'Impact, not intention' | BBC's Strictly settlement shows why HR must act early on bullying concerns

The BBC's reported five-figure settlement with Amanda Abbington highlights the financial and reputational cost of allowing concerns about workplace behaviour...
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  • 9 mins

Hiring playbook | What L'Oreals 2 million job applications per year reveal about the future of hiring

Global VP of Talent Acquisition Michael Kienle explains why employers have misunderstood Gen Z, why the traditional CV is losing relevance and how AI is...
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  • 5 mins

Covert filming | Smart glasses - the workplace privacy & data risks of the new wearable tech fad

Increasingly-discreet smart glasses create fresh legal risks around harassment, confidentiality and personal data...
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Video Features

Talking workplace innovation with Bacardi
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Video | Talking workplace innovation with Bacardi
More than 160 years since the company was founded on the Caribbean island of Cuba, Bacardi is still family owned. Best known...
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Leader Interview | The key to a healthier talent programme
According to recent research from Cornerstone, we are witnessing a global digital skills crisis...
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Leader Interview | Improving your talent management strategy
We recently visited Connect Live in London on October 2nd at Stamford Bridge, London and sat down with Dominic Holmes, Principal Consultant at...
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Podcast

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Podcast | CPO, Gerald Edelman: Scaling HR from support function to core business driver

Olivia Parrish, CPO at Gerald Edelman, joins the HR Grapevine Podcast to set out how she has shifted HR from reactive support to shape business planning, growth, and performance...
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HR Grapevine Podcast to outline how leaders can build stronger cross-functional support for L&D...
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Podcast | Cross-functional complexity - how can employers operationalise better L&D?

Sarah Budd-Katz, GTM leader at Go1, and Al Dea, Speaker, Facilitator, Advisor, & Podcast Host, join the HR Grapevine Podcast to outline how leaders can build stronger cross-functional support for L&D...
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Learning Resources

How to get board-level buy-in for performance management

How to get board-level buy-in for performance management

You already know that great performance management drives engagement, reduces turnover, and delivers measurable business results. The challenge is getting...
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The 2026 British Business Survey: Bridging The Great Divide

The 2026 British Business Survey: Bridging The Great Divide

Bridging the divide of HR, finance and technology with exclusive research in partnership with the Telegraph Media Group. Why are 73% of leaders prioritising...
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Accelerate AI’s full potential in your organisation

Accelerate AI’s full potential in your organisation

91% of organisations say they're ready for AI. This research says you aren't. AI has quickly moved from fiction to the frontline of modern organisations....
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How the Right Performance Framework Transforms HR’s Strategic Impact

How the Right Performance Framework Transforms HR’s Strategic Impact

Make this your last performance review cycle managed in Word. Too often, performance season shifts from strategic workforce planning to administrative...
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