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National Apprenticeship Week | From shop floor to solicitor: How Specsavers is building careers through apprenticeships
At Specsavers, apprenticeships are embedded into long-term workforce planning rather than treated as...
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Case Study | How a 50-employee company built an award-winning team through apprenticeships
National Apprenticeship Week runs from 9 - 15 February, 2026. Bespoke-Advice, an SME shows that size...
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Big Interview | People Director, B&Q - 'Leaving DIY giant made me a better People Director when I came back'
Sometimes, the best way forward is to leave. Andy Moat's departure from B&Q - and eventual return as...
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National Apprenticeship Week | Not just for school leavers: How apprenticeships are reshaping UK workforce strategy
Deloitte, Virgin Media O2 and more discuss their turning to apprentices to build future-ready talent...
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‘Career pathways’ | CPO, OCS: We're closing skills gaps by looking beyond 'traditional' hiring
Sarah Williams, CPO at OCS and speaker at HR Grapevine Live, recommends a rethink of traditional approaches...
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Podcast | CPO, SUSE: How we're helping our over-50s discover new career paths
SUSE's Futureselves programme is a specialised L&D pathway targeted at the company's over-50s as...
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Case study | The Co-op is doubling down on apprenticeships - and it's paying off
As higher-level apprenticeship starts face a turbulent time ahead, one organisation - The Co-op -...
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'Cultural disconnect' | What must HR change now to stop women's careers stalling
At a time when many employers are worried about retention, burnout and the strength of their leadership...
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Transforming feedback | From performance tool to catalyst for growth
Feedback can make or break a professional, when offered constructively it can be both uplifting and beneficial...
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Podcast | CPO, OCS UK&I: How we 'design difference' into HR systems
Sarah Williams, CPO for OCS UK & Ireland, is passionate about the power of personalisation through tech...
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CPO, PwC | Why we hosted our first-ever 'Learning Week'
Phillippa O'Connor, Chief People Officer at PwC UK, takes to the CHRO Soapbox to outline why the consulting...
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‘Pay attention’ | HR Grapevine's 2025 Review: The biggest headlines, HR wins, & tribunals
The only end-of-year HR roundup for 2025 you need, from Lenovo's dementia 'simulations' to Spotify's...
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Leadership | 'Snooty' & outdated - but was HSBC right to scrap its 160-year-old management scheme?
Axed to cut costs, the historic scheme has been called outdated and snooty - but scrapping it outright...
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L&D 2025 highlights | The year in L&D as told by the experts of British business
Senior L&D professionals look back on the year that was 2025…
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‘Removing the taboo’ | How Savills is breaking down the stigma for staff with hidden disabilities
Savills marked International Day for Persons with Disabilities by sharing the experiences of colleagues...
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Case study | The new toolkit - B&Qs apprenticeship scheme builds fairer opportunities for women
B&Q's bespoke Women in Leadership apprenticeship scheme is being met with much applause; HR Grapevine...
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'Unlocking potential' | Wingstop UK's new People Director has a perfect recipe for developing new talent
Behind Wingstop's ambitious UK expansion is an equally ambitious people strategy - one now led by recently...
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AI | Agentic AI - Should HR embrace, augment or resist it?
Agentic AI is coming, so what's the lie of the land for HR? In part 1 of a two part special, HR Grapevine...
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'Game-changer' | How Co-op is solving the retail skills crisis with accessible apprenticeships
One Co-op apprentice said they 'can't overstate the impact' the scheme has had on their personal...
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Transferrable skills | 'I was the Head of HR. Now I'm Head of Engineering'
A career in HR doesn't mean you have to stick to it - one professional flipped to engineering and scored...
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