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Podcast | Group HRD, Hotelplan - how we reduced emissions by aligning people, planet, & profit
Nicky Lyle, Group HRD at Hotelplan UK, talks about HR's role in driving sustainability training, champions,...
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'Open conversations' | Mental Health Awareness Week 2025 - a call to action for HR
As Mental Health Awareness Week (12-18 May 2025) begins across the UK, HR leaders are being urged to...
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Case Study | Why Virgin Media O2 became a trailblazer for boosting neonatal leave and pay
Employees at Virgin Media O2 can take up to 12 weeks of paid neonatal leave, on top of 26 weeks paid...
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Big Interview | Ceri Gott, Chief Growth & Culture Officer, Hawksmoor - 'We treat people well, happiness equals results'
Ceri Gott, Chief Growth & Culture Officer, Hawksmoor has helped grow the company from 150 people working...
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Workplace Schemes | The Advantages of Consolidating Workplace Pension and Benefit Schemes
When companies acquire others in order to grow, very often they're concerned with the headline...
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Ipsos poll | Widespread support for workplace DEI - but more than a third say it's gone 'too far'
Despite strong overall public backing for DEI initiatives in UK workplaces, more than a third think efforts...
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Big Interview | Helen Davies, People Director, Specsavers
High street optician, Specsavers, is keeping one eye on how it can help staff meet their caring...
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Big Interview | Director of HR, University of Oxford - 'HR has been the happy accident of my life'
Dr Markos Koumaditis, Director of HR, University of Oxford has led the first Covid response for the House...
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Flying solo | Is 'reward' HR's loneliest job?
Reward professionals are reporting heightened loneliness - HR Grapevine talks to those on the shopfloor...
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Employee benefits | Will NI rises spark benefits budget cuts?
This week it's the turn of NI rises to take effect. We know they're already impacting pay rises,...
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Case Study | IKEA - 'The story of IKEA is not just about furniture; it's about fostering a culture where every individual is valued'
IKEA has invested in the 'employee experience' and found that hard work pays off with better times bolstering...
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Compliance | Navigating Payroll Year End compliance as an HR Manager
We often talk about new innovations like they're hunters waiting to pounce and change our lives overnight....
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Compensation | Living Wage & NI Increases - Managing Salary Structure Compression
The National Living Wage is a positive step towards fairer compensation, undoubtedly increasing living...
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Employee Benefits | Why cancer demands a benefit rethink
Cancer represents a huge burden on people, society, business and the economy...
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Big Interview | Head of People & Culture, Oxford Business College: 'Our staff are 100% face-to-face - we can't always compete with hybrid working'
Tim Mitchell, Head of People and Culture, Oxford Business College on how this private HE institution...
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Compensation | Mastering pay gap reporting: From compliance to meaningful action
Pay gap reporting is not just about meeting legal obligations; it's an opportunity to uncover insights...
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New year, new baby | Brightening the baby blues - the employers picking up the fertility treatment bill
From fiscal packages to time off for appointments - some employers are offering 'next level' fertility...
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Financial wellbeing | How to tackle pension inadequacy
"Anecdotally, Close Brothers Asset Management [CBAM] is seeing a small trend in employees postponing...
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Big Interview | EVPs, stress 'heatmaps', & wellbeing: KPMG's Workforce Director on avoiding HR 'mediocrity' in 2025
James Devine, Director & Head of Healthcare Workforce Practice for KPMG was named as 2024's most influential...
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Flexible perks | What critical benefits & rewards strategies are HR professionals prioritising in 2025?
HR Grapevine hears from HR professionals on everything from flexible perks and on-demand pay to benefit...
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