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Alcohol Awareness Week | What can employers do to support their people with addiction?
This year's theme, 'Alcohol & work', is a timely reminder of HR's role in supporting staff with addiction...
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Parents & pay | Asda confirms 'significant' family leave enhancements - why are employers going 'above the normal'?
Asda will increase company maternity and adoptive leave from 12 weeks to 26 weeks, while also expanding...
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‘Difficult decision’ | Morrisons scraps 4.5-day work week - are compressed models still the future of work?
Morrisons attributed the decision to abandon a flexible 4.5-day work week to industry competition and...
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Rising temps | Heatwave sparks renewed calls for workplace protections
As the UK faces hot weather this week, calls are intensifying for employers to do more to protect staff...
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Bereavement | Why funeral planning support belongs in the workplace
How can HR support grieving staff with a fundamental aspect of bereavement?
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'Equality is a myth' | How disabled workers are being locked out of opportunities
Disabled employees and founders in the UK are revealing that the world of work is not designed for them,...
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‘Never about quotas’ | Inclusion & retention: How Fulham FC tackles football's diversity problem head-on
Fulham FC's Head of Inclusion tells HR Grapevine about how the Premier League club tackles representation...
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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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Deaf Awareness Week | Creating inclusive workplaces for employees with hearing loss
Deaf Awareness Week, running from 5th to 11th May 2025, is an annual campaign aimed at promoting greater...
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Exclusive | Viral CEO talks move to abandon four-day workweek… for a 32-hour model
The 32-hour week is Lumen's 'vehicle for increasing trust, initiative, and wellbeing,' CEO Aled Nelmes...
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BBC culture review | HR reforms needed as BBC report warns of "untouchables" & power abuses
HR Grapevine breaks down the most pressing HR issues from the BBC's review of workplace culture...
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Stress Awareness Month | Stress levels are falling - so why are so few workers thriving?
As Stress Awareness Month brings mental wellbeing into the spotlight, new research from ADP reveals a...
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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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Flexible working | Let's not demonise HRDs for refusing a flexible work request
New research suggests flexible working request are still getting turned down in their droves. But should...
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‘Band Evolution’ | Spotify begins company-wide 'culture refresh' - what is it & how will it work?
Spotify's Global Head of L&D speaks to HR Grapevine about how the 'essential' culture check-in works...
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Return to office | Are RTOs a bid to curb side hustles too?
Could the growth of side hustles and increased calls to return people to the office be related? Peter...
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Retirement risks | Should employers reconsider 'lifestyling' strategies in workplace pension plans?
Employers with a default pension strategy incorporating lifestyling should check whether it is 'fit...
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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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Stress Awareness Month | How HR can tackle stress & build resilience in the workplace
Stress Awareness Month offers a timely reminder to UK employers of the rising toll of workplace stress,...
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Change management | How mergers & acquisitions impact workplace culture
The cultural impact of mergers can be far-reaching...
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