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Legal | Employment law changes in 2026-2027: three HR processes to review
If you look after HR in a small or medium-sized business, 2026 has undoubtedly kept you busy with lots...
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'Training is essential' | Harassment law changes: How HR can prepare for tougher prevention duties
From October 2026, employers will be expected to take all reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment,...
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Fair Work Agency | How & why the NMW list is catching hundreds of employers
On 3 September, the government published the names of 658 employers that had underpaid the National Minimum...
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Compliance | Why HR needs to get right to work on new Right to Work checks
Right to work checks used to be a relatively self-contained job for HR. Someone joins payroll, their...
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Ingka Group | How Ikea's largest retailer runs total rewards for a global workforce of more than 160,000 people
Ingka Group's Konstantinos Karavidas on running total rewards across Ingka Group's 32 markets, which...
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Silence isn’t safety | How whistleblowing still goes wrong inside good HR teams
HR Grapevine spoke with a solicitor, a digital forensics expert, a whistleblowing services provider,...
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'Daily nightmare' | The workplace conflict driving disabled employees out of work
Disabled workers have described bullying, deteriorating health and lost confidence as new Acas research...
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Changing needs | How fintech talent is shaping up to meet evolving compliance and culture demands
Sophie Mackenzie, People & Talent Director at Ebury on everything from FCA regulation and dismissal periods...
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Back to school | Exclusive - what top CPOs are planning for autumn
What will autumn hold for HR? In an exclusive for HR Grapevine we speak to the UK's top CPOs to find...
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Drawing a line | What the FCA's new Code of Conduct update means for HR leaders
From 1 September, serious bullying, harassment and violence at financial services firms has moved from...
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National Payroll Week | The most pressing considerations for payroll professionals in 2026
For National Payroll Week, HR Grapevine asked payroll leaders across accountancy, software, in-house...
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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,...
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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...
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'Faster, fairer, safer' | Hard launch on the new age of hiring
The National Hiring Metrics, an essential part of the National Hiring Strategy, hard-launched at RecFest...
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Summer absence | Spotted at the pub: the suspicious summer absence
The UK is in full summer mode, which means sticky commutes, packed beer gardens and the annual national...
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Compensation | From Directive to Reality: Navigating EU Pay Transparency Amid Fragmented Implementation
The deadline for implementing the EU Pay Transparency Directive passed on 7 June 2026. However, there...
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Big Interview | People and Culture Director, Rider Levett Bucknall - 'We don't waste time on exercises that are tick-box'
Sarah Draper, People and Culture Director for Rider Levett Bucknall, a global construction, property...
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Absence | Germany's sickness crackdown raises a question for UK employers
Germany's plan to make workers provide a doctor's note from the very first day of sickness has reignited...
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Employment Rights Act | HR urged to act now as six-month unfair dismissal rights move closer
The new measures will fundamentally change how employers manage recruitment, probation and...
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CPOs on fatherhood | Clocking off for school plays and putting family ahead of HR
Senior HR leaders share their experiences on juggling fatherhood with their careers. Can you have it...
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