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• What can Davros teach us about thinking differently?

  05-11-2026 09:00 via HRZone
  
  Have we mistaken efficiency for progress?This is the central question raised in Heart in the Age of the Mechanical by Gethin Nadin.Efficiency is often taken as shorthand for progress but faster is not the same as better. When I started doing Kung Fu some years ago I would repeatedly ask my sifu: “When is the next grading?”. He would repeatedly tell me he would let me know when I was ready so I did not need to ask. My focus was on getting to be a Black belt. My sifu explained to me the blac
  
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• HR can communicate. But can it ask questions?

  09-11-2026 09:00 via HRZone
  
  Summary: HR is brought problem after problem and gives out solution after solution but, somewhere along the way, have we forgotten how to ask questions and truly listen?A woman came up to me after a talk once and said something I’ve never forgotten: “You’re the first person who’s asked me that in three years”. She wasn’t talking about anything complicated. I’d simply asked her how she was, and waited long enough for the real answer.That pause is the whole article, really.I spend my
  
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• Three things your employee surveys aren’t telling you

  05-11-2026 08:55 via HRZone
  
  In a recent episode of HubStar’s Workplace Visionaries podcast, Strategic Insight Consultant Deborah Simmons shared how she applies over a decade of experience in digital design and user experience to real workplace improvement projects. That includes employee surveys, but with the caveat that survey findings shouldn’t constitute HR’s whole picture of how employees feel, how they behave and what they want changed. Based on that, here are three things HR leaders can’t learn from employe
  
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• Seven key enablers to move diverse talent from entry-level to leadership

  04-11-2026 09:00 via HRZone
  
  Most large organisations now excel at hiring diverse talent, with entry-level cohorts more diverse than ever. However, while this talent now enters in healthy numbers, it stalls at mid-level, meaning that senior leadership remains predominantly white and male.Diverse talent at mid-level is worn down by barriers that are rarely visible and almost never intentional. Affinity bias means leaders tend to promote people similar to them. Leadership is still coded as masculine and individualistic, so th
  
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• Want empowered employees? Stop making work feel so hard

  03-11-2026 09:00 via HRZone
  
  Summary: Even in the UK’s best workplaces, employees describe waiting on approvals and unclear priorities. Research from 4,000 reviews suggests process friction is the cause. These three system and habit shifts can ease it.Businesses have spent years trying to empower employees. They’ve flattened structures, invested in AI, embraced agile ways of working and encouraged people to take ownership.Yet many employees are still waiting…For approvals. Decisions. Clarity.Even in top-rated cultures
  
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• The HR trust gap: Learning from employee experience to build credibility

  02-11-2026 09:00 via HRZone
  
  Summary: Outdated views of HR continue to impact trust and credibility. By continuously listening to feedback, taking and communicating action, HR can gain the trust it deserves.From the days of ‘personnel management’ to HR’s now strategic position within organisations, the scope of the profession has changed significantly. However, outdated views of HR still endure, impacting the trust people have in the HR function and the credibility of the profession.How many of these do you still hear
  
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• How HR can get leaders off the dance floor

  29-10-2026 09:00 via HRZone
  
  Summary: By looking at where leaders are really spending their time and building the capability that enables leaders to let go, HR can help equip leaders to navigate today’s uncertainty.One of the biggest leadership risks in the current economic climate is hiding in plain sight. As growth remains subdued, margins squeezed and organisations pursue ever greater efficiencies, many senior leaders are being pulled deeper into the operational day-to-day.Against this backdrop, getting more hands-on
  
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• From support function to operating force: The people profession’s next chapter

  29-10-2026 08:50 via HRZone
  
  The remit of the people profession is evolving. People professionals are not a support function for performance. The work they do, the decisions they make and the risks they manage all show that. They are increasingly the architects of performance connecting strategy with capability, policy with behaviour, investment with adoption and leadership ambition with day-to-day execution.That shift is being driven by pressure from every direction. Organisations are:
  Trying to improve productivity while
  
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• Minimum wage set to rise to £13.20 but younger workers face smaller increase

  28-10-2026 07:15 via HRreview Latest News
  
  Younger employees could see slower pay growth from next April as ministers balance rising wages against concerns about employment opportunities.
  
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• Parental pay extended to 150,000 more workers, including self-employed fathers

  28-10-2026 07:00 via HRreview Latest News
  
  Self-employed fathers, partners and adopters will gain access to financial support under plans to widen family entitlements.
  
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• Is your EVP past its expiry date?

  27-10-2026 09:00 via HRZone
  
  Most employer value propositions don’t fail at launch. They fail without much notice over time, once the bunting from the launch party has been cleared away and the email footers have faded to become wallpaper. The toolkit remains as fresh and shiny as it was on day one. It just stops being opened, is quietly forgotten and the aspiration and reality become unrealised and irrelevant. This is a pattern we see repeatedly in our work at TMP Worldwide. The data we collect across campaigns reinfor
  
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• Microsoft offers 60,000 staff voluntary exit packages amid AI investment drive

  27-10-2026 07:30 via HRreview Latest News
  
  The technology giant is offering financial support for voluntary departures across selected divisions while continuing substantial investment in artificial intelligence.
  
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• Deloitte boss gets 45% pay rise to £7.1m as UK workforce shrinks

  27-10-2026 07:15 via HRreview Latest News
  
  The company's former UK chief receives a substantial remuneration increase as employee numbers decline and partnership profits rise.
  
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• Two-thirds of workers say money worries are affecting productivity

  27-10-2026 07:00 via HRreview Latest News
  
  Financial pressures are increasingly affecting attendance and engagement, while many staff say existing support fails to meet their needs.
  
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• How ‘quiet bragging’ can help get you promoted

  26-10-2026 09:00 via HRZone
  
  Summary: Great work doesn’t speak for itself in a hybrid era. By sharing progress, gaining third-party endorsement and reframing impact in business terms you can raise your profile, and by creating space for staff to share wins, leaders can make visibility fairer.If you want to secure a promotion or pay rise, it’s no longer enough to be great at your job and hope someone will notice.While hybrid working may offer enormous benefits, from improved work-life balance to opening up a wider pool o
  
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• Banished for asking the wrong question: Five signs of a Traitors culture

  26-10-2026 09:00 via HRZone
  
  The meeting ended politely. Everyone nodded. Nobody disagreed. Ten minutes later, two managers stood by their cars, one eye on the office door.“Did you actually believe any of that?”That question, asked in the car park and not the boardroom, is the sound of a low trust culture. If you’ve watched The Traitors, you know the formula: a few people hold all the information, decisions are made behind closed doors, and anyone who asks the wrong question gets banished. It makes brilliant televisio
  
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• Government targets 200,000 entry-level tech jobs as hiring barriers grow

  26-10-2026 07:15 via HRreview Latest News
  
  Ministers seek industry commitments to expand early-career opportunities while addressing recruitment barriers, skills shortages and changing workforce demands.
  
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• Fit notes rise to 2.8 million in April–June, with most declaring workers unfit

  26-10-2026 07:15 via HRreview Latest News
  
  NHS England figures reveal a 6.2 percent annual increase in medical certification amid concerns over sickness absence and workplace support.
  
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• Barclays to cut 5,000 jobs as AI drives banking overhaul

  23-10-2026 07:15 via HRreview Latest News
  
  Thousands of banking positions are disappearing amid technological modernisation, rising profits and a major programme of operational cost reductions.
  
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• Five steps: Support neurodivergent colleagues in the workplace

  22-10-2026 09:00 via HRZone
  
  Neurodiversity is receiving growing attention in the workplace. Over half of enquiries to Business Disability Forum’s Advice Service are about meeting the needs of neurodivergent colleagues. And with an estimated 15 per cent of the UK population believed to be neurodivergent, employers are recognising that supporting neurodivergent colleagues to thrive is fundamental for business. Yet while many employers see the value of a diverse workforce, the City & Guilds Foundation’s Neurodiversi
  
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• Employers struggle with compliance despite confidence over shift-work reforms

  22-10-2026 07:30 via HRreview Latest News
  
  Evidence reveals weaknesses in rota management and concerns about staffing costs ahead of forthcoming employment law changes.
  
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• Workers want more annual leave as employers rethink benefits

  22-10-2026 07:00 via HRreview Latest News
  
  Only 17 percent of employees currently receive additional days off, despite strong demand for more time away from work.
  
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• The five hidden collaboration saboteurs: How to spot and stop them

  21-10-2026 09:00 via HRZone
  
  Summary: Research from Hult International Business School found that silo working is dominating despite understanding of the importance of collaboration. Five dynamics are making collaboration difficult to sustain. Our research with over 1,000 global leaders reveals a striking paradox: 90 per cent describe collaboration as essential for performance, innovation and long-term success, yet more than half report that silo working continues to dominate daily practice. Many organisations lou
  
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• Managers face pressure to quit despite enjoying their jobs, survey finds

  21-10-2026 07:15 via HRreview Latest News
  
  Research among UK people managers reveals widespread burnout, excessive working hours and demands for less bureaucracy and better leadership support.
  
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• Who really sees the work? A practical guide to continuous feedback

  20-10-2026 09:00 via HRZone
  
  Summary: Line managers can’t observe everything their people do, particularly across shifts, projects and matrix teams. Using policing as an example, this guide shows how to gather timely, firsthand feedback and weigh it fairly at review.Quite often, formal accountability and firsthand observation can diverge in shift‑based, operational organisations. For instance, in policing, supervisors who complete performance reviews often don’t see much of the work they are expected to ev
  
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• Job vacancies fall as employers remain cautious about hiring

  20-10-2026 09:00 via HRreview Latest News
  
  Recruitment opportunities decline as smaller businesses face rising employment costs, despite modest improvements in headline labour market indicators.
  
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• UK has ‘one of world’s biggest gaps’ between maternity and paternity leave

  20-10-2026 07:30 via HRreview Latest News
  
  Payroll records expose stark differences in parents' time off, income during absence and employment outcomes across countries.
  
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• Five steps: Secure the leadership role you deserve in organisational transformation

  19-10-2026 09:00 via HRZone
  
  Too many HR leaders hear about a transformation too late to influence it. Business leaders have already made many of the strategic decisions. Often without considering whether the organisation has the capabilities to deliver it.Research proves that this is a critical mistake. A report from Bain & company shows that: “Only 12% of business transformations achieve their original ambition, and those that do differentiate themselves by the way they manage talent”.If talent is the vita
  
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• Employers could face higher costs for training apprentices over 25

  19-10-2026 07:15 via HRreview Latest News
  
  Employers may face additional costs for apprenticeships as ministers consider prioritising training for younger workers.
  
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• More than half of workers see gap between wellbeing policies and reality

  19-10-2026 07:00 via HRreview Latest News
  
  UK employees report inconsistencies between workplace commitments and daily practices, with management behaviour influencing confidence in organisational values.
  
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