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Beyond the Away Day: Why Nature Could Change the Way We Think About Workplace Wellbeing
Workplace wellbeing has moved up the agenda, yet we keep asking overwhelmed people to learn more techniques when they may need different conditions in which to be human.
4–6 minutesNever book boring again: introducing Something Different
Employee Experience Magazine has launched Something Different, a new curated directory that helps HR, employee experience and people teams find properly unusual experiences for their teams.
3–4 minutesThe AI jobs story may be 11 million career changes, not 11 million lost jobs
McKinsey models more job creation than automation-driven job losses in the US by 2035. The harder problem is movement: roughly 11 million workers may need to switch occupations, while cross-group career moves would need to happen at 3.6 times the historical rate.
3–4 minutesHow to Plan an Office Christmas Party Your Team Will Actually Enjoy
It’s October, and someone has just said, “Could you sort the Christmas do?” You said yes. Now you own the office Christmas party.Take a breath. A good office Christmas party doesn’t need a huge budget or a clever theme. It needs a clear plan, an early booking and a guest list that includes everyone. Here’s…
6–9 minutesCandidates are asking AI about your workplace. Is the answer true?
SetpointHQ founder Andy Pirie on how candidates now use AI assistants to judge employers, and the one-hour audit HR leaders can run to check the answers are true.
5–8 minutesWhat new right to work requirements mean for HR leaders
TrustID operations director Christie Lewis on what the new right to work requirements mean for employers, and how HR leaders can check that their onboarding can prove compliance.
3–5 minutesYoung men are taking mental health leave. The harder part is getting them back
Young men appear more willing to step away from work when their mental health suffers, being more likely now to take mental health leave. New research raises a harder question for employers: what happens when they try to return? For years, workplace mental health campaigns have encouraged men to speak up, ask for help and…
3–5 minutesThe hidden benefit of friction
Organisational psychologist Dr Maggie Sass on why leaders should stop smoothing over tension in the room, and how to tell useful friction from the kind that gets in the way.
4–7 minutesExtra annual leave tops UK workers’ benefits wish list, SD Worx finds
Almost half of UK employees surveyed want additional days off as a workplace benefit, while only 17% currently receive them, according to new SD Worx research. Extra annual leave has emerged as the most wanted workplace benefit among UK employees surveyed by SD Worx, highlighting a sizeable gap between what workers value and what employers…
2–3 minutesThe Questions That Help Managers Coach Themselves
A story about how insightful questions can turn everyday working experience into a source of self-coaching Shane was an analyst. He solved problems for a living and was good at it. When a management role came up, he seemed a natural fit. But managing people was a different kind of problem. There were frustrations and…
5–7 minutesMeta AI Adoption Revealed: Behind the curtain at Meta, 3 ways AI is already changing work
Meta AI adoption has gone from encouragement to expectation in a year. The company has reorganised thousands of jobs around AI and pushed employees to become AI-native. It has started testing an autonomous agent called Hatch. And its AI chief, Alexandr Wang, has just moved everyone’s internal conversations from Google Chat to Slack.
4–6 minutesWhy business leaders must rebuild the first rung of the career ladder
Much has been written about whether AI will replace graduate jobs. It’s an important debate that deserves serious attention but from where I sit as a CEO, I believe we’re at risk of focusing on the symptom rather than the cause. The challenge facing young people entering the workforce began long before generative AI arrived. Over…
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Lisbon · ExCeL
14 Jun PM
CIPD Festival of Work
ExCeL London
9 Jul
Future of Work Summit
London, UK
17–18 Jul
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Amsterdam, NL
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Three places HR is overpaying on health insurance: how tech-driven benefit platforms improve compliance and cost savings
Healthcare premiums are projected to climb 9 to 10 per cent in 2026. Compliance complexity is up. Headcount is under scrutiny. The Hartford’s 2026 Future of Benefits Study found that 73 per cent of HR professionals have seen their day-to-day responsibilities increase, 60 per cent actively worry about maintaining compliance, and 64 per cent struggle…
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The UK’s ‘Green Credibility Gap’: Employee Trust Trails HR’s Sustainability Ambitions
UK companies are leading Europe in integrating sustainability into their HR strategies (68% vs. 55% European average), even outpacing countries facing strict EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) rules. However, new research from SD Worx reveals an urgent problem for British organizations: a significant 18% credibility gap exists between what employers claim about their sustainability efforts and what…
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