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January/February Contents
Contents January/ February 2023
26 Carol-Ann White of L&F believes
HR should always be knee-deep in the action, operating at the heart of an organisation
32 Tame HR tech to increase employee engagement
38 Don’t pay the price of payroll errors
34 Poor management controls lead to misconduct
News and analysis 4 Leader article
Expecting leaders to never make mistakes is unrealistic and will only result in disappointment 6 HR news briefing
Part-time pressures, assessing what makes a fair wage rise, the dangers of cake and more 11 Hot topic
Can making a big thing of mole hills actually turn them into mountains? 12 News analysis
Don’t let a lit tle bad press become a PR disasterclass
Comment 14 In the HR hot seat
Ignoring key HR functions will put businesses in peril 17 Academic view
Making the case for more responsible leadership will help build better, fairer organisations 17 Legal ease
Employers need to check policies meet the needs of growing part-time trend 20 Have your say
Pay awards, teachers’ strikes, cake threat tackled and more
Strategic HR 22 Cover story
Dealing with change can be worrying and employers must help workers adapt
26 Profile interview
L&F’s Carol-Ann White on the benefits of an action-driven culture 28 D&I
How to build a truly inclusive workplace 32 Webinar
Six ways to help drive employee engagement 34 Different slant
Softer management controls are likely to be more effective
Operational efficiency 38 Payroll
With the UK in the midst of a cost of living crisis, getting the payroll function right is critical 42 Case study
Grant Thornton enables staf f to set bank holidays
Personal development 44 People moves
Who's gone where 46 Resources
Business books and HR’s D&I clinic 47 Future leader
What the HRD of tomorrow thinks 48 Lessons from the C-Suite
Stephen Moir, CEO, Cambridgeshire CC 50 How I got here
Kate Howdon, eStar
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