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March/April 2023 Contents
28 Corinne Mills, the HR lead at
Alzheimer’s Society, on rebuilding trust at the charity following allegations of bullying
32 Generation X finds its feet under the top table
40 Bring convoluted recruitment processes to a halt
36 How best to thrive in the tribunal jungle
Contents March/April
2023
News and analysis 4 Leader article
Unpaid carers are our unsung heroes 6 HR news briefing
Trans related tribunals jump, Weetabix loses dismissal case over bullying boss, Four-day week hailed a success, Managers out of their depth with mental issues 11 Hot topic
How should HR tackle an employee’s social media flare-up? 12 News analysis
Revamped data rules welcomed by HR
Comment 14 In the HR hot seat
Scaling an HR function in a hyper- growth business 16 Academic view
Let ’s stop using inaccurate and damaging generational stereotypes 19 Legal ease
Completing public to private deals that work from day one 20 Have your say
Getting serious about skills, banter vs bullying, ghosting job applicants
Strategic HR 22 Cover story
HR must help improve conditions for workers with caring responsibilities
28 Profile interview
Healing a toxic culture at Alzheimer’s Society 30 Apprenticeships
The levy is not fit for purpose. How do we fix it? 32 Webinar
The impact of Generation X in the boardroom 34 Case study
Addleshaw Goddard teaches staff resilience
Operational efficiency 36 Different slant
Tribunals can be erratic, so how can you maximise your chances of success? 40 Recruitment
Don’t allow over-long hiring processes drive talent from your door
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
Sarah Atkinson, CEO, Social Mobility Foundation 50 How I got here
Tanya Channing, chief people and culture officer, Pipedrive
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