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Contents November/ December 2021
28 Princes’ Joe Dent explains how putting heart and soul into the brand has brought benefits all-round
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News and analysis 4 Leader article
Magical Excellence Awards bash was a highlight in an otherwise tumultuous year 6 HR news briefing
HRMI list revealed, Supreme Court rules on contract changes, HR at high risk of change fatigue and more 11 Hot topic
What can rising employee ownership deliver for business and workers? 12 News analysis
Away from political sleaze, second jobs are on the up and can bring advantages
38 All the winners and shortlisted entrants in this year’s hard-fought
Excellence Awards
64 HR must learn to build an employee experience that works for everyone
Comment 14 In the HR hot seat
HR needs a shake-up to offer workers more protection and firms better performance 16 Academic view
Are we embracing the benefits of flexibility? 19 Legal ease
Employers have a duty to treat greivances seriously, however petty they seem 20 Have your say
Better onboarding, Sunak’s extended job support, the concerns of younger workers, a new model for HR
Strategic HR 22 Cover Story
The Great Resignation and a surge in vacancies calls for creativity
26 Webinar
How HR can help employees rediscover their potential and reinvigorate their careers 28 Profile interview
Princes’ Dent on putting the company’s keyworkers first during the pandemic 32 Employee relations
Why trying to lump employees together is pushing us all apart 34 Different slant
Focus on cultural agility, not on EDI programmes 38 Excellence Awards 2021
All the results from the sector’s most magical and prestigious awards scheme
Operational efficiency 64 Webinar
How do you craft an employee experience that genuinely benefits workers? 66 CSR
HR has a responsibility to help the UN meet its targets for sustainable development
Personal development 70 People moves
Who's gone where 72 Resources
Business books, future leader and HR’s D&I clinic 74 Lessons from the C-suite
Ian Wilson, CEO, DHL Express UK
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