A round-up of recent news stories including how Millenials have become the mediators of the workplace, how HR tech can improve team collaboration, and the summer slowdown - how to take advantage of it.

The summer holidays have arrived, and the age-old question is upon us: to distribute news, or not to distribute news? Here we look at our recommendations over the next 6 weeks.

Three articles covering cyber security, and the risks certain generations may pose to organisations, how AI in the workplace may lead to loneliness and alienation from colleagues. Plus, ‘over 80% of workers are afriad of their HR department’ - how is the HR department perceived?

HR chiefs’ stature and pay are increasing to reflect their increasingly challenging roles navigating organisations through hiring, resignations, redundancies, DEI, and hybrid working contentions. Also, this week, employers are overestimating how much employees trust them. And the majority of organisations are unsure how to optimise their AI investments.

Award season is here, so we’ve put together a handy list of the main HR programmes and their likely deadlines.
There are so many award programmes in the UK, across business and consumer markets, each with different categories to choose from. They are a great way to display the amazing work HRs, their support teams and suppliers have been doing throughout the year.

Employee trust has dropped by 11% since last year, according to Mercer. Also, this week, nearly two-thirds (61%) of employees are more worried about the cost of living than last year. And how can employers best support working women?