Employee Wellbeing Platforms: Category scope and provider evaluation

Employee wellbeing has become an increasingly broad category. Mental health support, physical fitness, financial wellbeing, counselling, sleep, nutrition and lifestyle services can all sit beneath the wellbeing umbrella: sometimes within one platform and sometimes through multiple specialist providers. That creates a challenge for HR and benefits teams evaluating employee wellbeing solutions. What exactly are they buying? […]
Leadership Development: How HR teams can measure behaviour change and impact

Choosing the right leadership development programme is only the beginning. As explored in our earlier Leadership Development Programmes: What HR Teams Should Compare buyer’s guide, effective programmes should start by asking what organisations actually need their leaders to do differently. Once training begins, HR teams need to answer an equally important question: Did anything actually change? […]
SAVE THE DATE: Join us at the next HR Summit in February 2026!

Don’t worry if you missed this month’s event – you can join your peers and leading suppliers at the first HR Summit of 2027 in Manchester this coming February! February 9th – Radisson Blu Hotel, Manchester Airport This unique one-day event allows HR professionals like you to network and build business relationships with key industry suppliers that can help […]
October 2026 is Executive Coaching Month on HR Briefing: Make sure your solutions are part of the story!

Each month on HR Briefing we’re shining the spotlight on a different part of the human resources sector – and in October we’ll be focussing on Executive Coaching. It’s all part of our new ‘Recommended’ editorial feature, designed to help HR industry professionals find the best products and services available today. So, if you’re an Executive Coaching […]
Beyond the CV: Making better people decisions with psychometric insight

A strong CV can open the door. A polished interview can build confidence. But neither tells the whole story about how someone will learn, solve problems or work with others. When hiring decisions carry real business consequences, job-relevant evidence deserves more weight than first impressions. At Selekcija.hr, clients across pharmaceuticals, IT and banking report a 10–20% […]
Global background screening for modern hiring

Hiring across borders is becoming the norm, but screening candidates consistently across different countries, regulations and employment systems can be challenging. Veremark helps organisations make background screening simpler, faster and more consistent, wherever they hire. From identity and right to work checks to employment, education, criminal, sanctions and other risk-based checks, Veremark gives employers the […]
Employers risk undermining benefits investment through lack of employee engagement

More than a third of employers are leaving employees to take the initiative when accessing workplace benefits, potentially limiting the value of benefits programmes for both staff and businesses. Research from group risk industry body GRiD found that 38% of employers rely on employees to initiate benefits take-up themselves. Among these organisations, 49% said they […]
Leadership Development Programmes: What HR teams should compare

Good managers do not automatically become good leaders. Technical expertise and strong individual performance can help someone progress into management, but leadership introduces a different set of challenges: motivating teams, communicating change, managing performance, making difficult decisions and creating an environment in which other people can succeed. These capabilities can be developed, but effective leadership development […]
Connecting Knowledge: How AI and social learning are transforming L&D

For any small, ambitious business, rapid growth means quickly scaling up employee numbers. Continued success requires these individuals to get up to speed fast and for all employees to work together effectively, building and sharing knowledge. But how can a business achieve consistent onboarding and training when essential knowledge and intelligence is in the heads […]
Employee Discounts Platforms: Choosing a scheme employees will use

Employee discounts can be one of the most immediately visible parts of a reward package. Unlike benefits employees may only use occasionally, savings on groceries, travel, leisure, fitness and everyday purchases can provide frequent, tangible value. The challenge for HR teams is that simply giving employees access to hundreds of offers does not guarantee engagement. […]