Forum Events strengthens HR event reach through strategic partnership with Industry Slice’s Human Times
Forum Events has strengthened its engagement with the HR community this year through a strategic media partnership with The Human Times, the flagship HR News Briefing in the Industry Slice portfolio of business briefings, supporting key events including the HR Summit, Employee Benefits & Rewards Forum and the Training & Development Summit. The partnership has delivered integrated promotion across all three […]
What the Employee Rights Act means for performance management
When the Employment Rights Act 2025 received Royal Assent, it ushered in a new era for HR. Initiatives that had been sitting on the to-do list jumped to the top, a few nice-to-haves finally made it into the EVP, and exposure to risk became significantly more significant in several areas. The biggest shake-up to employment […]
June 2026 is Employee Engagement 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 June we’ll be focussing on Employee Engagement. 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 a Employee Engagement […]
Are you missing your real high-potential talent? The blind spots holding HR back
As organisations navigate rapid transformation, many believe they know who their high-potential (HiPo) talent is. The reality is many are working with an incomplete picture. Talogy’s latest research shows that although performance ratings and manager recommendations remain the most widely used inputs in HiPo decisions, they often provide only a partial view. Past performance indicates how someone […]
CHANGE MANAGEMENT MONTH: An emerging core leadership priority for HR teams
From AI adoption and digital transformation to hybrid working, restructuring and evolving workforce expectations, organisations are managing multiple overlapping transformation programmes simultaneously. As a result, HR leaders are increasingly being asked to play a far more strategic role in helping businesses navigate uncertainty and maintain workforce stability. Change management is therefore shifting from a project-based […]
Businesses still prioritising accidents over long-term employee health
Many UK organisations remain more focused on preventing workplace accidents than tackling long-term health risks, despite increasing regulatory pressure from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), according to new research from WorkNest. The findings suggest a disconnect between health and safety strategy and the evolving nature of workplace risk, particularly as long-term conditions such as […]
Untaken annual leave costing UK workers thousands as burnout concerns grow
More than one in four UK employees are ending the year with the equivalent of over three working weeks of unused holiday entitlement, raising fresh concerns for HR leaders around burnout, workplace culture and employee wellbeing. New findings from Britain’s Work-Life Balance Report, compiled by leave management platform Timetastic using data from more than 180,000 […]
MENTAL HEALTH & WELLBEING MONTH: Rethinking workplace strategies, from perks to prevention
Workplace wellbeing has traditionally been defined by benefits and initiatives, from EAPs and mindfulness apps to subsidised gym memberships. While valuable, these approaches are increasingly seen as reactive, addressing symptoms rather than underlying causes. Leaders at the HR Summit are shifting focus towards preventative wellbeing strategies, embedding support into the way work is designed, managed and experienced day […]
Most wellbeing strategies aren’t strategies. Here’s what 2026 requires
The typical response to “we don’t have a wellbeing strategy” is to commission a maturity assessment. Score the organisation, identify gaps, recommend actions. It’s useful, but it isn’t a strategy. It’s a diagnostic tool dressed as one, and the sector has been measuring maturity while health outcomes deteriorate. Sickness absence hit a 15-year high in […]
The New Generation of EAP Providers
The Employee Assistance Programme market looks very different today than it did five years ago. A new generation of EAP providers, including Kyan Health, Lyra Health, and Spring Health, is replacing the old phone-and-pamphlet model with platforms that employees actually use. The shift matters. Traditional EAPs average 2–5% utilisation. Employees don’t call a helpline when […]