Top Trends and Insights for Business Leaders in 2025
By Nick Gold, Managing Director at Speakers Corner With so many unknown variables affecting consumer spending, 2024 was a year of uncertainty for businesses. Elections, conflicts, fluctuating inflation: all these factors have impacted business decisions over the last year. 2025 promises to be a little more stable. With the UK and US elections done and
Leading the Digital HR Transformation: A Roadmap for Senior HR …
Leading Digital HR Transformation: A Roadmap for Senior HR Leaders in 2025 The beginning of a new year provides senior HR leaders with a unique opportunity to reflect on achievements, address challenges, and set a strategic course for the year ahead. With the HR landscape continuing its rapid digital evolution, staying ahead requires thoughtful planning,
Elevating your HR team with automation - HR News
By Ulrich Jaenicke, Co-Founder and CEO at aconso Digital transformation has played a pivotal role in driving workplace innovation and efficiency, streamlining processes and enhancing team collaboration. However, the strain on HR departments has increased as the workforce becomes more digital and dispersed. Managing HR processes and documentation and communicating policy changes have grown more
What every employer should know about supporting …
Jan 17, 2025 · When it emerged that Gregg Wallace was expected to blame his autism for his alleged inappropriate behaviour, it struck a chord with me. It perpetuates the idea that neurodivergence is a problem or an excuse for bad behaviour. Similarly, when I read that Gregg ‘suffers from autism’, I felt deeply offended, as did many from
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HR News Brits desperate for peace with a 464% spike in demand for ‘quiet holidays’ Editorial Team, 7 hours ago 6 min read HR News Over two-thirds of UK workers have quit or considered quitting their office job due to poor management Editorial Team, 8 …
HR Predictions for 2025: Why We Should Be Optimistic About …
As the year ends, HR professionals are looking back on the progress and challenges of 2024. Equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) remain key to creating better workplaces. Despite some setbacks and a bit of resistance, there are strong reasons to feel hopeful about EDI in 2025. The recent Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative (RIDI) Awards, which
“Headspace” is the number one thing employees need to enable …
A new global study from Fauna, the creative employee experience consultancy, shows that having more headspace could transform the working day for thousands of employees, and that a lack of it is currently impacting performance.. Almost six in 10 (59%) say that having a good work-life balance is a core ingredient for their dream day, and when asked about one thing that would better enable them ...
2025 Workplace Trends: The Rise of Empathy and Flexibility
The professional landscape in 2025 is set to be defined by a number of growing trends relating to wellbeing, with workplace culture, employee wellbeing and flexible work arrangements being a key focus. The team at Instant Offices has analysed google search data from the last three months to predict the trends likely to shape workplaces
A guide to completing new employee starter documents
Hiring new members of staff is seldom simple. From problems finding the right candidates to issues with IT equipment, the months leading up to a new starter’s first day can be challenging for HR professionals. However, many of the issues encountered during the onboarding process can be mitigated with careful planning and communication.
Top Talent Trends for 2025: AI’s Impact, Hybrid Hurdles & Skill Gaps
Global organizational consulting firm Korn Ferry (NYSE: KFY) today released its 11th Annual Talent Acquisition Trends Report, revealing the top global trends expected to shape workforce dynamics in the year ahead. The Korn Ferry report draws on a survey of more than 400 talent professionals worldwide. “As we look to 2025, organizations are challenged with striking a