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Getting realistic about store experience personalisation

Manhattan Associates' Kevin Swanwick advises retailers to take a step back, prioritise activity and turn on personalisation just when it is needed most.

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Are workplace benefits all that complicated?

Are businesses guilty of overcomplicating workplace benefits? From experiential rewards to more substantial perks like extra holidays, here's what works and why.

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From Accenture to Yorkshire Water: the top 50 employers for gender diversity

50 of the UK's most inclusive businesses have been recognised for their leadership on workplace gender equality in a dedicated league table.

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The 5 marginal gains that help build your dream career 

Monika Juneja explains the dos and don'ts of getting your profile out there when building your dream career.

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Redeploying employees: the best people may already work for you

You may have the right people for those hard-to-recruit-for roles already working in your business. Here's how redeploying employees can give you a competitive advantage.

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“Diversity will make or break business success in future,” says HR expert

From repositioning enterprise technology to work as intuitively as consumer apps, to implementing wide-reaching initiative for countering unconscious biases, SAP UK's Tom Loeffert explains how to retain and engage millennials; the largest faction of the workforce.

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Which jobs are most likely to cause a burn-out?

A new study reveals that junior professionals are most at risk of burn-out, and as expected, burn-outs are more common in sectors entailing long working hours, with the surprising exception of banking.

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Politics at work and general election 2017: how can employers prepare?

Four essential things employers need to know about dealing with politics in the workplace explained.

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Which jobs are most likely to cause a burn-out?

A new study reveals that junior professionals are most at risk of burn-out, and as expected, burn-outs are more common in sectors entailing long working hours, with the surprising exception of banking.

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Politics at work and general election 2017: how can employers prepare?

Four essential things employers need to know about dealing with politics in the workplace explained.

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HR lessons from the United Airlines PR debacle

A passenger was dragged out of an 'overbooked' United Airlines flight on Tuesday, which directly hit the company's shares and reputation. An expert outlines the HR lessons we can learn from the PR disaster.

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Parenthood penalty: mothers paid 3 per cent less per child while fathers face stigma for paternity leave

A 16-year study reveals mothers face discrimination at work and are paid 3 per cent less per child. At the same time, the parenthood penalty strikes fathers, especially in the bias around their taking shared parental leave.

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7 simple and cost-effective ways to improve employee health

When it comes to building a productive and happy team, nothing beats investing in their health and wellbeing. Here's how to get started.

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Women over 70: what should employers consider?

The proportion of women working into their 70s has doubled in the last four years, according to official figures. Peninsula head of advisory Kate Palmer outlines how employers can support older workers.