Employee Management: A Practical HR Guide UK 2026
Employee management is one of those areas where organisations often believe they are doing well, right up until something goes wrong. A grievance escalates, a dismissal is challenged, a valued employee leaves unexpectedly, or a pattern of disengagement becomes impossible to ignore. At that point, what is exposed is rarely a single poor decision. More […]
Employee Lifecycle: 2026 HR Strategy & Risk Guide
Managing people effectively is not about isolated HR processes. It is about understanding how decisions made at one stage of employment shape behaviour, performance, risk and outcomes much further down the line. This is the practical reality of the employee lifecycle for employers. In UK workplaces, most people problems do not arise because HR teams […]
Small Business Employee Benefits UK Guide 2026
Small businesses approach employee benefits very differently from larger organisations. Decisions are often made closer to the coalface, budgets are tighter, and HR structures are typically lean or evolving. In many cases, benefits grow organically rather than through deliberate design, shaped by founder values, informal practices, or short-term responses to recruitment and retention pressure. At […]
Employee Advocacy Program for UK Employers 2026
Employee advocacy programs are increasingly positioned as strategic assets for organisations seeking to strengthen employer brand, attract talent and project a positive workplace culture. In practice, however, advocacy sits squarely within the domain of human resources, not marketing. It is shaped by trust, leadership credibility, workforce experience and the everyday realities of how people are […]
Employee Health Screening 2026: HR Policy & Risk
Employee health screening has moved from a niche occupational health issue to a recurring strategic decision point for HR teams. In practice, it tends to surface during periods of operational stress: rising sickness absence, safety incidents, mental health concerns, regulatory scrutiny or senior leadership pressure to “do something” about workforce health risk. Unlike many HR […]