I saw a post in a professional group last week dismissing reports of HR burnout as “a load of baloney”. The argument was that HR professionals are resilient people. They have dealt with difficult industrial relations environments before. They are managers. They should be able to handle the workload. That is not scepticism. It is… Read More Resilient people burn out too
I was looking at Gartner’s new HR Strategy on a Page template. It is tidy; it separates the current state, future state, assumptions and initiatives. It asks HR leaders to identify business scenarios before developing the strategy. Then the business largely disappears. The final page asks for four to seven metrics describing the current and… Read More Free from Business
Accenture’s UK CEO told the FT last week that HR directors may one day be responsible for onboarding and training AI agents. It’s a neat idea, and I can understand why he said it – to gain notice – but the analogy is wrong. The instinct is understandable; HR already owns onboarding, capability, and workforce… Read More AI Agents Are Not Employees
It was Father’s Day yesterday. You’ll know because there was a range of stories over the weekend of dads explaining why it’s important to take time off. To avoid any misunderstanding, I agree – it is really important. I didn’t take a job that meant overnight stays or travel until my boys (now men) had… Read More The bar is very low
The government’s response to the consultation on mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting landed today. From this point, we can expect large employers to report pay gaps, workforce composition, declaration rates, and action plans for both characteristics. The framework mirrors gender pay gap reporting, which at least means employers already have the infrastructure. This… Read More Data gaps