February 2020 Contents
Contents
February 2020
We finally have some muchneeded
How can employers support
staff who've suffered
pregnancy loss
HR's role in helping spot and
prevent county lines crime
Comment
Experienced HR professionals
can bring so many skills to
school governance
Understanding every aspect
of business operations should
be our goal
More women working, young
people's mental health, why
love matters, and more
Strategic HR
20 The royal treatment
Leading succession planning
is an area HR can demonstrate
its strategic worth
While pushing D&I in
organisations HR should look
at its own lack of diversity
38 A different slant
What makes a highpotential
remote worker?
Operational
efficiency
42 Easy money
Making flexible payroll
systems work
44 HR toolkit
Helping you nail down
the basics
46 The beauty spot
Superdrug's commitment
to its new diversity and
inclusion strategy
48 International case study
Upskilling different job
families and seniorities
with employee input
at Henkel
Personal
development
51 Pocket guide to...
Microcredentials
52 People moves
Who's gone where?
55 Lessons from the C-suite
Charlie Bigham,
Charlie Bigham's
56 Resources
Business books and
wellbeing advice for HR
57 Future leader
What the HRD of
tomorrow thinks
58 How I got here
Liam Powell, Marston's
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News and analysis
4 Leader article
Brexit closure
7 Top story
Female BBC journalist wins
equal pay tribunal case
8 HR news briefing
EHRC guidance, BBC's
Northern tech hub,
employment rate rises
10 Hot topic
12 News analysis
15 In the HR hot seat
17 Academic view
18 Have your say
28 In the money
Virgin Money UK's HRD on
combining three different
banking institutions
32 The inside story
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28 Kate Guthrie's had the challenging
job of combining two old and
respected banks with a newer
innovative player at Virgin Money
32
HR has problems with diversity
within the function, particularly
when it comes to gender and race
42
Everything you need to know
about making payroll flexible
and wages more accessible
51
As we work longer and
jobs rapidly evolve
we'll need to upskill
quickly. That's where
microcredentials
come in
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