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Contents
October 2019
News and analysis
Think tank says state pension
age must be raised
International graduate visas,
Labour plans for workers' rights,
retail job losses
Changing the people at the
top is the easiest way to fix
a business
Men and women's leadership
effectiveness varies by age
We unveil 2019's HR Most
Influential practitioners,
thinkers, those who are up
and coming, and two new
Hall of Fame entrants
HR at Siemens has joined
forces with the sustainability
function on green solutions
Should HR help employees
with housing?
36 A different slant
The role of peoplecentric
groups in
organisation design
40 Guessing game
We asked the public what
employee engagement
means to them
Operational
efficiency
42 Do you recognise me?
Our webinar explored
what an effective
employee recognition
strategy looks like
44 HR toolkit
Helping you nail down
the basics
46 The magic number
Three UK's wellbeing
strategy focuses on
three pillars
48 International case study
Transforming L&D at
automotive parts
manufacturer Faurecia
Personal
development
51 Pocket guide to...
Smart cities
52 People moves
Who's gone where?
55 Lessons from the C-suite
Craig Sams,
Gusto Organic
56 Resources
Business books and
wellbeing advice for HR
57 Future leader
What the HRD of
tomorrow thinks
58 How I got here
Catherine Muirden,
Co-op Food
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Blackwood, NP12 2YA
4 Leader article
We must support but also
challenge each other
5 Top story
6 HR news briefing
8 Hot topic
Political chat in the office
10 News analysis
The Spending Review
Comment
12 In the HR hot seat
13 Academic view
14 Have your say
Teachers' salaries, fertility
benefits, pensions
dashboards, and more
Strategic HR
16 Best of the bunch
24 Power of good
BP's group HR director is
determined not to let the
function be siloed
28 Partner up
32 Bricks and mortar
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24 To work with new power sources BP's
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HR is helping to
create a circular
economy at Siemens
32
Rent and mortgages are
increasingly unaffordable,
so some employers have
stepped in with solutions
40
Employees gave
us varied
opinions on
engagement
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