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Annie Hayes

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Features Writer and Editor at HR Grapevine

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Articles

  • Has HR got its ducks in a row for the Employment Rights Bill?

    4 weeks ago | hrgrapevine.com | Annie Hayes

    The hand grenade that is the Employment Rights Bill is putting employers in a spin, not only have successive iterations of it confused many but there is a general fatigue coupled with a growing fear; HR Grapevine reports on whether HR is ready for the bomb to explode. What is the Employment Rights Bill and is it finalised?

  • 'At this stage in my career, people assume I have it all figured out,' Hanna Fletcher, HR Generalist

    1 month ago | hrgrapevine.com | Annie Hayes

    There’s a growing unease amongst HR mid-lifers, a seeping doubt that they aren’t good enough or doing the right things – some refer to it as ‘imposter syndrome’ others a lack of ‘confidence’. Whatever the description, it can have a huge impact on those it wields its wrath upon; HR Grapevine reports on the silent confidence killer hitting HR. Five years ago, Hanna Fletcher changed industries and stepped into HR.

  • IKEA - 'The story of IKEA is not just about furniture; it's about fostering a culture where every individual is valued'

    1 month ago | hrgrapevine.com | Annie Hayes

    The King of flat-pack furniture has been dogged by high turnover and hampered by a retail environment in which low-wages and a part-time culture has meant people leave in their droves; Kirsty Bingham, People and Culture Centre of Expertise Manager for the UK & Ireland has set out to change that and together with a whole raft of initiatives she and the people team are changing the employer brand to one in which people want to stick around.

  • Meet Paul Cowley, Director of Rehabilitation, Iceland - 'I know about ex-offenders - I was one'

    1 month ago | hrgrapevine.com | Annie Hayes

    Paul Cowley is Iceland’s Director of Rehabilitation – like Alan Sugar in TV’s popular, The Apprentice he grills candidates and offers jobs to the ex-offenders that are most thirsty for a new start. Like Timpson and COOK, Iceland, best known for its frozen food offering has found the benefits of employing ex-offenders not only addresses philanthropic initiatives but also delivers a workforce that is motivated, reliable and trustworthy.

  • 'Motherhood gave me lessons in HR leadership'

    1 month ago | hrgrapevine.com | Annie Hayes

    On Sunday, 30 March 2025 we celebrate all that mothers do and, for many that run the gauntlet of mothering responsibilities, there are many parallels that can be drawn to running an HR function; HR Grapevine spoke to mums working in HR to find out what lessons they have taken into the function.

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