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HRZone.com is a go-to platform for HR experts and business executives seeking insights, tips, and current news on the evolving roles and challenges faced by today's HR professionals. We discuss various subjects, such as employment law, HR technology, leadership, recruitment, talent management, employee wellbeing, diversity, benefits, and training. In addition to a consistent flow of informative articles, HRZone also provides research, downloadable premium reports, and hosts both live and online events. Our content is crafted by seasoned HR leaders, consultants, and industry experts.

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The quiet crisis: SME workers are turning to second jobs amid high cost of living

1 week ago | hrzone.com | Peter Boolkah

A quiet crisis is occurring within the landscape of small businesses across the UK, but it is largely going under the radar. Evidence suggests a growing number of employees within SME organisations are taking on second jobs simply to stay afloat amid the rising cost of living.
The mental health of HR: What 1,400 voices tell us about a profession in distress

1 week ago | hrzone.com | Jo Burrell

HR professionals are often the ones holding everyone else together. But this year’s HR Mental Wellbeing Survey reveals just how much that role is costing them. In February 2025, over 1,400 HR professionals shared their experiences with us.
The Catalytic Conversations Toolkit

2 weeks ago | hrzone.com | Becky Norman

Learn how to navigate six essential workplace conversations in HRZone’s new toolkit, created in partnership with Flow. Effective conversation is a critical workplace skill – especially for HR professionals. People are at the heart of your role, and you cannot meaningfully support them without open, candid – and sometimes difficult – discussions. In today’s tech-enhanced workplace, it’s easy to rely on virtual chat tools to get work done quickly. Asynchronous communication has its place.
HR supervision: The support your people team deserves

1 month ago | hrzone.com | Jo Burrell

HR supervision is fast becoming a crucial tool in the modern workplace. In recent years, organisations have invested heavily in employee wellbeing, offering everything from mental health days to mindfulness apps. But amid all this, one critical group has typically been overlooked: HR professionals. Ironically, those responsible for supporting others are rarely given the same structured support themselves. HR teams manage emotionally complex, ethically challenging, and high-stakes issues.
Gallup 2025: Employee engagement decline causing US$438 billion in lost productivity

1 month ago | hrzone.com | Becky Norman

Employee engagement fell for the second time in 12 years, according to Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace 2025 report. The 2% drop – from 23% to 21% – matches the decline seen in 2020 during the Covid-19 lockdowns. The fact that we’ve returned to an engagement level last seen at the height of the pandemic is concerning. That period was defined by stay-at-home orders, widespread uncertainty about health and employment, and unprecedented disruption.
Apprentice dismissed after colleague ‘poked finger-sized holes’ in his sandwiches

1 month ago | hrzone.com | Kate Palmer

Many of us have experienced the frustration of having put our lunch in the office fridge, spending our morning looking forward to it, only to come back at lunch time to find it is no longer there. That’s bad enough as it is, but what if it hadn’t just been stolen, instead it had been destroyed and left for you to find?
Latest on the Employment Rights Bill Progress Updates

1 month ago | hrzone.com | Kate Palmer

If you work in HR, unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll know that the . MPs recently backed the Employment Rights Bill after its third reading in the House of Commons and it is now progressing through the House of Lords for further scrutiny. Dubbed ‘the biggest change to workers’ rights in a generation’ by the government, the Employment Rights Bill was first introduced last October, meeting their election pledge to introduce changes within 100 days of coming into office.
Neuroinclusion in the workplace: An HR guide to supporting cognitive diversity

2 months ago | hrzone.com | Becky Norman

It’s estimated that 15-20% of people worldwide are neurodivergent, yet many organisations still fail to build neuroinclusion in the workplace. In fact, revealed only half of neurodivergent employees felt their organisation had an ‘open and supportive’ climate for them. To mark Neurodiversity Celebration Week (17th – 23rd March 2025), a global initiative that challenges misconceptions about neurological differences, we examine key considerations for driving neuroinclusion in the workplace.
From ‘worst to first’ on Glassdoor: James Ferguson, Wurzak Hotel Group

2 months ago | hrzone.com | Becky Norman

Going from worst to first on Glassdoor may seem like a near-impossible task – but Wurzak Hotel Group did just that. To unearth the full story, we spoke to James Ferguson, the organisation’s Director of Culture, about his approach to this behemoth mission since his appointment in 2023. Watch the full interview below to discover how Wurzak not only became an ‘Employer of Choice’ on Glassdoor, but also went on to win the 2024 Culture Pioneer Awards (Brand category).
International Women's Day 2025: Five ways to #AccelerateAction on gender equity

Mar 4, 2025 | hrzone.com | Becky Norman

To mark International Women’s Day 2025, and consider this year’s theme #AccelerateAction, HRZone asked five champions of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) to answer the following:In a period where many organisations are retreating from DEI efforts, how can advocates of gender equity push back against anti-DEI rhetoric and accelerate action in ways that will deliver positive impact?