theHRDIRECTOR

theHRDIRECTOR is the sole publication focused on keeping HR directors and senior HR managers informed. As an independent and feature-driven magazine, it offers valuable insights. Each month, the magazine delivers thorough HR analysis and effective strategies, helping HR leaders navigate this rapidly changing field. Readers are encouraged to contribute their own challenges and successes, while case studies from major global firms and HR experts present practical solutions to today's human resource challenges.

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Demand for AI skills explodes in Europe, with a 230% rise in AI projects

2 weeks ago | thehrdirector.com | Jason Spiller

European demand from companies for AI projects grew by 230%, while the number of AI expert freelancers only rose by 31%, between 2023 and 2024. Demand is still growing much faster than the supply provided by freelancers. - Boost of European technological actors to face tech control stakes (especially in cloud and cybersecurity). Companies increasingly prioritise sovereign solutions, with demand for European cloud providers like Scaleway more than doubling (+100%).
What is loyalty/disloyalty?

2 weeks ago | thehrdirector.com | Blair Mcpherson
HSE provides free online learning to help employers tackle work-related stress

3 weeks ago | thehrdirector.com | Jason Spiller
Doctor awarded £250K in unfair dismissal claim

3 weeks ago | thehrdirector.com | Jason Spiller

In the case of Professor Tanweer Ahmed v United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust a doctor is set to receive over £250,000 in compensation from a Lincolnshire hospital trust after being unfairly dismissed. Professor Tanweer Ahmed, who had an unblemished 16-year career with the United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust, was terminated following allegations of bullying.
Proof that we need a right to switch off

3 weeks ago | thehrdirector.com | Jason Spiller

A survey of 251 full-time HR and Comms employees in the UK has revealed that HR and Comms teams are disproportionately affected by burnout (76%), worsened by the expectation to be 'always on'. Almost half (49%) of employees in HR and comms roles are contacted by managers outside of contracted working hours at least once a week.
Don't fool yourself

1 month ago | thehrdirector.com | Blair Mcpherson
Behind the numbers: unleashing the potential of your workforce

1 month ago | thehrdirector.com | Jason Spiller

Attracting high calibre talent and having highly engaged employees is a leadership imperative. The employee experience is a deciding factor for workforce productivity and therefore long-term business success. Yet, with people juggling lingering uncertainty around work patterns, the impact of AI, and shifting business priorities, traditional one-size-fits-all strategies to employee experience just don't cut it.
The importance of lateral thinking and puzzle solving

1 month ago | thehrdirector.com | Blair Mcpherson
Ofsted inspector unfairly dismissed for brushing water off a child's head

1 month ago | thehrdirector.com | Jason Spiller

A Court of Appeal (CA) decision has reinforced key principles that employers must follow in conduct dismissals. Mr Hewston was an experienced Ofsted inspector with an unblemished disciplinary record. Ofsted dismissed him for gross misconduct after brushing rainwater off a pupil's head and lightly touching his shoulder. Although Ofsted acknowledged the act was not a safeguarding concern, it argued that he should have known better than to initiate such contact.
The stonecutter's credo | theHRD

1 month ago | thehrdirector.com | Blair Mcpherson

Can you transform an organisation in 18 months? It sounds like a challenge issued to prospective Chief Executives, followed by ,” if you think you can then you could be just the person we are seeking to appoint”. But nobody ever transformed an organisation in 18 months. They probably undertook a major reorganisation, made some key appointments , changed some working practices and made some efficiency savings .