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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Proof that we need a right to switch off

4 days 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.
Behind the numbers: unleashing the potential of your workforce

1 week 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

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

2 weeks 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

3 weeks 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 .
Corporate happy hour

3 weeks ago | thehrdirector.com | Blair Mcpherson

I read an article that argued that a corporate happy hour was a means by which organisations could encourage employee mental well being. The argument was that a drink after work was good for team bonding. Calling it a happy hour did seem to reinforce the idea that lots of alcohol would be involved. This brought to mind those stereotypes images of a group of mainly men, mostly white, city traders quaffing champagne to celebrate another big deal and another bonus in a trendy crowded cocktail bar.
Putting the passion back into Equality Diversity and Inclusion.

3 weeks ago | thehrdirector.com | Blair Mcpherson

Most organisations have management steering groups to monitor their equality strategies and action plans. But the agendas lack passion, fail to inspire and reflect the slow bureaucratic approach to change. Moreover, the groups tend to comprise of managers nominated as representatives of their departments rather than due to their passion for the cause. Undoubtedly, these groups are set up with the best intentions, but they are not necessarily the best way to champion EDI.
Job evaluation - a safeguard, not a luxury

1 month ago | thehrdirector.com | Nicholas Johnston

In today’s financially constrained environment, organisations of all kinds, public bodies, private companies and not-for-profits, are rethinking how they operate. With falling income, rising costs, and growing pressure to reduce expenditure, HR functions are inevitably drawn into conversations about cost savings. Among the areas being questioned is the continued investment in formal job evaluation (JE) schemes.
Why bookkeeping is so key to HR compliance and efficiency

1 month ago | thehrdirector.com | Laura Capon

In an ever more complicated corporate landscape, HR departments are under increasing pressure to keep up with employment and financial law and improve operational performance. By keeping proper financial records in place, the HR team helps ensure accurate payroll, smoother audits and the ability to represent a clear financial picture.
Do all organisations need an Intelligence Analyst ?

1 month ago | thehrdirector.com | Blair Mcpherson

The job of a prison intelligence analyst is about more than listening in on inmates phone calls or watching monitor screens in the hope of catching them deal drugs, fashioning weapons or using smuggled in mobile phones. Most of their time is spent reading 5 by 5 ‘s that is processing and analysing intelligence reports submitted by prison officers. These consists of overheard conversations, tip offs, rumours, gossip and who is mixing with who.