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As Pride Month progresses, businesses must ensure their LGBTQ+ support is up to scratch all year round.

Saturday May 20th is International HR Day. Supported by The European Association for People Management and numerous other organisations including the CIPD this is an opportunity for the HR community to celebrate its successes and for wider business to appreciate the work that the function delivers.

With Artificial Intelligence promising, or threatening (depending on your viewpoint) to radically change the world of work, The HR World is exploring and identifying the crucial themes around this technology.

A multi academy trust has become the first educational organisation to win a prestigious business award.

A survey from the employee management platform Humaans has found that investment in the HR technology stack will become increasingly business critical this year to help the function navigate the current economic climate.

The budget last week saw Chancellor Jeremy Hunt introduce initiatives in order to help the current talent pool.

At a time when attracting, recruiting and retaining talent has never been more important, let alone the need for employers to demonstrate their true credentials on the diversity agenda, employers are being encouraged to take measures to ensure this situation improves.

“Employers need to make the first move and be conscious of this when planning employees’ personal development strategies.”

Despite the reduced impact of the pandemic, HR must still face the challenge of supporting the health and wellbeing of its employees.