HR Strategy

Khadija Ben Hammada, Merck’s Chief People Officer, did not have a grand master plan for a high flying career in human resources. But having found the function, through curiosity, hard work, and a fascination with people, she believes she is working in one of the most important parts of any organisation.

A recent report from the UK government has claimed the education, health and welfare systems are no longer fit for purpose in preparing young people for adult life. Declining opportunities, technology – both in the workplace and in recruitment – and a growing youth mental health crisis means one in six young people aged between 16 and 24 could be out of work, education or training in five years time.

Charlie Lambert, Client Services Manager at Sanderson Government and Defence reports from a discussion on realising social value in organisations.

At a time when organisations are under pressure to find the skills and talent they need in a timely and efficient way, HR is ignoring something that could change everything: Talent Analytics.

With a career of nearly 20 years spanning the globe to deliver people and culture leadership across AdTech, AgroTech, media, and high-growth tech companies, Carly Jenner has concentrated on building people strategies that unlock performance, help organisations scale, and create workplaces where people feel genuinely connected. 

A virtual round table, sponsored by Indeed Flex brought together leaders in HR and creating agile workforces to debate and discover best practice and the valuable opportunity this workforce presents. 

In a webinar hosted by The HR World and sponsored by Strengthscope, Scott Christie – Head of Training and Integration, Strengthscope; David Edwards – Global Head of Workforce Planning, Ericsson and Anne Guérin-Moens, Group Human Resources Director, SBM Offshore came together to discuss how to ensure your teams were still able to work well together, […]

To say that the current economic and geopolitical situation is a challenge is something of an understatement. Tariffs. Trade wars. General wars. Cost of living crisis – whichever way you look it seems there’s more complications, more challenges and less opportunity for businesses to relax, build and concentrate on growing or flourishing.

Restructuring and redundancies. Two words that send a shiver down any HR professional’s spine. No one enters this field dreaming of delivering bad news.

Laurent Perriault, CEO, Anywr Group, explains how outsourcing talent acquisition, international mobility management and expert deployment can be a key enabler for agile and high-performance HR functions.