This week Andy and Alice discuss managing politics at work. The pair review appropriate ways to navigate discussing often controversial topics and manage healthy conflict in the workplace.

Onboarding to Success

18 days ago 17m 9s

All aboard! Andy and Alice discuss best practices and approaches to new employee onboarding, what preboarding is, and how successful onboarding boosts business performance.

Combating Stress

May 10th, 2024 22m 24s

We all know stress isn't good. Andy and Alice discuss how HR and employers can provide employees with the tools to combat stress in the workplace.

Disrupting HR in Nottingham

May 3rd, 2024 18m 26s

Andy chats to Alice about the DisruptHR event hosted in Nottingham last week, covering the engaging topics delivered by business and HR leaders.

Employee Autonomy

Apr 26th, 2024 16m 25s

Andy and Alice discuss the benefits and risks behind creating a more autonomous working culture to empower employees and harness automation in tech.

Financial Wellbeing

Apr 12th, 2024 20m 26s

Andy and Alice discuss the benefits of considering financial wellbeing in your workforce, and review how businesses can soothe financial woes and help make their employees feel more secure.

New Tax Year

Apr 10th, 2024 10m 55s

The end of the financial year can be stressful for payroll teams. Andy and Alice are taking you through MHR’s tax year end checklist to consider what this means for businesses.

Epilepsy Awareness

Mar 26th, 2024 14m 39s

Joe joins Andy and Alice to talk about Epilepsy Awareness Day, bust some myths about how it can affect people at work, and discuss what businesses can do to support employees with epilepsy.

The Big Stay

Mar 22nd, 2024 13m 42s

Labour Hoarding

Mar 15th, 2024 13m 58s

This week, we're talking about labour hoarding and how this practice benefits organisations looking to retain talent and avoid expensive recruitment processes.

IWD 2024: Inspire Inclusion

Mar 8th, 2024 23m 34s

Alice and Andy are joined by Julia as they celebrate International Women’s Day and reflect on what we can all do to support the theme of ‘Inspire Inclusion’ in the workplace.

2024 Spring Budget

Mar 6th, 2024 12m 13s

We’re back for another update reflecting on the freshly released Spring Budget. Andy is joined by MHR’s legislation experts to discuss how the new announcements affect businesses and employees.

Movers, Shakers, Long Term Waiters

Mar 1st, 2024 14m 21s

In this episode, Alice and Andy discuss the changing expectations on moving and changing careers. How long does a newer generation expect to stay in a role? And is this the same for all industries?

Digital Do's and Don'ts

Feb 23rd, 2024 19m 41s

Andy and Alice discuss the difficulties faced by remote workers this week including productivity monitoring and the fear of disconnection as the modern world continues to evolve.

Crafting an Optimal Workspace

Feb 16th, 2024 17m 26s

This week is all about the environment you work in, and how crucial it is to have a productive space whether you’re office-based or not. Andy and Alice cover what a workplace should offer you and the benefits an optimal space provides.

It's All About Communication

Feb 9th, 2024 18m 56s

This week, Andy and Alice talk about communication. They review our latest Employee Experience research and discuss how HR tech provides a route to building a better on employee retention and satisfaction.

Learning in 2024

Feb 2nd, 2024 18m 48s

This week, Andy and Alice continue our predictions mini-series to take a look at what the world of Learning will look like in 2024.Remember - a developed employee is an empowered one!

Finance in 2024

Jan 29th, 2024 17m 36s

This week, Andy and Alice discuss their predictions for the world of Finance in 2024 - are Finance leaders feeling the crunch in more than just their numbers?

HR in 2024

Jan 19th, 2024 18m 51s

Andy and Alice discuss the key challenges facing the world of work regarding HR. From team burnout, to building a diverse workforce and the supporting roles to be played by automation and AI - it's not one to be missed.

Payroll in 2024

Jan 12th, 2024 21m 22s

We do a deep dive into the key payroll challenges businesses and employers will face this year. Andy and Alice discuss the risks payroll departments face, how real-time payroll can solve these and ways payroll can support financial wellbeing.

Resolutions, Retention, Recognition

Jan 5th, 2024 18m 59s

Andy and Alice chat through the biggest HR challenge for the start of 2024 - retention. They discuss how businesses can kick start the new year with resolutions on employee development, communication and recognition, along with how a good peopl

50 Not Out!

Dec 15th, 2023 17m 11s

Andy and Alice sit down for one last time this year for a 2023 wrap up: recapping the trends, changes and key themes throughout the world of work this year.

Season's Greetings

Dec 8th, 2023 20m 1s

As the world of work winds down for Christmas, Andy and Alice tackle the challenges presented to HR over the festive period and how to handle them.

Making HR Green

Dec 1st, 2023 22m 56s

This week, Andy and Alice are exploring how organisations can make their HR processes more sustainable from recruitment, training through to performance management and the talent benefits it can bring.