Amending HR strategy to improve outcomes

Editor’s note

Dear readers,

At Kent County Council, there have been three key strands to its people strategy in recent times: the delivery of a work and wellbeing staff survey, the development of workforce planning tools and planning for effective flexible working.

In this case study, Paul Royel, head of HR & OD at Kent County Council, outlines the gains achieved in several areas, and the shape of strategy in the future.

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Fin Murphy – Commissioning and Production Editor, HRD Connect

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