Welcome to your daily HRD Connect update.
Creating a fairer future for equal opportunities
How many people do you know who have been given a leg-up because of who they know? Maybe you’re one of them.
Creating a world of equal opportunities isn’t simply a matter of establishing greater diversity among your workforce, it’s essential that everyone is given the same opportunities regardless of their socioeconomic background, or who their uncle happens to be.
This is the driving force behind KPMG’s ‘Fairer Futures’ campaign. Martin Blackburn, UK People Director, KPMG, breaks down what equality really means in employment, and how we can achieve it.
Read more here.
How tech is empowering global benefits teams
83% of global benefits teams are focused on attracting and retaining top talent with a benefits offering that’s second to none, but 63% state that tighter control of global costs is a priority initiative, according to research by Thomsons Online Benefits. One in six global benefits teams will be left to complete these tasks with smaller teams than ever before.
The Global Benefits Watch 2018/19 report from Thomsons reveals the positive impact technology is having in transforming global benefits, empowering global benefits teams to take on these growing challenges.
Read more here.
The People Leadership Survey 2019
What does leadership mean to you? Are the qualities we traditionally associate with leadership outdated and in need of radical revision?
Share your views on leadership with us by taking part in the HRD People Leadership Survey 2019.
Subscribe to the HRD Live Podcast on iTunes!
We’re thrilled to announce that the hugely popular HRD Live Podcast is now available on iTunes!
You can find all our previous conversations with the likes of Dave Ulrich, Becky Thoseby and Josh Bersin, with more to come very soon.
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