Welcome to your HRD Connect daily update!

Is the four-day working week possible?

Growing evidence suggests that long working hours does not lead to increased output, whilst a four-day week can improve employee wellbeing and productivity.

Global debates surrounding work culture and productivity have given rise to the concept of the four-day working week, but what does this mean for current and indeed future workforces? Find out more below.

Tackling UK household debt: innovation in employee benefits

The UK’s household debt-to-income ratio is predicted to hit 146% over the next 5 years. HR can support struggling employees and their families by offering a range of benefits for financial wellbeing. Read more below.

Are you coming to next year’s gathering of the Who’s Who in the HR industry?

In today’s diverse and complex business environment we understand the challenges facing the business leaders of today. If you’re wondering how to create a profitable organisation whilst ensuring the wellbeing of your employees then we can help put you in front of the visionaries that have done exactly that.

We only assemble the best of the best – speakers confirmed for 2019 come from a variety of companies leading the way to include Virgin Money, HSBC, Sodexo, Sky, Thinkers 50, Bersin, Cisco, ThermoFischer Scientific and many more.

Book here now

HR’s Future Leaders 2018

Are you a rising star in HR? Or do you know someone who is going to be a future leader?

HRD Connect’s Future Leaders in HR is open for your entries!

If you are, or you know someone who is going to be, the next big innovator within HR then please complete the submission form below to enter and be considered for our line-up of HR’s rising stars and emerging leaders.

To qualify as a future leader you must… 

  • Showcase specific examples of leading through crisis and unpredictability
  • Detail initiatives you have personally implemented that have improved the company’s culture – proving this by sharing tangible data and results
  • Specialising in a specific area of HR (e.g. diversity & inclusion, mental health, employee engagement), explaining how this particular part of the HR agenda is flourishing and what your future plans in your chosen area are
  • If you are a manager nominating someone, please be mindful of all the above points

Register your nomination below.

As ever, join the conversation and tweet us at @HRDCommunity or email me at [email protected].

I hope you enjoy the features.

Best wishes,

Emily Sexton-Brown,
Editor, HRD Connect