Securing funding for employee wellbeing has never been easy but in today’s challenging economic environment it is more difficult than ever. Workplace wellbeing, however, is critical to employee performance and organisational success. So how can HR leaders persuade their CEOs that wellbeing is worth the investment, especially when competing with other business areas for funding? Investors in People have the answers.

Article Summary It’s National Apprenticeship Week and we thought what better way to demonstrate the benefit of having an apprentice than by showing you how

At Investors In People we focus on what it takes to run a successful apprenticeship scheme. It’s why during this National Apprenticeship Week we’ll be hosting a networking event aimed, primarily, at those people whose job it is to develop and look after your organisation’s apprenticeship schemes. We know creating a successful apprenticeship programme isn’t easy, that it’s often a steep learning curve for those involved and that doing it well takes commitment from all levels in the business. Within this article you’ll find ideas on how make sure your scheme is a success.

Freshly inspired by our Make Work Better conference, the Investors In People team recently met to discuss and update our values. The day was led by our People Director, Beth Samson. This is her take on why it was such an important and useful thing to do and (spoiler alert) it’s got nothing to do with having a nice new set of words to put on our wall.

Paul Devoy reflects on his encounter with Steven Bartlett at the Make Work Better conference and looks at elite recruitment, its unintended, negative consequences and a little anecdote about Super Chickens…