Most workplace stress risk assessments are understandably written for employers. They have a duty of care to identify hazards, put controls in place and make sure they’re compliant. But there often is no equivalent written for you; the person experiencing the stress who arguably holds the strongest keys to identifying the stress, the causes and […]
You used to love this job. You’d get ideas in the shower, stay a little late without thinking about it, feel something when a project landed well. Now you’re counting down to Friday on Monday morning. That shift from engaged to just getting through it, is easy to write off. You’re tired. It’s a busy […]
It’s November, you’re exhausted and there’s still a month to go. The end-of-year stretch is one of the most reliably draining periods in the working calendar, not just because of workload, but because of what it asks of you. The push to close things out before Christmas. The social commitments increase up alongside the professional […]
HR has never had a longer to-do list. Compliance rules keep moving, hiring volumes are climbing, teams are spread across sites, shifts and time zones, and leaders want better people data on demand. For most small and mid-sized businesses, all of that lands on one or two people. UK employers felt it this year. New […]
From 30th October 2026, trade unions have a new legal right to request access to UK workplaces, both physical and digital. The right applies to employers with 21 or more workers. A union can request access whether or not it has any members in your workforce, and whether or not you recognise it. Many businesses, […]
Awards mark the official UK launch of Employment Hero’s charity, Hero Foundation Hero Foundation, the charitable arm of Employment Hero, launches in the UK in partnership with Leeds United Foundation to help people facing barriers to employment find meaningful work Employment Hero and Leeds United Foundation honour Nathan Kilkenny for the inaugural Pathways to Employment […]
Six in ten (61%) Leeds workers moved to the city from elsewhere, compared to half (52%) in Manchester, according to new research from Employment Hero Proprietary Employment Hero data shows employment at small businesses in Leeds grew 12.1% in the three months to September, five times the rate in Manchester (2.4%) Leeds is now a […]
Sara Essa has interviewed people at the very top of their sport, often minutes after the best or worst moment of their career. She’s worked across F1, SailGP and the World Sports Summit. On 15th October she’s hosting Beyond the Boundary at Headingley: two panels bringing elite athletes and business leaders together to talk about […]
Getting the go-ahead to hire is supposed to be good news. Budget approved, help on the way, someone to take work off the team. Then the applications start arriving. 200 by Friday. 2,000 by the end of the month. And the person who has to read them is doing it at 9pm, because their day […]
Most businesses don’t decide against changing payroll providers. They just decide they’re too busy and they’ll “do it later.” And later probably seems reasonable. There’s a lot on, the current system “basically” works, and nobody wants to be the person who broke payday. So switching payroll providers goes on the list for the next quarter, […]
