T his follows months of unflattering coverage in the Telegraph, Times and New Statesman, where HR has been characterised as bloated and clueless. Instead of minimising risk and
maximising productivity, HR teams stand accused of creating legal problems and holding back British business. For a ‘support’ function, that’s bad. Is this a rough patch? Is HR being scapegoated
for other organisational failings? Or is something seriously wrong? I believe it’s the latter. Through my podcast This Isn’t Working , I’ve spent 18 months investigating what’s gone wrong in UK workplaces,
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