The HR Director

1. New class of rising AI-Managers are key to unlocking the AI Revolution

   Accenture’s $865M restructuring signals that AI is no longer a future disruptor - it’s here, transforming every business. For HR Directors, this means more than implementing technology: it’s about reshaping culture. Without a clear narrative and roadmap, employees lack direction and purpose. By owning three pillars - performance, people, and AI - HR can equip leaders to orchestrate human connection and digital capability, enabling organizations to thrive in an AI-driven world.

2. Labour’s employment law changes: What do HR leaders need to know?

   The biggest changes to employment law since the Employment Rights Act 1996 is here, and for HR leaders, it’s time to act. Senior HR leaders must carefully review budgets, adapt current strategies, automate hiring processes where possible and invest in the right hiring technology to ensure compliant, secure hiring in 2026 and beyond. In this article, talent experts and providers of autonomous hiring software, Talos360, will share what changes you can expect from updated day one rights to Statutory Sick Pay and how it will impact senior HR leaders.

3. The importance of workplace coaching

   Workplace coaching has become an essential part of modern business strategies. Many successful organisations such as IBM, eBay, Hewlett Packard, Microsoft, and others have put in place ongoing coaching of their workforce to remain competitive. For those organisations that have engaged coaches, the benefits and results are immediately clear. In fact, a global survey by PriceWaterHouseCoopers and the Association Resource Center reported an average ROI of 7 times the investment.

4. How to build a smarter HR and payroll budget for 2026

   As we head into the final months of 2025, HR and payroll leaders are turning their attention to one of the most critical tasks on their horizon: budgeting for 2026. With rising employment costs, increasing regulatory complexity, and ongoing pressure to modernise, building a well-thought-out HR and payroll budget is no longer just about forecasting headcount or estimating merit increases. It’s about creating a flexible, strategic roadmap that aligns with business goals, anticipates change, and enables agility.

5. HR’s critical role in cybersecurity

   HR’s expertise in communication and training, responsibility for policy enforcement and compliance, and role in shaping organizational culture make them essential to cybersecurity awareness programs.