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Employees are shying away from returning to the office to save on commuting costs, new research shows. Meanwhile a growing number of employers are promoting work from home policies to lure talent.

• Employees 'expecting' pay rises this year
  
• "Sticks and carrots" good for crises, not long-term engagement
  
• HR leaders and industry specialists on the move

Poor mental health is causing major concentration issues in the workplace, felt most keenly by managers and employees under 40, a psychologist says.

Five trends are differentiating leading organisations this year, but being "relatable" is the thread that connects them all, new research shows.

Having hard conversations effectively is "an eminently learnable skill", made much simpler by using a framework for preparation, a coaching expert says.

Employers must overcome four common misconceptions around hybrid work to effectively embed the practice in the long term, new research suggests.

Candidates are increasingly 'ghosting' recruiters, as they fail to turn up to interviews, assessments and even jobs as acceptance rates fall and recruiters' workloads continue to rise, a recruitment industry analyst says.

Workload overwhelm is the top work-related reason for EAP referrals, and HR is not immune, an organisational psychologist says.

Clearly aligning goals with values boosts performance, lifts culture, and drives a healthy relationship between leaders and employees, an executive coach says.

The pandemic has prompted a more "heartfelt" leadership approach, but some obstacles exist to managing "equal doses" of responsibility and innovation, a leadership specialist says.