HR teams lag behind on whistle-blowing training

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📊 HR Trends: HR teams lag behind on whistle-blowing training

New research from Safecall shows only about 36% of HR departments in UK organisations provide formal whistle-blowing training to their teams. With employment tribunals on the rise and growing expectations around misconduct reporting, this gap could put organisations at risk. HR leaders are being pushed to adopt structured training to help their people navigate reporting channels, protect whistle-blowers, and reduce backlash. Read more.

🎧 HR Insights: Strategic HR goes high-tech: AI and SaaS at the heart of HR modernisation

According to ISG’s 2025 report, enterprises are dramatically increasing their investments in AI for HR, with average HR-AI budgets expected to reach $1.6 million in 2026 — a tenfold rise since 2023. At the same time, 69% of organisations now use SaaS or hybrid-cloud models for their core HR systems, and 83% plan to adopt them by 2027. Rather than simply automating tasks, companies are shifting toward integrating platforms, shared services and AI-enabled support, aiming to deliver more strategic, scalable HR service delivery.

💡 HR Tips & Tricks

Tip of the Day: Set aside 60 minutes where small teams (4–5 people) gather over coffee to share one thing they recently saw in another company — a policy, tool or experiment — and discuss how a version of it might work in your organisation. It encourages cross-functional learning and keeps HR in touch with emerging ideas.

Trick of the Day: Before rolling out a major new HR policy, run a short internal quiz (3–4 questions) across a random sample of employees. The goal is to identify misunderstandings or grey areas, then revisit and clarify the policy language based on quiz results. This helps avoid confusion and surprise when the policy goes live.

🧾 HR Case Files: How Blue Origin Group built a people-first, tech-enabled talent lifecycle

Blue Origin Group’s HR team designed a “dual-engine” operating model that combines digital enablement with human-centred care as the company expands globally. Rather than just layering on new technology, HR leaders formed a task force across regions to standardise processes, unify data and maintain a clear focus on employee experience. The approach has helped transform HR from an administrative function into a strategic enabler, aligning values, behaviours and performance across borders.

Key Takeaways

• Blue Origin merged tech and empathy in its HR strategy, showing that digital transformation doesn’t have to dehumanise talent management.

• They tackled data inconsistency by creating a global task force to standardise processes and align workflows.

• Their people-first philosophy elevated HR from a cost centre to a value-driving business partner.

• Embedding values and performance metrics created a sustainable and culturally aligned HR operating model.

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