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Exclusive webinar series | People priorities 2025: Business-driven HR and a manager empowerment conundrum

Expert insights from Empowering People Group: Strategies to empower line managers and free HR capacity to achieve a business-driven HR function.

HR teams undoubtedly need to adopt a more business-driven and strategic approach to effectively navigate the complex landscape of rising cost pressures and seismic employment law reforms. To free them up, managers need more empowerment, but Gartner research shows 3 out of 4 HR leaders think managers are overwhelmed, and there is a capability gap which creates a conundrum. This session explores how to bridge these gaps, boost engagement and maximise transformation ROI.

Session 2: Date: Thursday 27th February | Time: 11:00

People priorities 2025: Business-driven HR and a manager empowerment conundrum

Leader and manager development: Empowering line managers to self-serve more people matters is vital and requires investment in both technology, training, and policy and process improvements. Hear real-world examples of the benefits the right manager empowerment can deliver, such as reducing employment tribunals, improving sickness absence costs and driving productivity and employee engagement in a risk-managed and compliant way.

Business-driven HR: HR teams must be freed up to focus on strategic priorities, and be able to make data-driven decisions. But over 60% of HR teams in UK businesses lack visibility of the data they need, and are still consumed in day-to-day people matters. Optimise HR operations to free capacity to focus on strategic goals and drive future success.

The session will be hosted by Simon Fowler, CEO of Empowering People Group. He will be joined by Stefan Mars, Head of Legal at Halborns, and Caroline Moore, Managing Director at Working Transitions. Together, our group experts will help simplify the complexity people teams are facing.

More in the webinar series

Session 1: People priorities 2025: What you need to know – Available on-demand here. If you missed it, watch now for key insights on the latest update on the Employment Rights Bill and managing redundancies and change with compassion.

Session 3 | March 2025: Strengthening culture, inclusion and understanding neurodivergent talent to build agile, resilient workforces.

Don’t miss out – secure your spot today and stay ahead of 2025’s HR challenges. Our experts are here to answer any questions. Contact us if you need more information.

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