Research suggests that AI is making a nonsense of the traditional equivalence between output and productivity and creating a new category of worker: the person who is thriving themselves into exhaustion.

Jeremy Hollander joins the podcast to discuss how HR can tackle these issues by upgrading productivity measurements to distinguish sustainable high performance from intensity that is destined to end in burnout.

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Pay gap reporting is about to get an important upgrade.

Michelle Gyimah, pay gap strategist and founder of Equality Pays, joins the podcast to break down what the Employment Rights Act 2025 changes really mean - and how HR can get ahead of the likely next wave: ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting.

Resources

How to measure and report a gender pay gap

How to lead HR planning for the Employment Rights Act 2025

On your radar - Employment Rights Act 2025 updates and HR mythbusting

With early pay awards showing signs of growth, Sheila Attwood joins the podcast to dig into what the data tells us about pay award plans for the year ahead, and how employers can navigate the growing tension between affordability and employee expectations.

Pay trends March 2026: Pay awards edge up in early 2026 but outlook remains cautious

Pay award forecasts for 2026

On your radar - Employment Rights Act 2025 hub