Supporting our members to navigate complexity with confidence remains at the heart of City HR. In this month’s bulletin, you can:
- Discover City HR’s newest Special Interest Groups
- See what’s coming up in March, including our Member Forum – 24th March, 4-6pm
- Hear from our thought leaders on upcoming payroll changes, creating psychological and challenger safety, AI activation, AI and the two-tier workforce and how you can’t command culture from the top!
- Plus catch up on key content from February
WELCOMING CITY HR’S NEWEST SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
We’re delighted to announce the launch of City HR’s Employee Relations (ER) and HR Operations SIGs.
We extend a warm welcome to our new co-leads ER: Zoe Wigan, byrnedean, and HR Operations: Simon Parsons, sd worx and Sonali Singha, ICBC Standard Bank
Want to join? Email info@cityhr.co.uk
WHAT’S COMING UP AT CITY HR?
City HR’s 2026 events programme brings together HR leaders from across financial services for timely insight, peer discussion and practical learning.
From virtual briefings and leadership conversations to in-person roundtables held under Chatham House Rules, our upcoming sessions bring together key people to explore culture and regulatory issues shaping the sector.
STAY AHEAD OF THE APRIL 2026 PAYROLL CHANGES
Prepared with insights from UK Compliance Director, Simon Parsons, this guide breaks down the key updates employers need to know, including major SSP reforms, confirmed student loan thresholds, National Minimum Wage changes, and what to prepare before the new tax year.
CREATING PSYCHOLOGICAL AND CHALLENGER SAFTEY: A PRACTICAL GUIDE
At City HR, we know that building inclusive, high-performing cultures isn’t just a leadership ideal – it’s a practical imperative. That’s why we’re pleased to share this insightful guide from byrnedean on psychological and challenger safety in the workplace. Far from being about comfort, real psychological safety is rooted in trust: the confidence to speak up, ask questions and learn without fear of retribution. byrnedean go further to outline how teams can create challenger safety, where people are empowered to question assumptions and contribute to better decisions.
This guide offers practical ideas for leaders committed to stronger, more resilient teams
AI Activation: The Missing Link in Enterprise AI Adoption
In a world of shrinking attention spans and five-minute briefings, why publish a 30-page white paper? Because the problem we are addressing is not incremental. It is structural. Enterprise AI adoption is stalling – not because the technology is immature, and not because leaders lack ambition, but because organisations are solving the wrong problem.
AI & The Two-Tier Workforce: A Strategic Roundtable
As part of their quarterly roundtable series, Jenny Garrett Global are convening a small, invitation-only roundtable for Chief People Officers, HRDs and senior People leaders to tackle a question most organisations are avoiding: how do we prevent AI adoption from creating structural inequity across generations, roles, and levels of digital access?
YOU CAN’T COMMAND CULTURE FROM THE TOP; YOU HAVE TO SEED IT
According to the World Economic Forum’s Chief People Officers Outlook 2025, fostering culture and purpose ranks as the #2 priority for Chief People Officers around the world. It’s easy to see why. Culture is what tells people how to show up, for the work and for each other. It’s what keeps teams connected through change and what gives work meaning when everything else is shifting. But as CPOs know all too well, culture is getting harder to hold together.
WHAT’S NEW ON THE CITY HR RESOURCES HUB?
Just some of our recent additions include:
Article: The CPO Imperative – lessons learnt from tech-savvy HR Leaders by City HR
Article: Leading organisations in the Tech-First Era by City HR
Key Findings: All Employee Reward Intelligence Survey by PwC
Blog: The New Employments Rights Bill: Opportunities for Leaders, Teams and Performance by MatchFit
Recordings: HR Insights Live: Navigating Legal & Regulatory Change in our Sector