<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Cold Spring ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Human resources, people culture, talent acquisition, talent management, learning and development - services at the heart of what we do at Cold Spring.]]></description><link>https://www.coldspringhq.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:16:03 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.coldspringhq.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[When Consultation Helps—and When It Gets in the Way: Rethinking Employee Voice in Modern Leadership]]></title><description><![CDATA[We talk a lot about the importance of employee voice, and rightly so. People want to feel heard, valued, and involved in shaping the work they do. At the same time, leaders are encouraged to be inclusive, collaborative, and consultative. On paper, it sounds like a complimentary situation. But in practice? It’s more complicated.]]></description><link>https://www.coldspringhq.com/post/when-consultation-helps-and-when-it-gets-in-the-way-rethinking-employee-voice-in-modern-leadership</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d76191fc7a52acb9096437</guid><category><![CDATA[HR Best Practices]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:26:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cdf7de_d216b6f76e114ee3a501f2fbb262ae80~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr Craig Fergusson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the UK Keeps Misreading DEIA — And Why It Matters for Fairness, Capability, and Culture.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’m getting really cheesed-off with much of the UK press framing diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) through an unmistakably American lens. The language is imported wholesale — “affirmative action”, “quotas”, “positive discrimination”, “lowering the bar”.  However; the UK doesn’t operate under anything resembling the US affirmative action model that the Trump Administration is railing against. ]]></description><link>https://www.coldspringhq.com/post/why-the-uk-keeps-misreading-deia-and-why-it-matters-for-fairness-capability-and-culture</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ccf08b011a766e716a3f07</guid><category><![CDATA[DEIA]]></category><category><![CDATA[HR Best Practices]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:43:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cdf7de_347136d099804564a0073ace4432bd13~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr Craig Fergusson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU Pay Transparency Directive: More Hype, Less Help.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The EU Pay Transparency Directive introduces a significant shift toward greater openness in how organisations define, communicate, and justify pay.  Even UK-based companies without EU operations will feel the ripple effects.]]></description><link>https://www.coldspringhq.com/post/eu-pay-transparency-directive-more-hype-less-help</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c1338c0160b7de31541606</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:50:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cdf7de_9a79ee4b31db46a585157016266ea4eb~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr Craig Fergusson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most Businesses Are Closer Than They Think on the New UK Employee Rights Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the UK government moves ahead with its new Employee Rights Bill, I’ve been seeing a raft of articles and comms aimed at employers and HR departments, effectively telling them they need to get their collective act together.  ]]></description><link>https://www.coldspringhq.com/post/most-businesses-are-closer-than-they-think-on-the-new-uk-employee-rights-bill</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69bbef9c5be205a15a0be4ee</guid><category><![CDATA[Employee Rights & Legislation]]></category><category><![CDATA[HR Best Practices]]></category><category><![CDATA[Onboarding & Probation Management]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:06:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cdf7de_2ef17aa78e664de88fa55250dd096871~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr Craig Fergusson</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>