King's College London

First published in 2006, the HR ‘Most Influential’ list celebrates the most influential players in the field of people strategy. The list recognises people whose ideas and actions are shaping practices in HR, both in the UK and globally.

Professor Chung, who is also Director of the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership is recognised on the list as a leading scholar in labour market and welfare-state research. Her work centres on flexible working, remote/hybrid models, and their impact on gender equality, work-family balance and employee wellbeing. She authored The Flexibility Paradox (2022), which explores why innovative work arrangements often intensify rather than alleviate work-life conflict. According to HR magazine ‘the insights in her book have been described as essential for HR leaders designing people-centric policies.’

Professor Hoque is recognised by the list as a leading expert on HRM, employment relations, and equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI), focusing specifically on disability. In 2021 he co-founded the Disability Employment Charter, which outlined to government the necessary policies to address disability employment disadvantage. He has since led on promoting the charter which has been signed by 259 organisations. Several of the charter’s proposals, including around mandatory disability pay gap reporting, statutory sick pay, flexible working and statutory rights to time off for trade union equality representatives were included in Labour’s 2024 general election manifesto and subsequently in the Employment Rights Bill.