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Agency employee able to bring unfair dismissal claim when job closed
An employed temp did not leave by ‘mutual consent’ when his work moved elsewhere, says the EATIn order to bring an unfair dismissal claim, there must have first been a dismissal as defined by law....
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Intern's death puts City working practices in the spotlight
Competitive environment can create a ‘toxic mix’, expert warnsCity firms are facing calls to reassess their working culture and practices after the death of a young London intern came to light on...
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GCSE students ‘ambitious and entrepreneurial’, says research
But today’s exam results reveal first drop in pass ratesThe majority of the country’s “driven and ambitious” GCSE students have already chosen a career path, new research has suggested.The findings...
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Can employment continuity remain after a dismissal?
Under regulations, reinstating an employee after they have worked elsewhere preserves the service lost since dismissalIn Lipinski v Ebbsfleet Autospray Centre Ltd the EAT had to decide whether...
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When managers choose to behave badly
Peter Honey asks how HR can harness the power of ‘nudge’ theory to tackle such destructive conductRather late in the day (the book was first published in the UK in 2008) I have been reading Nudge by...
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Conservative politicians renew calls for ‘strike vote reforms’
Weekend walkouts planned at London Overground and Post OfficeConservative members of the London Assembly have repeated calls for a reform of strike laws ahead of a wave of industrial action taking...
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Minimum wage rogues to be ‘named and shamed’
Law changes will make identifying employers who fail to pay easierEmployers who do not pay the minimum wage will be ‘named and shamed’ under beefed up government rules intended to deter flagrant abuses...
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Get your apprenticeship rights straight
Employers need to avoid setting up a contract by default conferring additional rights on their traineesApprenticeships are proving hugely popular and can be a great option for both employers and...
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HR’s new mantra: ‘Go hard or go home’
Richard Goff asks HR professionals where and how they genuinely make a business impactAn operations director I met recently said his role was often seen as ‘henchman, hitman and stunt double for the...
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Data shows revival of job for life mindset, finds CIPD
But recession not main driver for people staying put The proportion of workers leaving their employer at any one time fell by more than two-fifths between 1998 and 2012, presenting businesses with...
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Carers ‘should be offered flexible working’, says health secretary
Employers need to increase support to retain staff, warns HuntEmployees with caring responsibilities for elderly relatives should be offered more flexibility in their working hours, health secretary...
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Case study on Marshall Aerospace: “The employee was about to physically lash...
How a defence firm more used to a ‘command-and-tell’ culture has replaced confrontation with mediationPicture a workplace where mediation is flourishing and Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group might...
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Interview with David Hoyle, head of personnel, Fuller Smith & Turner PLC
Dream job: we ask about the reality behind HR’s most enticing rolesWhat does your role involve? I’ve been head of personnel for three years now. I look after our people, training and development, and...
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How to work for Michael Farry: “We want staff to be merchants of joy”
Director, people and change, PhotoBox (owner of Moonpig) Our products make people smile. They are celebrations of life. Our customers have a high degree of emotional investment in our products and that...
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Interview with David Rock: “Your brain is not like a computer”
The neuroscientist on how our grey matter works, and why we fear 360-feedbackCome to work without understanding how your brain operates and you’re only doing half a job. That’s the key message from...
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Finance and data: know your frenemy
Why the boring bloke in the next office could be your most important allyLet’s get the ridiculous stereotypes out of the way first. If HR is about tea and sympathy, finance is the grey-suited, socially...
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Employment law: You be the judge
We posed six timely legal queries to our panel of solicitors. Put your knowledge to the test by second-guessing their answers1 One of your employees is on long-term sick leave after an accident. She...
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How to make anyone love auto-enrolment
Employers share the secrets of getting young people engagedPensions auto-enrolment has been the reddest flag on HR’s to-do list for some years now. But judging by the experiences of the first tranche...
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What you can learn from L’Oreal: Totally worth it
Isabelle Minneci has helped cosmetics giant L’Oréal make its HR as innovative as its R&D – and it’s paying off Unless you spent 2012 in a cave, you couldn’t have missed the debut of BB cream on...
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What’s so wrong with zero hours contracts?
Unions and MPs pile into the media furore, as businesses say many staff benefit from flexibility‘They totally abuse the fact that people need work and are prepared to put up with being treated...
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