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Q&A: Mary Connaughton
Mary Connaughton, the new director of CIPD Ireland, on how she’ll make HR one of the country’s finest exportsAny recent visitor to Dublin can’t have failed to notice the increased buzz, or the...
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News online extra: Appraisals, but not as you know them
More and more companies are ditching the annual review, but what are they doing instead?Accenture, Deloitte, Microsoft: just three of the household names to ditch formal appraisals from their HR...
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Appraisals are finished. What next?
As Accenture announces the end of annual performance reviews, HR professionals are urged to seize the opportunityIt is an annual ritual both employees and their managers often end up dreading. But the...
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Travel between care worker’s appointments could count towards NMW
Case has implications for other employers and working time rulesIt has recently been reported that one of the UK’s largest care providers, MiHomecare, is being sued by a former worker claiming an...
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Opinion: Is HR hot property, or just hot air?
If you think your HR team is doing little more than pushing paper, think again, says Amanda WattsAsk anyone what they think HR does and they’ll have mixed opinions. Ask anyone what they think HR does...
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How to… decrease the health risks associated with long-hours
Research links excessive hours with increased risk of stroke and heart problemsApparently working just 15 hours a week extra could make a huge difference to your health. Researchers at University...
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DWP to hire 2,800 fixed-term workers weeks after voluntary exit of full-time...
Employment experts question motives for recruiting people on ‘inferior terms’The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed it is looking to recruit nearly 3,000 people on 18-month contracts...
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Is giving up the annual appraisal process the best way forward?
Mixing regular and longer-term performance management may be more effectiveAccenture and Deloitte are ditching their annual appraisal process because it is time-consuming, cumbersome and because...
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Almost half of workers have left a job because of a bad boss, survey finds
And nearly a third don’t rate the skills of their current managerThey say ‘people don’t leave jobs, they leave managers’, and a survey by B2B marketplace Approved Index may have proved that once and...
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Firms employing illegal immigrants could be closed temporarily
Government reveals more details of its forthcoming Immigration BillThe government has threatened to close firms that employ illegal immigrants as part of its crack down on unscrupulous...
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Looking for HR Software? Register for this free Masterclass
This September sees the return of the popular HR Software Masterclass event.This free session with Denis Barnard from HRmeansbusiness Ltd will guide you through the process of selecting the right HR...
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Opinion: What does the future hold for HR?
Duncan Brown weighs up conflicting opinions from HR thought leadersOur profession is facing a host of contradictions at the moment, a predicament that was highlighted to me as I caught up on my HR...
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Opinion: Are line managers really that bad?
Our negative view of managers might be the last ‘acceptable’ prejudice at work, but that must change, argues Octavius BlackIn popular culture managers are either: buffoons, think ‘The Office’; or...
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Diversity benefits ignored as managers continue to hire ‘mini-mes’
CIPD study reveals unconscious bias remains a huge problem for recruitersManagers are still recruiting ‘mini-mes’ despite being aware of the hazards of unconscious bias, a CIPD study has revealed.The...
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How proposed changes to strike laws could affect employers
Will unions change tack on industrial action in response?The government changes proposed in the Trade Union Bill will offer protection for businesses against the disruption of strike action. Trade...
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You passed the ethics test, but why do you still feel compromised at work?
The Corporate Philosopher, Roger Steare, explains why our beliefs inevitably clash with ‘the system’If you were one of the 530 people who took the MoralDNA™ profile as part of People Management’s...
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Rise in migration numbers prompts business concerns over government targets
Employer bodies urge ministers to create comprehensive immigration planAs figures reveal that migration to the UK has grown beyond recorded peak levels, business groups urged the government to consider...
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High Court decides fairness is more important than sticking to procedure
University professor is allowed non-specified companion at investigatory meetingIn the recent case of Stevens v University of Birmingham, the High Court had to decide whether the implied term of trust...
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‘Troubling’ fall in tribunal claims fails to convince court to end fees regime
Dismissal of Unison’s third appeal represents ‘major setback for people in work’Unison’s legal challenge to overturn the introduction of tribunal fees has been rejected for the third time after the...
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Unison loses employment tribunal fees challenge but vows to fight on
Reviews mean regime may not be secure in the longer termTrade union Unison's attempt to have the employment tribunal fees regime quashed has suffered another setback, as the Court of Appeal has...
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