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Could HR solve The Muppet Christmas Carol?
The problemBob Cratchit and his colleagues would like to work more flexibly over the festive season, so they can spend time with their families. But miser Ebenezer Scrooge is unwilling to let his...
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The Fixer: How can I tackle team’s negativity?
We have a real problem in one of our offices, which is predominantly staffed by employees we acquired under a takeover a few years ago. As well as being a collection of negative souls, who do not seem...
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Book review: why should anyone work here?
Rob Goffee & Gareth Jones, Harvard Business Review Press, £20/£14.67 e-bookThe basic building blocks of better workplaces are pretty widely known, argue Goffee and Jones, the British business...
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How to get a grip on cyber security
People Management asks a data defence expert for his adviceCyber security is increasingly in the news, whether it’s a teenage boy hacking into Talk Talk or the chancellor’s recent announcement that the...
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Stop doing dumb things with data
Meet the HR practitioners who’ve gone from simply running the numbers to translating analytics into better business decisions Successful recruitment can be something of a dark art, with little more...
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Name-blind CVs alone will not stop race bias during recruitment
Home addresses and educational background may need to be hidden tooPrivate and public-sector employers are being asked by the government to remove names from application forms in an effort to stop...
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Risk of tribunals increases with rise of flexible, insecure contracts, finds...
Study shows lack of control over work patterns harms employee mental healthEmployers could be facing a raft of employment tribunal claims from ‘the new workforce’ as research has found that 'manager...
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Leaveism: the new public sector epidemic
Employees taking holidays to catch up on their workloadsAnnual leave used instead of sick leave when staff are illPolice officers particularly at risk of burnout, say expertsYour employees are loyal...
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Levy could ‘dilute’ apprenticeships, warns former minister Willetts
Workplace learning experts share fears ahead of autumn statementThere is a real danger that changes to the apprenticeship system which may follow in the wake of the chancellor’s forthcoming...
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Research: Why a 'male brain' may not be the route to riches
It might not just be a positive attitude to work that gets you a pay rise; a new study has revealed that your brain formation could affect your salary. Dr Nick Drydakis at Anglia Ruskin University has...
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The six most difficult people you’ll meet at work… and how to handle them
They say HR has to get on with everyone. But if you’re finding it hard, let the experts offer some advice1. The alpha maleHe makes the numbers, so you’ll do what he tells youWith his booming voice,...
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Q&A Vlatka Hlupic: “Humans aren’t resources – so let’s stop treating them...
Author and management thinker Vlatka Hlupic on why she believes people power can force businesses to adopt a more consensual management styleProfessor Vlatka Hlupic has a bee in her bonnet when she...
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The real cost of the living wage
The new UK national living wage of £7.20 an hour is coming. But who’ll benefit, who’ll be paying for it and will HR be caught in an organisational crossfire of conflicting interests?Lynn Young is a...
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Case Study: Royal Mail
Royal Mail is reaping the benefits of a dedicated digital learning team after just six monthsAt a time when many L&D departments are facing ever-tighter budgets, it’s refreshing to find an...
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Case Study: Asda
Why Asda took profiling to the shop floor as it copes with profound change in the retail sectorYou won’t find much luminous Asda green in its London hub office, an airy and compact space on Carnaby...
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Case Study: British Airways
The airline hopes an app will help its managers reconnect with employees – and that means starting with the basicsYou’d be hard-pushed to visit British Airways’ Heathrow headquarters and fail to notice...
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Legal update: ‘off-payroll’ workers crackdown
Umbrella companies that lower tax and NI payments to be targetedThe government is announcing plans in its Autumn Statement to get tougher on the use of personal service companies – special...
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Q&A: King
For Swedish gaming giant King, ‘Seriously Playful’ is more than just a taglineThink of big players in the gaming industry, and King’s name may not immediately spring to mind, but its hugely popular...
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Peter Cheese: “People are at the heart of every debate”
Ethics, not rulebooks, will make HR central to long-term strategy, says CIPD chief executive in keynote addressPeople are at the core of every change affecting our world, said Peter Cheese in his...
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Column: Jonathan Hindle
HR can find an alternative to ‘cookie cutter’ workplace designWe spend too much time at our workplace for it to be a dull, uninspiring and unsuitable space to be. But during the recession,...
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