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Case study: Home Fundraising
Home Fundraising is bucking the subcontracting trend with a unique team ethos that puts people at the heart of business“Dominic had a judo match yesterday – he’s a black belt – and we were worried he...
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Case study: Ordnance Survey
How a 225-year-old national institution is repositioning itself for the digital futureThe problemThe origins of Ordnance Survey (OS) date back to 1791, when army generals – under threat at both ends of...
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Top employment law issues for 2016
New year brings fresh challenges for businessThis is likely to be a year when there is greater focus on gender pay equality, and on more childcare support for parents of children under four. There may...
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Q&A Hugh Mitchell: ‘Will an innovator walk through your door? Probably not’
Shell’s outgoing chief HR officer on the war for talent, the future of the expat model, and the rare ‘art’ of HRThe world is changing and one industry at the forefront of this is oil and gas, something...
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HR has major PR job to do as survey reveals it fails to promote successes
Quarter of employees still ‘don’t know’ what the department doesHR is still hiding its light under a bushel as many employees (25 per cent) say they ‘don’t know’ what the function does, according to a...
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Pay rises in 2016 will be lower than official forecasts, CIPD warns
National living wage to have ‘temporary effect’ on average earningsEmployment will rise by as much as half a million in 2016 but average wage growth is likely to plateau after the introduction of the...
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How the UK’s immigration policy will affect business in 2016
New rules will make it harder for employers to rely on migrant workersImmigration has been hailed as the defining issue of our age, and anxieties about the potential security, economic and social...
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Access to emails outside work hours is ‘toxic’ source of stress for employees
Research shows valued communications tool is double-edged sword for conscientious staffEmployees checking email outside work hours has been linked to higher levels of stress and pressure. While...
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Interview: Hugh Mitchell
HR is vital to organisational success, says Shell’s outgoing chief HR officer, Hugh Mitchell – but it shouldn’t matter who knows about itHugh Mitchell, Shell’s chief HR and corporate officer, is in a...
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Opinion: How high are your energy levels? It’s a question that HR should ask...
Jan Hills argues that boosting the energy of your workforce is possibly the most important but least talked about role for HRThis first week of the New Year is often a struggle. We return to work with...
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Junior doctors restore strike dates as dispute over hours and pay reignites
Revised contracts ‘not substantially different’ to original proposals that sparked rowStrike action by junior doctors is back on after talks between the British Medical Association (BMA) and NHS...
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‘Winter blues’ could be a disability requiring reasonable adjustments
Checklist for dealing with seasonal affective disorderDuring these dark winter months, some employees can be affected by seasonal affective disorder (SAD). While some dismiss this as simply the ‘winter...
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Staff turnover and skills shortages derail government projects delivery,...
Report shows a third of major projects unlikely to complete on timeHigh levels of staff turnover and skills shortages mean that a third of government projects are expected to miss their delivery...
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How can HR lead the way for developing companies?
Having the right enterprise class business systems – financial management and HCM – is a vital ingredient in the high-growth company recipe. The business systems that help a company during its early...
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Q&A Claire Fox: ‘Organisations are good at making you feel like you won't...
The global HR and child safeguarding director at Save the Children International explains how to maintain the confidence to make part-time working a successAs a busy HR professional, mother and author,...
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Networking is crucial to improving female career progression, says report
Women CEOs say ability to build, maintain and use social capital helped them advanceWomen could progress further in their careers if they had a better understanding of how to use their social capital...
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Big employment law issues for smaller employers in 2016
What SMEs should look out for in the coming yearEmployment continues to be a highly politicised issue and significant changes to the law governing it have been brought in nearly every year during the...
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Four unexpected ways pay affects organisational culture
Key things to consider when heading into a pay review This week saw #FatCatTuesday trend on Twitter, as news spread that by the first Tuesday of 2016, Britain’s top bosses would have made more money...
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BMA slams Department of Health for behind scenes interference in junior...
Independent letter voicing anti-strike sentiment ‘toughened up’ by government officials, reports revealAn official letter, which was part of discussions about junior doctors’ plans to strike, was...
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Former Co-op Group director claims unfair dismissal for whistleblowing
Retailer potentially faces £5 million damages for alleged cover up of ‘corporate malpractice’A former procurement director for the Co-operative Group is seeking £5m in damages at an employment tribunal...
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