Royal Mail flotation could clash with postal strike
Employees set to receive shares worth £2,000 from privatisationThe government has today confirmed that it intends to float Royal Mail on the stock market “in the coming weeks”.Under the planned...
View ArticleAddressing the issue of what to wear at work
Employers need dress codes but they must tread carefully before enforcing them with too much rigourEmployers know their corporate image is personified in the individuals they employ. Each autumn they...
View ArticleHR is over – and apparently, that’s official
A Daily Telegraph article damning HR has caused an online firestorm. Don’t let it get you down, advises Robert JefferyPack your things in a box and shuffle off for the exit interview (which you’ll have...
View ArticleWomen ‘feel pressure to act like men at work’, survey finds
‘Outdated stereotypes’ still affecting female career progressionWorkplace pressure has led to three-quarters of female workers changing their behaviour or appearance in order to succeed professionally,...
View ArticleGovernment wins right to appeal Woolworths redundancy ruling
Union slams decision to re-visit case which set a new legal precedentA court has given the go-ahead for the government to appeal the landmark ruling on collective redundancy made earlier this year.The...
View ArticleLatest White Paper: Getting to grips with Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
In the modern day business environment clients quite rightly seek reassurance that their expectations of service delivery will be satisfied by suppliers, and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) are...
View ArticleHandling Europe-wide employee consultation
Changes to European law mean employers must now fund expert advice for their works councils repsOver the last 18 months, revisions to the European directive have triggered continental-style changes to...
View ArticleHospital doctors collect as much as £160,000 in overtime
Figures reveal out-of-hours payments to NHS consultantsSome senior doctors in the NHS are receiving up to £160,000 a year in overtime pay, new figures have revealed.The additional earnings for...
View ArticleCable pledges to end zero hours contracts ‘abuses’
Call for minimum wage rise expected from business secretary Business Secretary Vince Cable will pledge to end employer “abuses” of zero hours contracts in a speech at the Liberal Democrat conference in...
View ArticleStrike by firefighters ‘appears unavoidable’, says union
Pension talks with government fail to reach compromise Firefighters in England and Wales are preparing for their first national strike in more than a decade after pension talks broke down between the...
View ArticleEmployee ownership only works with HR input
Collectively owned businesses need solid structures for decision-making and consultation, as well as individual financial incentivesThe Treasury is currently consulting on ways of encouraging employee...
View ArticleTechnology drives rise in remote management, figures show
Most workers ‘feel more empowered by hands-off approach’Face-to-face management is in decline as more managers choose to lead their teams remotely using texting and video calls to stay in touch,...
View ArticleFlexi season tickets ‘better deal’ for part-time workers
Government unveils pilot under plans to overhaul fare systemPart-time workers look set to benefit from a new flexible season ticket that could be introduced as part of a major government shake-up of...
View ArticleOnly 3 per cent of firms find performance management great value
Global research shows lack of support for dynamic processesPerformance management provides exceptional value for just three per cent of organisations, a global survey has revealed.Employers know that...
View ArticleWinners revealed at the CIPD People Management 2013 Awards
One Show star Gyles Brandreth presents prizes for HR excellenceManufacturing company Alcoa Howmet took home the top prize at the 2013 CIPD People Management Awards (PMAs) last night as celebrated...
View ArticleTargeting women for top jobs
New proposals for increasing gender diversity favour targets over quotasThe recent proposal from the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) that large UK banks should set their own targets for women in...
View ArticleOne in five Britons expect never to retire, says report
Many pensions are ‘poor value for money’, warns watchdogA fifth of UK workers predict that they will never be able to completely stop working, according to research from HSBC.Retirement prospects were...
View ArticleThe presence and perception of women
Beware the HR tendency to favour relationships over data, says Jan Hills I don’t usually write about women in business but the recent interest in Sheryl Sandberg’s ‘lean in’ approach, along with two...
View ArticleEmployers must follow grievance procedures to the letter
Even when a grievance procedure is not contractual, failure to follow it can amount to a breach of trust and confidenceIn Blackburn v Aldi Stores Ltd the EAT had to consider whether failing to provide...
View ArticleLarge employers show bonus restraint for second year, research finds
PwC reveals 2013 pay frozen for a fifth of top chief executivesBonuses for FTSE 350 executives fell in 2013 for the second year running, according to PwC’s annual executive pay survey of large UK...
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