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London ‘lags behind’ on flexible working
Capital has failed to build on Olympic legacy, says CIPD, as study shows its commuters spend 47 minutes each day getting to workThe right to request flexible working is enshrined in law, but the impact...
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Motivate and inspire with CoreHR’s Essential Guide to Employee Engagement
Employee engagement is one of HR’s top priorities for 2016; Deloitte’s HCM 2015 trends survey revealed that 90 per cent of companies worldwide have difficulty engaging their workforce. But why does...
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Transatlantic and EU regulation changes move data protection up the HR agenda
Employers need to plan now how to manage proposed new regimesThe issues surrounding data protection are particularly challenging for HR. Businesses typically hold substantial amounts of personal data...
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Finance and health most stressed professions, survey finds
UK economy faces £57bn annual bill, as nearly a month of productive work lost per employee, per yearWorkplace stress is causing organisations to lose 24 days of productive time per employee each year,...
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Strikes bill meets tough opposition from the House of Lords
Wales and Scotland reject government’s public sector measures and unions threaten legal actionIndustrial action is unlawful unless the trade union organising it complies with certain statutory...
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Does mindfulness at work carry a legal risk?
Employers could create more stresses than they alleviate, and they may even be open to claims, writes employment lawyer Hannah FordIt seems you can’t go a daywithout another headline about workplace...
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Employers will be handed greater control of apprenticeships, says skills...
Government launches candidate and training matching service, with promise of further details on practicalities and funding caps to comeUp to 10,000 young people every year could be helped to find a job...
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Women change ‘foreign sounding’ names to get hired
One in five ethnic minority jobseekers fears CV discrimination, as skilled BAME unemployment level reaches 14 per centLarge numbers of British women have resorted to using false names in job...
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Born-again Christian’s religious discrimination and harassment claims fail
Trying to convert a Muslim colleague to Christianity was misconductIn the case Wasteney v East London NHS Trust, the Employment Appeal Tribunal had to consider whether issuing a disciplinary warning to...
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Q&A: ‘Bite-sized videos have made mobile learning a reality’
Vodafone’s L&D leaders on how technology has facilitated a shift away from the classroomThe adoption of new technology has opened a world of possibility for L&D professionals in how they...
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Should you tell your staff how to vote in the EU referendum?
Reasonably stated Leave or Remain positions are legally permissible – but there is a danger of being ‘condescending and patronising’, says leading HR academicIt is the most significant single issue to...
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McDonald’s to allow employees to opt out of zero-hours contracts
Fast food retailer acts after staff request guaranteed work because of personal difficulties caused by employment statusMcDonald’s staff in nine restaurants have been given the chance to move from...
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Opinion: Work isn’t working – yet
New report reveals we have much to do to enable employees to enjoy a ‘good day at work’, says Professor Sir Cary CooperLast week I was privileged to attend the launch of the 2015 Britain at Work...
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Salary thresholds for experienced Tier 2 migrants will rise to £30,000 by...
Employers need to plan now for immigration changes from this autumnThe government has announced significant changes to Tier 2 of the points based immigration system following recommendations from the...
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Do you hate your current employee evaluation forms? Update yours and use...
Beware the poorly designed performance appraisal form. It can frustrate and disengage your managers and employees from the process, defeating the whole purpose of having employee appraisals.What makes...
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Firms should be ‘publicly shamed’ for cutting perks and pay rates to fund...
Chancellor is ‘angry’ with employers as CIPD warns changes to conditions may be counter-productive in the long termGeorge Osborne has claimed that businesses cutting staff perks and overtime pay to...
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Tribunal awards £1.5m compensation to redundant paper mill workers
Taxpayers left to ‘pick up the tab’ after employers play ‘fast and loose’ with rulesA large group of paper mill workers made redundant with just one day’s notice have been awarded an average of £4,000...
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Poor diet can cut workplace productivity by 20 per cent
Five key points from a new report on why nutrition matters in businessThrow aside that hurriedly grabbed panini – when it comes to nutrition, the stakes are too high to eat unhealthily. A new report...
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Restrictive covenant in a 19 year-old employment contract was unenforceable
High court says clauses must be appropriate to an employee’s rolePost-termination restrictions in employment contracts are aimed at preventing employees from misusing confidential information, working...
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One in seven HR professionals has felt physically threatened at work
Workplace disputes on the rise, study suggests, with staff and senior managers equally likely to be involvedNearly one in seven HR professionals report feeling physically threatened while dealing with...
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