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National living wage blamed for five-year low in hiring intentions among...
Uncertainty over EU referendum and increased competition online contribute to ‘triple whammy’ of threatsThe number of job vacancies in the retail sector is expected to fall to its lowest level since...
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Staff ‘needlessly staying late to boost career prospects’
Younger workers taking concept of ‘presenteeism’ to new levels, suggests surveyThe majority of younger employees have unnecessarily worked beyond their contracted hours in a bid to improve their career...
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Q&A: ‘It’s about turning ideas into something you can deliver’
Carol Davies, the National House Building Council’s new head of HR, reveals plans to boost the organisation’s employer brand and plug skills gapsAmid a seven-year boom in house-building and a...
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New data protection regime will be backed by tough penalties
Employers need to plan how to demonstrate compliance The EU recently finalised its new regime for data protection. With a two-year run-in period, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will...
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Older employees set to make up largest group in UK workforce by 2024
ONS figures reveal 10 million over-50s are currently employed, while PwC says investing in older workers could significantly boost GDPInsurance company Aviva has predicted that workers aged 50 and...
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Global maternity policies can boost retention of women workers
Employers should consider setting minimum standards despite differences in national lawsThe Maersk Group recently introduced a global standard of maternity benefits guaranteeing a minimum of 18 weeks’...
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Repeated employment tribunal claims becoming ‘increasingly frequent’
Strikeouts are best course of action against multiple complaints, say legal expertsAlthough the introduction of employment tribunal fees was intended to deter weak claims, there is increasing evidence...
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Organisations plan to ‘game’ apprenticeship levy system, CIPD finds
Employers admit existing workforce development will suffer as they look to cover costs of ‘training tax’Nearly one-third (29 per cent) of employers plan to offset the increased costs of the...
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Tribunal mishandled supermarket worker’s disability claim
Warehouse operative can bring ‘heavy duties’ claim into tribunal, judge rulesAn employment tribunal failed to correctly deal with a disability discrimination claim brought by an Asda employee, a judge...
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Get the most from your 360-degree assessment process by downloading this...
360-degree reviews have the power to provide a panoramic view of employee performance – ensuring employees get broader, fairer feedback that supports improved performance and ongoing development. The...
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Opinion: Tribunal fees prohibit most workers from bringing a claim
As the Justice Committee concludes that high costs are hampering employees’ access to justice, lawyer Kate Booth shares her assessment of the chargesThe House of Commons’ Justice Committee has today...
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Tribunal throws the book at City Link for failing to consult over redundancies
Employers must consult staff representatives at the earliest opportunityThe last few years have seen the demise of numerous household names, including Woolworths, Comet, HMV and, more recently, Austin...
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The EU referendum: what you need to know
As voting day draws near, we recap the employment ramifications for choosing to leave or remain in the EUFrom immigration to employment law and pensions, the European Union referendum has barely left...
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Companies ‘spend 20 times more on pensions for older workers’
Experts say ‘huge’ proportion of employers’ contributions go into DB funds, with those in DC schemes missing outUK businesses are spending up to £23,600 a year on defined benefit (DB) pension scheme...
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Why a wellbeing strategy doesn’t need to cost the earth
Delegates hear ideas for healthy innovations on a budget at REBA Employee Wellness Conference 2016A tightening of purse strings doesn’t have to mean abandoning your employee wellbeing strategy,...
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Opinion: The CV is dead – long live the CV
Recruiters should get ready for a new breed of CV that better reflects our ways of working, writes Dr Tim SparkesMore than half of millennials have some form of a digital CV, but just one in 10...
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Employers ‘not prepared’ for gender pay reporting
‘Nasty surprises’ ahead as EU referendum and scepticism blamed for low levels of analysisOnly 54 per cent of organisations are currently actively analysing their gender pay gaps ahead of the...
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Cap on public sector exit payments due this autumn
What will the regulations mean in practice?Draft regulations relating to the proposed £95,000 cap on public sector exit payments were published in November 2015 but it’s only relatively recently that...
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Opinion: It’s in all of our interests to stop working every now and then
Recruiters favour volunteer work, says Jamie Ward-Smith, so why haven’t we recognised the benefits it brings to developing existing talent?If you believe what you read, email is dead. To be more...
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Employers using ‘scandalous’ methods to avoid paying national living wage
Lowest-paid workers thousands of pounds worse off, says Dispatches; HR consultancy warns employers targeting over-25s for lay-offsOrganisations are slashing benefits on an industrial scale to get...
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