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Opinion: Greater diversity is the answer to your talent challenge
The quest for diversity can really gain traction when it is focused on finding the best possible person for the job, writes Alison McCullochIt makes sense that to find the greatest possible job...
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Why a positive approach to trade union relationships makes sense
Employers’ procedures that are free of discrimination work bestUnion membership has become a potentially contentious area when recruiting or promoting staff, with fines of tens of thousands of pounds –...
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High Court to decide legality of government ‘imposing’ junior doctor contracts
Health secretary warns of ‘protracted uncertainty’ for NHS after Brexit, as BMA members reject contract offerLawyers acting for junior doctors will attend a hearing in the High Court later this month...
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Getting auto-enrolment right
Employers need to plan early and keep the regulator in the loopThe Pensions Regulator, the watchdog for workplace pensions set up by the Department for Work and Pensions, does not hold back from...
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How Bromford reinvented its culture – by stealing from the best
Spark The Change conference 2016: social enterprise reveals how taking ideas from the high street revolutionised customer service and internal commsAround the turn of the millennium, as its director of...
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Opinion: The standard sick note process – however long – doesn’t work
Extending the time staff can sign themselves off sick isn’t an excuse for GPs to ignore their duty towards UK workers, says Dr Nick SummertonThe British Medical Association wants to cut GP’s admin load...
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Recruitment fell by half in week after EU vote
Plunge in hiring may have been ‘shock reaction’ – but German firms say they plan to reduce UK headcountsHiring in the UK appears to have taken a nosedive in the wake of the EU referendum, with evidence...
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Who’s managing the flow of skilled migrants to your organisation?
It is time for HR to take back the reins on global mobility and skilled labour, say leading academicsRecent months has seen a proliferation of media coverage on the migration crisis, including the...
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Controlling NHS budgets will require staff cuts, think tank warns
New report from the King’s Fund says NHS trusts will need to cut staff to cope with planned tighter budgetsThe NHS will have cut staff if it is to meet tighter budget requirements, a new report has...
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‘Huge uncertainty’ could halt national living wage’s planned growth
Resolution Foundation report finds that post-referendum inflation may prevent NLW reaching its target of over £9 per hour by 2020Brexit could hamper the national living wage’s projected growth, a new...
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Acas code does not apply to ‘some other substantial reason’ and ill-health...
EAT clarifies when employers could face an uplift in a tribunal awardIn the cases Holmes v Qinetiq and Phoenix House v Stockman, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) had to decide whether the Acas Code...
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EU court confirms convalescence may force holiday carry over
Case highlights difference between directive and UK working time regulationsThe government launched a consultation as long ago as 2011 on whether the UK’s Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTR) should be...
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Opinion: what does it take to make L&D a ‘critical competency’?
There’s no doubting the ROI generated by L&D initiatives, but only a few organisations have taken its true value to heart, writes Barry JohnsonFew people would disagree with Dutch business theorist...
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Most HR departments plan to restructure this year
Leaders want greater focus on strategy and less admin; but HR urged not to lose its focus on conversation and collaborationAlmost three quarters of HR departments are planning to undertake a...
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Financial services giants promise to link exec pay to female progression
Campaigners hail a ‘turning point’ for gender equality – but warn that reward challenges lie aheadMore than 70 leading financial services firms have pledged to set firm targets for helping women into...
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Responsibility for IR35 to shift from freelancers to end users
Proposed rules could create tax liabilities for public sector organisationsFrom April 2017, public sector organisations and agencies that engage workers through intermediaries, such as a personal...
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Four steps to making activity based working a success
The success of the office redesign relies on how well you teach employees to use the space, says Dr Peggie RotheThe rising interest around activity based working (ABW) sees no sign of abating. A raft...
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Banning Brexit discussions at work may be valid
Employers need to avoid offending both customers and employeesIn the run-up to the EU referendum, it was reported that some employers wrote to their staff expressing the company’s views on the best...
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Football club employee awarded £290,000 payout in tribunal case
Welfare officer won unfair dismissal and sex discrimination tribunal against owner who reportedly said football 'is no place for women'Leeds United Football Club has been ordered to pay former employee...
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Ethnicity affects progression at work, say business leaders
BAME employees ‘not on the radar’ of boards, with unconscious bias and ‘old boys’ networks’ to blameAlmost three-quarters (71 per cent) of senior executives believe their ethnicity or race has had a...
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