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Which style of mediation should you commission?
Dr Roger Seaman explores the subtle nuances of five key approaches The popularity of using mediation to deal with conflict between employees has grown over the past 20 years or so, but there has been...
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Every public sector worker must speak fluent English, says report
Employees could be dismissed for not improving language skills under new code of practiceThe government has suggested public sector staff with poor language skills may need to be given intensive...
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Sports Direct condemned for ‘appalling’ HR practices
Staff ‘not treated as humans’, says parliamentary committee, with punitive sanctions for clocking in late and health and safety failingsThe policies and practices that govern how people are treated at...
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Pushing the boundaries of the equality legislation to breaking point
How far can the definition of ‘religion or belief’ stretch? There is sometimes a 'disconnect' between law and practice when it comes to religious protection under the Equality Act 2010. It would be...
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Opinion: The unpredictable digital age calls for a fresh approach to reward...
When designing reward packages, organisations must focus on their future needs rather than what’s worked in the past, says Duncan BrownThe answer I receive from most organisations when asking why they...
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Delivery firm ‘asks couriers to sign contract agreeing not to bring tribunals’
Deliveroo under fire for ‘unenforceable’ clauses as gig economy legal case loomsA delivery company has been criticised for adding clauses to its self-employed cycle couriers’ contracts stating that...
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One in six employers will cut apprenticeship places when levy is introduced
But CBI survey finds greater impact will be on other forms of training, as lobby groups ask for postponementOne in six businesses plan to cut the number of apprenticeships they offer as a response to...
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Brexit: The long term outlook
Economists are often a pessimistic lot. And when it comes to the prospects for the British economy in a post-Brexit landscape, they are at their gloomiest. The National Institute of Economic and Social...
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Q&A: Stanislava Naneva
The research and marketing coordinator at marketing agency Brighter Directions on voting remain and her future post-BrexitHow did you vote in the referendum and why?I voted ‘remain’ for a variety of...
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Brexit: The legal implications
Before the ‘leave’ camp began popping the champagne corks, the EU’s influence on employment law was raised as both a reason for and against Brexit. Little wonder that few can agree on what will happen...
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Q&A: Sue Evans
The chair of the Public Sector People Managers’ Association on cost constraints Are we heading for another recession, and another squeeze on public sector spending?Yes, I think so. We’re still...
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Q&A: Serge Colin
The group HR director of Tarmac on the need to focus on workforce planningHow did Tarmac respond to the referendum result?The first thing we did, just after we heard the outcome, was to hold a...
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Brexit: Reassure your EU nationals about the future
For Veronique Medcalf, Brexit brought a particularly thorny dilemma. It wasn’t a question of whether her long-term future lay in the UK – having lived in the country for 21 years and married a Brit,...
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Q&A: Ryan Williams
The CEO of Irish recruiter Connected Talent on the fear of a fixed borderWhat will be the initial impact of the referendum result for organisations in Northern Ireland?We rely on the free movement of...
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Brexit: Calm the immediate tensions
Brexit has brought out the best in many Brits, igniting political debate and infusing a new spirit of togetherness among people with wildly different backgrounds. But it has also brought out the worst...
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Q&A: Peter Cheese
The CIPD chief executive on why strategic HR has never been more importantWhat immediate ramifications of the decision have you been observing?The outcome is naturally causing a lot of anxiety and...
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Brexit: Talk to your employees
In the days after Britain voted to leave the European Union, a nationwide footwear retailer emailed all its staff, asking that they make no utterance of Brexit in the workplace. Pavers said any...
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Brexit: What comes next?
The UK's decision to leave the EU has profound implications for HR professionals – not only will their businesses be facing an uncertain economic outlook, but there are important questions to answer...
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Opening up about mental health
Three HR professionals share intimate details of their mental health challenges in a bid to break the silence that still prevails in the workplace. Would you be brave enough to follow suit? The...
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Practical tips on managing workforce change post-Brexit
Organisations need to look after those remaining if redundancies are neededAlthough opinion is still divided between optimistic ‘Brexiteers’ and deeply concerned ‘remainers’, there does seem to be a...
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