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Opinion: Alcohol shouldn’t be the only social ‘glue’ that brings employees...
At a time when diaries are full of booze-soaked Christmas parties, it’s time to get more creative about work social events, writes Kirsten SamuelOrganised, compulsory social events are as much a...
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Recruitment firm acquitted over staff punch-up in hotel bar
Court rules company is not responsible for fight that left employee with brain damage, as incident occurred after party had endedA recruitment company has been found not guilty of vicarious liability...
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Corporate governance green paper: implications for HR
Focus on executive pay and employee voice indicate growing role for the functionThe government recently published a green paper asking for views on the future of corporate governance. Prime minister...
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UK’s gap between public and private sector pensions is world’s biggest
Experts decry ‘substantial discrepancy’ caused by closures of final salary schemesMany current British civil servants will receive pensions worth more than 100 per cent of their final salary when they...
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Opinion: HR can help create good financial habits for life – not just for...
Starting a Christmas savings club for employees requires minimal investment and can have hugely positive benefits, writes Rob FawkesAs HR and payroll professionals, a core part of our job is making...
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Brutal post-Christmas party assault was not employer’s fault, says High Court
But organisations need to careful about employees’ actions ‘in the course of employment’In a recent case, Bellman v Northampton Recruitment, the High Court had to decide whether an employer was...
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Tribunal win for beauty therapist unable to arrange weekend childcare
Emma Holt awarded £18,000 in unfair dismissal case following changes to flexible working arrangementsAn employment tribunal has ruled that a beauty therapist was unfairly dismissed and suffered sex...
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Amazon penalises staff for taking sick days, investigation finds
Sunday Times also reports employees must work extra ‘compulsory’ hours; legal experts say absence policies are becoming stricter but more compassion is neededAmazon has been accused of having...
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I’ll tell you something – Seema Malhotra MP
Disability can affect anyone’s career path. Employers must do more to helpWhat are you doing for people like me? The question came from a parent at the school gate in my constituency. He had a physical...
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Rethinking age at work
“Young people are just smarter”– the quote Mark Zuckerberg most regrets. But there are more than enough experts telling us millennials are ‘different’. Is our rush to divide the workforce by...
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Opinion: It’s time to break down career ceilings in the service industry
Companies need to invest more in the development of the frontline employees who are essential to their success, writes Debbie MawerWhen you have your entire career ahead of you, nothing is more...
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Review: Office Christmas Party
It’s the best film of the year to star an HR manager – but that’s not saying a lot, writes Cathryn NewberyThere are few things in life as certain as December announcing its arrival with ‘feel good’...
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Reforming employment tribunals: new government proposals
Will the use of case workers and online technology streamline the process?Employment tribunals were designed to be accessible, informal and cheap for users. The government feels the time is right to...
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Pay victory for care workers ‘denied the minimum wage’
Thousands reimbursed after major investigation by HMRC; average worker misses out on £815 per year, says think tankAround 3,400 care workers have received a total of £650,000 in back pay since HMRC...
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One fifth of employers will cut staff pensions to fund auto-enrolment, DWP finds
Employees will have to choose between ‘limping through retirement on less than they had hoped for, or working longer’, says expertAround one in five (15 per cent) of British companies will cut pensions...
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Could HR solve...? Elf
Sticking to his values has landed a star performer in hot waterThe problemBuddy the elf is a top-performing employee for Santa Land in Gimbels department store – but he inadvertently orchestrates a PR...
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Research: Work stress could be good for your health
A long-running study on the effects of stress on health has suggested that pressure at work can be healthy – if it is handled in the right way.In the study, published in Personnel Psychology,...
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The Fixer: Can he sue us over pay cut?
We are a consultancy with six employees. Our income has fallen a lot over the last couple of years; the MD has been very open about the situation and requested suggestions on how to cut outgoings. He...
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Review: Reorg: How to Get it Right
Stephen Heidari-Robinson & Suzanne Heywood, Harvard Business Review Press, £21.99/£14.24 e-bookWe’ve got a problem, it seems, with change. In tumultuous times like these, it’s a near-perpetual...
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Who I am: Paul Griffiths
Group HR director at CeDoI see myself as a people person; I don’t hide behind policies and procedures, I openly talk to employees about what they need. We use technology such as Skype, which...
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