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How to be a better HR networker
Top tips for building contacts in the profession There was a time when networking was seen as an after-thought or something you only invested in when you were looking for a new job, but more and more...
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Apprenticeships: now it’s HR’s job
What the government's new system means for employers The headlines in the chancellor’s Autumn Statement were hogged by the end of employer National Insurance for under-21s, not to mention future...
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Teachers ‘could earn £70,000’ under performance-related pay scheme
New system will attract more graduates to profession, claims think-tankHigh-performing teachers could earn as much as £70,000 under government plans to introduce performance-related pay, according to...
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Case study: University of Sheffield
“The people we thought were doing well turned out to be the poor performers”How the University of Sheffield’s Andrew Dodman discovered some uncomfortable truths as he rethought people management in...
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The HR career hit squad
Our three experts show People Management readers how to get their working lives back on trackThe experts: Jane Garrard, regional director, Personal Career Management; Kerwin Hack, head of delivery,...
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Education Extra: Corporate degrees
”I’m being paid to do my degree – and I’ve got a job at the end of it” For students, an ‘earn and learn’ corporate degree makes perfect sense. But how does it add up for employers?This time last year,...
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Education Extra: Virtual learning
Can e-learning build a better leader? Virtual doesn’t wash in the C-suite, say the doubters. It might be time to think againSlowly but surely, e-learning is coming of age. Whether virtual or mobile,...
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What you can learn from AkzoNobel
What you can learn from… AkzoNobel How the world’s largest paint company keeps its people engaged, even in tough times The corporate offices of AkzoNobel, the business behind Dulux, are as pleasing a...
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How to work for Stuart Branch, Weetabix
Group HR director at Weetabix “You’ll need pace and pragmatism” It was chance that led me to Weetabix. I was introduced to Giles (Turrell, CEO) by a friend, and we met a couple of times before I knew...
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HR capability: Is your team up to scratch?
Is your HR team up to scratch?Assessing and improving your HR capability doesn’t have to be a tortuous process. It can start with a few simple questions…When Home Group chief executive Mark Henderson...
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Why young people don’t understand HR
...and why that mattersMy seven-year-old says I do “something cool in a hotel… And you make the noticeboards look pretty” My six-year-old sees me as being like Santa. I can decide who’s been naughty or...
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HR confessional: Training disasters
Training disasters Readers recount those moments when you wish the floor would open upWhile running a management programme at a hospital, a confused patient wandered in and got fully undressed. Luckily...
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Are my company’s days numbered?
Samantha Sales – The fixer – grapples with readers’ thorny issues Are my company’s days numbered?I have good reason to believe my company may be close to going bust. The meetings involving senior...
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Careers: routes to HR
From Army officer to analytical chemist, HR is attracting the brightest minds. But is switching career always a good idea?Biochemist, architect, accountant, travel agent, warehouse manager, music...
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Key employment law changes in 2014
New rules on transfers, collective consultation and pre-claim conciliation will affect HR practice in the year aheadA number of key legislative changes were introduced last year. With many of these...
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Escaping into a daylight reverie is not a waste of time
There’s much to be gained from letting your mind wander while at work, says daydream believer John P WilsonBen Stiller, director and star of the film, ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’ recently said:...
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Miliband pledges to close agency workers ‘low pay loophole’
But proposal could put jobs at risk, business leaders warnA Labour government would close a “loophole” in the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) that allows firms to use cheap foreign staff, party leader...
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Five key findings on HR pay
What the People Management salary survey tells HR and L&D professionalsThe salary survey in the January issue of People Management, in association with Hay Group, has plenty of big (and not so big)...
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Advertising feature: The 5 ‘faces’ managers see during performance...
Advertising featureSo many people dread the annual performance appraisal discussion. Particularly when the employee’s performance is questionable.To get your managers ready to deal with employee...
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Holiday pay should include commission, says EU
A legal opinion from the European court looks set to have huge implications for UK employers According to an opinion of an advocate general of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on the...
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