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Highly qualified young people most likely to work for free, finds research
Almost all 16 to 24 year olds believe unemployment carries a stigmaYoung jobseekers are more likely to accept unpaid work to get on the career ladder the higher the level of qualifications they’ve...
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Create healthier working lives foster collaboration & boost employee engagement
The goal of a healthy, engaged and motivated workforce is becoming more and more of a challenge within the current business landscape. A lack of advancement opportunities, coupled with increasingly...
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Employers cannot ‘gross up’ an employee’s bad behaviour
Several incidences of poor conduct taken together may not justify a ‘gross misconduct’ summary dismissalA recent Employment Appeal Tribunal decision in the case Beardwood v Ham deals with gross...
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Tube workers' strike resurrects spectre of tougher laws on industrial action
London Underground brands walk out over ticket office closures ‘pointless’ Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) Union have gone on strike for 48 hours, after talks with London Underground...
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Long-term jobseekers face tougher measures to keep benefits
Claimants could be required to attend Jobcentre daily or community work placementJobseekers who have been unemployed for more than two years will have to comply with new intensive government measures...
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Changing patterns of employment call for ‘closer college and employer links’
UKCES report outlines ways to alleviate rising skills shortagesThe UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) has launched a report to encourage stronger links between colleges and employers in a...
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How to build an inclusive culture in your workplace
Results from a recent survey show 61% of employees ‘cover’ at work. They disguise their disabilities, hide their sense of humour and carefully craft language to mask their true self. Not only is this...
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Why employers need a policy on fitness bracelets
As health monitoring devices become more popular, the risk of them supplying evidence for claims grows greaterRapid advances in technology have usually given rise to unintended or, at least, unexpected...
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Leadership development undermined by rigid hierarchies, finds research
Poorly targeted training and ‘outdated’ structures create barriers to improvementRigid organisational hierarchies are one of the main barriers to improving management and leadership skills at work,...
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L&D Show 2014: Training aligned ‘more closely’ with business strategy
Annual CIPD survey shows rise in measurement of L&D return on investmentThe future of L&D is changing and employers, now more than ever, are aligning learning and developing initiatives to...
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L&D Show 2014: Experts share five key ways to build trust
Higher levels of trust needed in economic atmosphere of ‘change and uncertainty’Professor Veronica Hope-Hailey, dean of the School of Management at the University of Bath, has been thinking a lot about...
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How to sort the truth from the hype on flexible working
This year, a raft of legislation could mean offices end up working in a very different way. From the right to request flexible working being extended to all employees in June, to the introduction of...
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How to recruit better with strengths based interviewing
The traditional job interview tends to focus on competencies: the company states what it’s looking for, and the candidate must “prove” they fit the bill. No wonder recruiters often encounter the same...
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How to make your leaders more charismatic
Hillary Clinton, Fidel Castro, Boris Johnson, Steve Jobs. What makes some people so magnetic their followers hang off their every word (even when, in Jobs’ case, biographers portray him as a control...
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How to do more for less with learning
Training budgets often face pressure in tough times. But while enlightened businesses see learning as an investment rather than a cost, there’s no reason why the same results can’t be achieved for less...
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How to make workforce planning work
Planning the shape and size of your workforce has come a long way from the days when a clipboard and a rota were all it took to rank and sort employees. The numerous twists and turns of modern business...
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How to understand and maximise the ROI of your recruitment
Recruitment is a notorious black spot for anyone controlling the company purse strings. Whether it’s having too many agencies, using too many specialised services or, conversely, having one big...
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Reward Extra: Pensions - are your staff planning to shop away their future?
Over-50s probably won’t splash the cash – but new rules must be explained carefullyThe announcement in March’s budget that pensioners will have greater freedom over how they access their defined...
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How to create a true learning culture
For employees of construction company Skanska, the organisation’s commitment to learning is obvious the minute they walk in the door at company headquarters. Rather than hiding its training rooms...
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How to make a young person welcome in the workplace
Learn, fail, learn again: the typical journey for a trainee on an apprenticeship scheme, according to Chris Wright, education producer at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester. But young recruits...
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