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How to ensure gamification is more than an L&D fad
Force staff to rote-learn facts and figures, and research shows 87 per cent of it is forgotten within 30 days. “Introduce ‘gamification’ techniques and you instantly increase ROI because you make...
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How to plan succession the Manchester United way
“Everyone in a leadership position at Manchester United has a sense of responsibility to ensure they leave the club in a better position than it was before,” says the club’s head of HR, Anthony Lawler....
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How to turn your high achievers into future leaders
The civil service is a big fan of them, and has even dedicated a whole “stream” to help develop its “Top 200” of tomorrow. But high potential (HiPo) programmes are coming under fire.The main gripe:...
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Tribunal decides employee’s termination was connected to manager’s office...
EAT confirms the three-pronged legal test for identifying a redundancy dismissal still appliesIn the case Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd v Mak, the Employment Appeal Tribunal had to consider whether a...
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Speak up, dear fellow. Your kids need you
Dads need to raise the volume when asking for time off for childcare or nothing will change, says Hayley KirtonAs one half of a couple in their late-twenties, you’d think I’d be pretty excited about...
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Employers use 1.4 million zero hours style contracts, says ONS
Recruitment body warns against characterising contracts as ‘inherently exploitative’Office for National Statistics figures out this week revealed that employers use 1.4 million zero hours style...
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Boost NHS employee engagement to save lives, says IPA
Major report released on NHS staffing practices as another trust is put into special measuresEmployee engagement is the key to meeting the challenges faced by the NHS, according to a major new...
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L&D Show 2014: Round the clock access to online learning ‘hugely popular’
HR professionals from PwC and Santander share how they train to suit all agesA major employer offering 24/7 access to online training found this style of learning was very popular with all staff and...
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Reasonable adjustments for disabled employees should be just that
Employers don’t have to choose costly options to remove barriers to employmentA recent report by the Spartacus Network of long-term sick and disabled people argues that more needs to be done to alter...
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New eBook! Talent Management Blueprint: A guide for building a world-class...
“Our people are our most valuable asset.” It’s a phrase that’s frequently used and, in many cases, truly believed by company leaders. Sadly, it’s not always reflected in their talent management...
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Tibbert: Beware ageing public sector workforce
New PPMA president fears talent pipeline will suffer as proportion of over-60s increasesThe rising age profile of the public sector workforce could make it harder for young people to gain a foothold,...
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Is there a gene for conscientiousness?
HR, don’t be fooled, says John P Wilson, birth alone does not determine employee success “Genetics is more important than teaching,” is how presenter Alan Rutherford begins the first of a three-part...
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Tupe: Employees’ information pre-transfer must come from current employer
Transferee has duty to inform transferor, not those potentially transferringIn the case Allen v Morrisons Facilities Services, the EAT had to decide whether there was a legal remedy available to the...
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Is HR playing its part in tackling low pay?
As profits pick up, why are wages still so low for some, asks Duncan Brown'Yes, business is definitely picking up' the Dyson-wielding owner of the small firm who cleans the stairwell in our flats told...
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Young shun ‘boring and male dominated’ STEM careers
Research also finds TV comedy ‘Big Bang Theory’ builds positive perceptionUK students are shunning STEM (Science Technology, Engineering and Maths) subjects because they view them as too hard, boring...
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Barclays to cut 19,000 jobs by 2016
Thousands of UK jobs to be axed this year as quarterly profits shrink 5 per centBarclays chief executive, Anthony Jenkins, has announced plans to cut 14,000 jobs in 2014 – half of them in the UK – as...
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What is it with managers?
Learning-friendly workplaces have many benefits, so why do so many mangers fail to create them, asks Peter HoneyI spoke at the recent CIPD Learning and Development do. You might have missed me; I was...
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Enforcing restrictive covenants when employees leave to work for a competitor
Why it’s worth getting departing staff to re-sign these clauses before they goIn a recent case, Capgemini India Private Ltd v Krishnan (2014 EWHC 1092 QBD), the High Court had to decide whether former...
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Almost one in five employees fail probation, research shows
‘Personality clashes’ scupper career chances for at least one in 10 new hiresNearly a fifth of new recruits (18 per cent) don’t pass their probation or have the period extended by their employer,...
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Your chance to benchmark your benefits strategy against the industry -...
Win a Kindle Fire! Complete the Aon Hewitt 2014 Benefits & Trends Survey Aon Hewitt invites you to participate in the 2014 Benefits & Trends Survey. The survey is designed for everyone involved...
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