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Performance management slammed by staff
CIPD survey finds issues around trust, leaders and career progression – but rising job satisfactionA third of employees feel performance management systems are “unfair”, according to a CIPD survey –...
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Does probation pass the test?
Critics question usefulness of settling-in periods for new staffA period of probation for new employees is a long-established tool for organisations to gauge their performance and cultural fit. But a...
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“Every business needs a psychopath”
Psychologist Kevin Dutton on the power of office neuro-diversity“You don’t have to be mad to work here, but it helps…” goes the old comedy office poster. And according to Dr Kevin Dutton, author and...
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Case study: Red Carnation Hotels
How a luxury hotel group is helping disadvantaged young people by rethinking its recruitment processes – and dispelling a few catering mythsIt started as a tearful acceptance speech at the catering...
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Crisis management
When things go badly, strong HR can make the difference between a smoothly managed situation and an unmitigated omnishamblesA few years ago Niall Murphy, head of HR for a large housing association, was...
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Crisis Q&A: Rita McGrath
Strategy guru Rita McGrath on why crisis management will become an increasingly important aptitudeIf you were picking a management thinker to keep handy in a crisis, Rita McGrath would probably head...
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Is low pay HR's business?
Boosting wages for low earners sounds like a no-brainer. But without tackling productivity, it’s only half the pictureNick Clegg received a nasty, and well-publicised, surprise in 2012, when one of his...
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Create a coaching culture
"You can't just bring in coaching unless you're clear what you want it for"The concept of coaching used to conjure up images of self-styled management gurus telling gullible chief executives to unleash...
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What you can learn from Hitachi
Hitachi’s consensual culture means you have to persuade rather than prescribe, says HR director Stephen Pierce“Most people think we only make TVs,” says Stephen Pierce, HR director of Hitachi Europe....
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How to work for… James Lawrence
Next Gen talent manager, Visa EuropeI spent 13 years with BT, starting as an apprentice telecoms engineer, and I quickly progressed to line managing a group of 30 experienced telecoms engineers. By...
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Technology extra: How to choose the right software
HR technology can be an impenetrable world for the non-techie. How do you get the systems you need, without shelling out for quickly obsolete products?Remember when your trusty smartphone did...
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Technology extra: Make mobile recruitment work for you
Candidates demand to apply from anywhere. But that doesn’t mean scrapping your existing systemsIf there’s one trend everyone in recruitment can agree on, it’s that mobile is the fastest area for...
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HR Confessional: Networking faux pas
Readers remember the times they wish they’d stuck to their own social circleAt a client’s drinks reception, my boss was seen openly asking guests if they had finished their drinks before minesweeping...
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Partnership members blowing the whistle gain employment protection
Those working in accountancy, legal and asset management firms could now have the same rights as workers Employees have been able to complain to an employment tribunal if they suffer detrimental...
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The allure of L&D done the Jeremy Kyle way
John P Wilson asks if more HR professionals should follow the success of the bare-all trainerStories of redemption or success in the face of adversity are powerful and motivating. They can stay in the...
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Appraisals deemed ‘unfair’ by a third of employees, finds CIPD
Spring Employee Outlook survey reveals trust in leaders at two-year lowLarge numbers of employees have “real issues” with their employer’s performance management and career progression policies, a CIPD...
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Hundreds of police officers found ‘unfit’ in latest round of tests
Worst failure rates seen in Suffolk and the West MidlandsHundreds of police officers in England and Wales failed a fitness test in the last year, according to interim results from the College of...
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Majority of Gen Y ‘won’t stay with one employer more than five years’
Employee value proposition needs revision to retain young talent, survey suggestsEmployers will have to try harder to retain Generation Y talent as a global survey revealed 90 per cent of this age...
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European court decision challenges working time regulations
Judgment that holiday pay should include commission could influence law changeIn the case Lock v British Gas Tradingthe Court of Justice of the European Union has determined that payment for annual...
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Companies struggle to fill graduate vacancies, says AGR
Seven out of 10 employers blame 'insufficient' applicationsEmployers are struggling to fill graduate positions because of a lack of “quality” job submissions, according to a sample poll from the...
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