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Google lifts the lid on workforce demographics
Web giant admits it struggles on diversity, as campaigners urge greater transparencyGoogle has released full details of its workforce demographics for the first time, with the tech giant admitting it...
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Mindfulness – not quite a new fad
Peter Honey explains how this meditative technique helps him concentrateI see from a spate of new books and newspaper articles that mindfulness has been rediscovered. Amazing how everything is...
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Premier League chief’s sexist messages highlight need for clear email policies
Employers can be held liable for employees’ discriminatory remarksRevelations about the inappropriate personal emails exchanged between the Premier League chief executive, Richard Scudamore, and some...
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Have you got the bottle to tackle the bottle?
Three-quarters of employers have admitted that they discriminate against applicants who have a criminal record. The stigma can become further entrenched for those recovering from drug and alcohol...
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Trade union membership increases in private sector
But overall participation falls to lowest levels in 18 yearsThe number of private sector employees joining trade unions has increased for the third year in a row, according to latest figures.Private...
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Right to work checks changed
Employers need new HR procedures to address recent changes to the rules for checking that employees have the right to work in the UK.On 16 May 2014 the maximum civil penalty that employers can receive...
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Building the business case for a living wage
How can you convince your chief exec that raising wages for your lowest paid is more than just a cost?Your chief executive thinks the living wage is an unnecessary expense. But beyond the obvious...
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What cake mix can teach us about engagement through learning
Susanne Jacobs explains the benefits of development and challenge at workA close friend of mine is a pilot. She has worked hard to attain her role as a first officer with many years of focused...
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Checklist to maximise delegates’ time at CIPD HR Software Show
As the CIPD’s 2014 HR Software Show draws ever-closer, an insightful checklist has been launched to help delegates maximise their time at the event.With dozens of exhibitors to see and a jam-packed...
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UK employers plan graduate hiring boom, IDS data shows
But upturn doesn’t translate into higher starting salariesBusinesses across the UK are planning a rise in graduate recruitment this year, indicating growing confidence and an improving economy,...
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Excessive executive pay reforms have failed, says High Pay Centre
Pay for FTSE 100 CEOs soars to ‘160 times that of average worker’Government rules to curb disproportionately high levels of executive pay have failed to bring remuneration down to “sensible” figures,...
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Time for informal hiring processes to shake off their bad name
Is there a place for recruitment that reflects ‘messy human beings’, asks Iain Mackinnon“Don’t e-mail me”, said the managing director of a multi-million pound company to his audience at a careers fair...
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Extending the right to request flexible working
Much of the old regime remains despite a change in the lawThe extension of the right to request flexible working to all employees with 26 weeks' service, rather than just parents and carers, will come...
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Hate your current employee evaluation forms? Update yours and use these...
Beware the poorly designed performance appraisal form. It can frustrate and disengage your managers and employees from the process, defeating the whole purpose of having employee appraisals.What makes...
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Have you got the bottle to tackle the bottle? Recovery Festival addresses...
Three-quarters of employers have admitted that they discriminate against applicants who have a criminal record. The stigma can become further entrenched for those recovering from drug and alcohol...
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London Mayor urges employers to take on more young volunteers
CIPD and City Mayor launch schemes to boost opportunities and promote benefitsVolunteering is “vital” for both businesses and young jobseekers, and employers have a key role in promoting the benefits,...
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Minister outlines apprenticeship reforms at AELP conference
Employers to be more involved in training design and fundingEmployers will have more involvement in the design and funding of apprenticeships under reforms outlined by the skills and enterprise...
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Delivering shared parental leave
Employers need to plan now how they will respond to employees’ questions this autumnNow that organisations have had an opportunity to digest the rules surrounding shared parental leave, many are...
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Queen’s speech 2014: the HR highlights
Pensions, small businesses and ‘rogue employers’ tackled in State Opening of ParliamentEconomic recovery was the main focus in the Queen’s Speech on Wednesday, as the Coalition government outlined a...
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Number of home workers reaches record levels at 4.2 million
But many bosses still don’t trust staff to work outside the office, says TUCThe proportion of people working from home has reached record levels with 4.2 million people now regularly shunning the...
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