Why employers should not underestimate whistleblowing reforms
Senior managers will be personally liable if whistleblowers are harassed at workRelatively few employers have experienced whistleblowing allegations and the subject has simply not caught the interest...
View ArticleHow to write the perfect HR email
Avoid the ‘pompous’ email trap as communications experts share their top tips Former BBC HR director Lucy Adams made headlines recently when she described her email communications to staff as “pompous”...
View ArticleThe language of change needs a revamp
With employee health and engagement at stake, the words HR uses have never been more important, says Grace LewisIt’s a term bandied about by most HR professionals, but what does ‘well-being’ actually...
View ArticleNHS hospital faces court over use of temporary staff during strike
Unite claims hospital’s ‘sign or be sacked' approach is unlawfulNorthampton General Hospital (NGH) NHS Trust, faces a legal injunction over their use of agency staff to cover biomedical employees...
View ArticleLegal opinion says morbid obesity can be a disability
Will the EU court agree that being grossly overweight qualifies for discrimination protection? Obesity can constitute a disability within the scope of the equal treatment framework directive, according...
View ArticleCompulsory equal pay reports proposed by Liberal Democrats
Gender pay gaps stay high on political agenda ahead of 2015 electionEmployers with more than 250 staff would be legally required to publish the extent of their gender pay gap under plans in the Liberal...
View ArticleCameron’s strike law reforms ‘simply potty’, says Cable
Conservatives pledge to tighten industrial relations legislationThe Conservative Party has outlined plans to tighten the law on strike ballots if it wins the 2015 general election.As part of its...
View ArticleMaternity and paternity benefits ‘vary wildly’, research shows
Duration of enhanced pay during leave ranges from three to 52 weeksResearch into maternity and paternity benefits has revealed that organisations in the UK differ enormously when it comes to length and...
View ArticleEy Up! Yorkshire’s Tour de Force
Resilience is the main factor in success and the people of this northern county have it in spades, argues John P WilsonWhat is it about Yorkshire which inspired 2.5 million highly enthusiastic people,...
View ArticleL&D leaders urged to embrace technology at CIPD roundtable
Learning and development professionals know all about developing the capabilities of others, but must now update their own skills – or watch from the sidelines while tech-savvy colleagues take learning...
View Article“I want people to aspire to have McDonald’s on their CV”
Chief people officer Jez Langhorn on zero hours, low pay and making the food giant an employer of choice The ‘McJob’ is disappearing, along with the sniggers that used to accompany a mention of the...
View ArticleCase study: Stadco
How tragedy inspired an engineering firm to take a behavioural approach to improving health and safety Sometimes it takes impossibly trying circumstances to bring about genuine change. For Stadco, the...
View ArticleMaking global recruitment a reality
Why new technology and broader horizons are rewriting the rules of global recruitment – and how to stay aheadCarol White shares a dilemma with many fellow HR professionals responsible for sourcing...
View ArticleCulture guru Erin Meyer on why HR needs to look beyond stereotypes
Only the most insular workplace doesn’t have an international component nowadays – even if that extends no further than an office manager who can order drinks in Portuguese. But, says Erin Meyer, our...
View ArticleHR is looking beyond national boundaries
Ambitious professionals are chasing their dream overseas role Your passport might be gathering dust in the kitchen drawer, your GCSE Spanish hasn’t been required in more than 20 years and your holiday...
View ArticleSurveillance - How much is too much?
A host of new monitoring tools mean no part of working life is truly private. But the law may have other ideas…Several years ago, a large US retailer wanted to know why staff in some stores seemed to...
View ArticleHow to stop your new joiners quitting
Get the first few weeks wrong and you’ll lose an employee for good. How are smart companies winning the war of attrition? Presidents and prime ministers generally give themselves 100 days to get their...
View ArticleWhat you can learn from...UCL
UCL’s Nigel Waugh plans a performance management rebootThere aren’t many organisations where HR gets the top floor. But at University College London (UCL) HR director Nigel Waugh and his team have an...
View ArticleHow to work for… Alison Tobe
“The show always goes on around here” I didn’t take the traditional route into HR. After studying law and French at university, I taught English in Barcelona for a year, then returned to become a...
View ArticleThe fixer: Worried I’ve been blacklisted for life
A very large organisation has marked my employee file “dismissed for gross misconduct”. The fact that a tribunal found I was unfairly dismissed has never been noted – and has, I believe, prevented me...
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