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Is CEO pay out of control?
What HR needs to know about the executive remuneration debateThe annual revelation of the yawning chasm between the pay packages of CEOs and those on the shop floor leads to much brow-beating and...
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HR Confessional: New starter disasters
Sometimes, first-day nerves are the least of your worries…One new starter was locked out of the building on her first day. Everyone was in a meeting and didn’t hear her knocking on the front door. All...
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First shared parental leave notices due in January
Two levels of guidance available for organisations planning for new rightThe first group of parents-to-be who are entitled to benefit from the shared parental leave regime is currently in the process...
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EU migrants ‘needed’ to fill jobs, says environment secretary
Minister opposes ‘swamped by migrants’ comment from fellow MPBritain needs migrant workers from the EU to fill unskilled jobs in the agricultural sector, environment secretary, Liz Truss has...
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Tesco executives realign culture with ‘hands-on experience’
Directors shop in store then cook for each other on self-catering strategy tripIn a bid to realign Tesco leadership strategy with what customers want, the retailer’s chief executive took its senior...
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Women and overseas staff increase in the City, research shows
Results signal shift away from image of finance sector as ‘old boys’ club’Recruitment of women and overseas employees in the City has sharply increased over the past year, according to recruitment firm...
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Freezing human eggs in Silicon Valley
HR policy and the law are some way behind IVF technology In a bid to recruit and retain female employees in their male-dominated workplaces, both Facebook and Apple recently announced that they would...
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Global gender parity at work still 81 years away
Widening pay gap pushes UK out of top 20 for equalityGender equality in workplaces across the globe is unlikely to be realised until 2095, a report from the World Economic Forum (WEF) said.The ninth...
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Employer bias against mental health conditions rife, study reveals
Research shows leadership prejudice with sufferers seen as ‘weak'A study of employer attitudes towards staff with mental health conditions has revealed that 94 per cent of UK leaders admit prejudice...
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Government to tackle ‘revolving door’ of redundancy and rehiring
Re-employed public sector execs to repay payoffs, says TreasuryPublic sector executives who receive large redundancy payouts will no longer be able to keep the money if they return to a comparable...
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It’s not all glamour, you know...
Meet three businesses that wouldn’t top anyone’s wish list thanks to their poor public profile – but say they’re fighting back by investing in people managementFoxconn Shirley Powell, EMEA HR...
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Dissatisfaction with career training and development hits talent retention,...
CIPD Employee Outlook shows employers fall short on managing staff expectationsA third of employees feel that their career development so far has failed to meet expectations; suggesting employers need...
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Staff productivity falls as organisations recruit ‘over and above needs’
Lack of strategic workforce planning costs UK thousands, finds PwCThe revenue generated for UK businesses by each of their employees has dropped by nearly a quarter over the last three years, according...
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Tribunal re-hearing ordered over stage actors’ employment status
Play’s producer maintains cast are not entitled to minimum wage and holiday payEmployment law distinguishes between three types of people: those employed under a contract of employment, those...
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LGA warns millions of young people could be jobless or underemployed by 2018
Positive employment figures mask ‘significant’ failings of national schemesThe number of 16 to 24 year olds out of work for more than two years has quadrupled in the past decade as national schemes...
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Google – HR’s most wanted employer
Five-time winner of Fortune’s Best Place to Work – and quite a hit with our readers, tooThink of Google as an employer – or even Google ‘Google employer’ – and you’ll be overwhelmed with reasons why it...
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Q&A - Leonie Lonton
Director of people and organisational development, Save the ChildrenWhy do you think you’ve scored so well among HR and L&D professionals?The fact that we can take pride in what we do, that we make...
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What’s so great about London?
Why the capital’s appeal for young professionals may be coming to an end as financial reality begins to biteAsk anyone who lives in London and they’ll tell you its streets are paved with the remnants...
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Are you experienced?
The mysteries of measuring performance for HR and L&D professionalsFor salespeople, success comes with a very tangible metric – the more you sell, the logic goes, the better you must be. But when...
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Consultant careers
How to become your own bossWhen you’re daydreaming lazily in the midst of a mundane day in the office, the idea of working for yourself can seem impossibly attractive. And many experts report demand...
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