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Employers expand outside London as costs bite
Housing and transport issues affect workforce planning, finds surveyLondon based employers are planning to expand their workforces outside the capital to beat the high operating costs and housing...
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Worrying levels of bullying found at Care Quality Commission
HR ‘lacked experience and expertise’ to deal with bullying grievances NHS watchdog the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found “worrying levels of perceived bullying” in an independent report into its...
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Equality versus religion: balancing conflicting rights
The Court of Appeal has had to decide whether a Christian landlady can refuse to accommodate a gay coupleThe fascinating case of Black v Wilkinson pits religious rights against the right not to be...
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Union wins appeal to challenge introduction of tribunal fees
Judicial Review, which could revoke new charges, granted to UnisonUnison has won an appeal to bring a Judicial Review into tribunal fees after the new payments were introduced yesterday.Under the new...
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Sports Direct slammed over heavy use of zero hours contracts
Calls to ‘boycott’ employer recently praised for staff bonusesSports gear chain Sports Direct – last week hailed as a model employer for its generous employee bonus scheme – is coming under mounting...
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A little spy intrigue can spice up any job ad
How a bit of clever copy writing will get candidates tripping over themselves to apply for a vacancy, says Claire ChurchardI wasn’t sure that anyone would want to work for a spy agency after watching...
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Is HR too female?
To some it’s a “pink ghetto” – but the ratio of women in the profession brings its benefitsProfessions often have a potentially damaging archetype in the popular imagination – the grey accountant, the...
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Six stats that make video an essential part of the L&D mix. How can you can...
Recent surges in mobile phone ownership, robust online video platforms and social networks have all contributed to an explosion in the use of video in L&D.It’s often cited as the easiest way to...
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Why being more female isn’t about hiring more women
Innovative organisations are rethinking gender inequality – without a quota in sight Picture a system which placed 85 per cent of all purchasing power in the hands of one constituency of people, but...
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HR 'more important' than R&D for creativity, study finds
People culture vital to innovation breakthroughs in businessBusinesses should ditch ‘20th century’ notions about the importance of a research and development function and replace it with a more dynamic...
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Employers set to benefit from Olympics legacy
Lord Coe says: 'It's about more than sport'One year on from London 2012, Lord Coe hopes the Olympic legacy will encourage businesses to sign up to the Campaign for Youth Social Action, a newly launched...
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What Nordic countries know about paternity
And could their approach shape UK plans for shared parental leave?As the UK government deliberates over its imminent plans for shared maternity and paternity leave, the TUC, alongside academics, has...
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Price of settling unfair dismissal claims could go up by £1,200
Employment lawyers argue the new tribunal fees will cause delays and cost employers more to end disputesHR professionals and employment lawyers have been greatly frustrated by the way one of the...
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Britons report increase in happiness
But HR professionals warned not to “rest on their laurels”News revealing Britons are ‘happier’ does not mean HR professionals can afford to rest on their laurels, according to workplace experts. Data...
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How trolls become a problem for employers
Organisations need effective social media policies to keep workplace harassment in check‘Trolling’, a phrase once reserved for those with digital know-how, has made its way into mainstream media with...
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Is it really too hard to sack staff?
Conservative chairman’s comments on dismissal divide employment law expertsControversial comments from Conservative Party chairman Grant Shapps – who claimed managers have to resort to “disingenuous”...
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When everyone knows just how bad your staff have been
The Encyclopedia of Ethical Failure is a remarkable (and very funny) exercise in corporate honesty, says Robert JefferyCelebrate your mistakes. It’s one of the fundamentals of every management...
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Football gets serious about HR
From Fulham to Fleetwood, how the national game is opening up to better people practiceOn the wall of Fulham FC’s training ground in suburban Surrey hangs a list of values: from “confident custodians”...
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Employers’ rights to access emails stored on home computers
A case involving a consultant turned chief executive shows contractual obligations on sharing information should be clear from the outsetIn the case Fairstar Heavy Transport v Adkins, the Court of...
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An ex-offender could be your best employee
Timpson chief executive on why it pays not to be prejudicedBest known for its shoe repair shops, Timpson believes in ‘great service by great people’ and that includes ex-offenders. Here James Timpson,...
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