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Concerns raised over Conservatives' three-day volunteering pledge
Details of funding for staff time-off still to be disclosedAhead of a policy announcement by David Cameron today, to get more employees involved with volunteering activities, research by the CIPD shows...
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Salary rises driven by skills and talent shortages, says REC
Jobs report suggests employers need to refocus on retaining resourcesThe rate of average starting salaries is at its highest level for six months with almost a third of recruiters reporting that the...
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Zero hours workers need unfair dismissal rights not regular hours
Converting contracts after 12 weeks will not provide employment protectionLabour leader Ed Miliband’s election promise to outlaw zero hours contracts shows a lack of understanding of how they operate...
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Recruiting trends ‘sky high’, but worker output remains a concern
UK employee productivity 21 per cent lower than G7 average, data shows Employers are increasingly more confident about hiring new staff this year and the trend is expected to continue, according to the...
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Opinion: Want to motivate staff on low wages? Pay more
It’s time employers addressed the plight of the precariat, says Duncan BrownAn interesting piece of CIPD research published last month revealed a 70 per cent fall in employment tribunal claims since...
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In-work poverty costs taxpayer £11 billion a year, finds Citizens UK
UK employees on less than the Living Wage require benefits top-upLow pay in the retail sector cost the public £11 billion a year in benefits top-ups, according to research from charity and employee...
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‘Employers who can afford Living Wage should pay it’, suggests poll consensus
Results find more than half of people would favour firms paying the higher rateAn overwhelming majority of the public, 87 per cent, say that employers who can afford to pay staff the Living Wage should...
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New government will have to finish off recently passed employment laws
Equal pay and zero hours legislation needs regulations to enforce itThe Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 became law on 26 March. It contains a number of provisions relevant to...
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CIPD finds ‘significant gap’ between required L&D skills and reality
Research reveals move from pure training to performance-consulting modelThe UK is facing a “significant gap” between skills and capabilities L&D practitioners know they need, and what they actually...
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Race quotas for top jobs to be proposed by Labour
Equality shake up would prevent ‘wasting talent’ of next generationLabour is set to announce black and ethnic minority quotas for top jobs as part of its election campaign, it has been reported.Shadow...
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Lessons from the first case to use ‘public interest’ whistleblowing test
A small group of employees may be enough to satisfy ‘public’ definitionIn the case Chesterton Global v Nurmohamed the Employment Appeal Tribunal had to consider for the first time the public interest...
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Japan’s wake up call for workaholics
In a country renowned for its long hours culture, the era of the office-obsessed salaryman may be coming to a close, says Hayley KirtonFrom swish technology to quirky pocket monsters, if it’s trendy in...
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Free event: Learn the strategic value of 360 feedback from Nationwide
Attend a free Expert ConferenceIt’s useful to learn how other organisations are tackling similar business challenges to your own. ETS is giving you the chance to join their Expert Conference in May...
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Third of GPs plan to retire by 2020
Excessive workloads and high stress levels contribute to ‘impending exodus’A third (34 per cent) of GPs in the UK are considering retiring from general practice within the next five years, with many...
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Grandparents could share unpaid parental leave under Labour plans
Four weeks a year up for grabs with ‘granny leave’ proposalWorking grandparents could be granted time off to look after their grandchildren under plans proposed by the Labour party.Launched as part of...
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How to stop office banter becoming serious sexual harassment
Multi-million pound discrimination case offers a stark warning to employersA recent employment tribunal case, in which a female banker was awarded £3.2m for office ‘banter’ that crossed from bullying...
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Morrisons creates ‘cost-conscious' head office with 720 job cuts
Management restructure to make room for extra 5,000 in-store staffMorrisons will cut more than 700 head office jobs under plans for a more “simplified management structure,” the supermarket chain has...
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More than 31 million people now in work across the UK
But weak productivity and sluggish pay persist, experts warnEmployment rose by 248,000 to 31.05 million in the three months to February, according to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS)...
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Sellafield nuclear site workers back strike action in H&S row
Unite union says employer ‘unwilling to take staff concerns seriously’Construction staff working at the Sellafield nuclear site have voted almost unanimously for industrial action in a dispute over...
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Disciplinary chair’s inexperience led to a successful claim
Misapplying policy for bullying made dismissal procedurally unfairThe stark warning for employers in the case of Thomson v Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is that appointing an inexperienced...
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