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Is Britain in denial over waste of talented women at work?
Duncan Brown asks why the ‘unfinished business’ of equality isn’t higher up the election agendaI was in Brussels last week at an EU policy forum on gender equality. But it wasn’t just another boring...
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Woolies ECJ judgement ‘victory for common sense’
Decision ends long-running uncertainty over collective redundanciesA decision from the European Court of Justice has ended the legal battle over whether employers should collectively consult staff...
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European court restores status quo on collective consultation
‘Establishment’ defined as unit to which employees are assignedThe Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has delivered its long-awaited opinion in the ‘Woolworths’ case.Under the Trade Union...
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Employers choose to hire external talent 'rather than train own staff'
L&D programmes judged to be a tool for engagement not development, finds researchThe majority of business leaders will recruit external talent, rather than invest in the skills and development of...
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Why auditioning is the new interviewing
For some people it might sound scary, but this hiring process is very effective, says Grace LewisIt starts with a simple online form – as do many weird and wonderful experiences these days – and before...
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How unreasonable claims can end in a cost order for claimants
But there are no guarantees such orders will be made or paidThe Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has just handed down two decisions on costs orders which offer some useful guidance and include some...
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PwC scraps A-level requirement for graduate scheme
Consultancy aims to breakdown ‘social barrier’ to employmentProfessional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is to drop its A-level requirement for its graduate scheme, in the hope of attracting...
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Inflexible cultures still blocking women keen to return to work, finds study
Vast majority of women want to re-enter labour market after extended breakThree-quarters of women felt workplaces were still too inflexible for them to return to after they had taken an extended career...
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Five things we’re getting wrong about talent management
Experts challenge HR and L&D to rethink their assumptionsA whole lot of external influences - including globalisation, market uncertainty, generational shifts and technology - are redefining what...
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Practical guidance on calculating holiday pay
Checklist on which sorts of variable pay should be includedAn increasing number of employees, particularly those without standard working hours, are challenging their employers in tribunals over...
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New white paper from MidandHR reveals how social media is set to transform...
Social media is set to transform the HR function, bringing huge opportunities to businesses willing to embrace social collaboration and its associated technologies in to their corporate cultures.The...
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Opinion: Restructuring is an emotional business, ignore that at your peril
Showing empathy towards staff during change is vital for success, says Susanne JacobsImagine you have just found out your job is at risk of redundancy. You face a consultation process and the prospect...
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Just witnessing aggression at work is detrimental to well-being, study shows
Support from a manager ‘significantly’ reduces emotional exhaustion Studies have shown that being a victim of aggression, harassment and bullying in the workplace has a significant effect on individual...
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How to use TUPE when moving teams
Both employees and employers can benefit from the regulationsThe transfer regulations (Tupe) may not be the first thing that springs to mind when contemplating moving a team from one organisation to...
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Free shared parental leave webinar
Shared parental leave is now available to parents whose expected week of childbirth or placed adoption was on or after 5th April this year. Are you aware of the ways technology can help you manage...
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Bring on the resolution revolution
It's time for the ‘holy trinity’ of workplace stakeholders to bring harmony back to the UK, says David LiddleThe figures on conflict at work are shocking. According to recent reports from the CIPD,...
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Eighty five per cent of UK staff admit to being drunk at work
Younger employees most likely to have misused drugs, survey revealsNearly a third of employees have admitted using drugs at work, while more than four fifths (85 per cent) have been drunk in the...
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Obsessive email checking damaging productivity and family life
Cary Cooper calls on HR to send ‘urgent message’ to workaholicsEmployees’ obsessive need to check emails out of working hours is having a detrimental effect on both productivity and family...
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Age discrimination case narrowly avoids extending employers’ liability
Performance prompted the ending of a 73-year-old’s consultancy agreementThe Court of Appeal has recently had to decide, in the case CLFIS (UK) v Reynolds, whether the “mental processes” of two...
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Strong labour supply undermines wage growth, finds CIPD
Government must look beyond job creation to increase productivity and payContinuous improvements in employment prospects could be subduing wage growth, according to the latest Labour Market Outlook...
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