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Case study: 3FF
“We can’t have our own HR function, so we use the power of the crowd”The problemMoney is a precious resource in the third sector. Devoting every penny possible to a charity’s key aims will always take...
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Case study: Thales Group
“We had 300 recruitment suppliers – now we’ve got our hiring under control”To say Thales Group has a complex business model would be an understatement. The multinational systems engineering business...
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Mental ill-health: confronting the UK's secret workplace epidemic
The devastating effects of mental illness are the end result of dysfunctional workplaces and ineffective well-being initiatives. How can enlightened HR departments treat the causes, not the...
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Anne Richards: “If you can take holidays, why can’t you work flexibly?”
One of the city’s most prominent investors on why even CEOs can change That a major advocate of flexible working is speaking to People Management from the back of a taxi as she dashes between...
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Recruitment extra: How to find talent on a budget …without cutting corners
Whether it’s smart social media or collaborating with your rivals, recruitment doesn’t have to start with a hefty outlay When Wheyhey – a south London start-up which produces healthy, protein-based ice...
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Bill of Rights unlikely to alter employer’s human rights obligations
Employees’ freedoms on privacy, religion and political belief will continueThe Queen’s Speech confirmed a Conservative manifesto pledge to replace the UK’s Human Rights Act 1998 with a British ‘Bill of...
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Industry body calls for more women in STEM jobs to plug skills gaps
Comments like ‘engineering is not for girls’ undermine female ambitionsEmployers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) led sectors will need a million more engineers and technicians in...
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Skilled nurses could be forced to leave UK under migrant salary rules
Unions warn £40m spent on recruitment will have been 'wasted'Up to 3,365 foreign nurses could be forced to return home in 2017 under changes to immigration rules, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN)...
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‘Fit notes’ failing to get employees back to work, finds EEF
More firms say quality of GP advice on fitness for work has declinedThe government’s ‘fit note’ scheme, intended to help people back to work, has failed to deliver a major reduction in unnecessary...
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Increasing free childcare could add to flexible working requests
How to avoid ‘value judgments’ and discrimination claimsIt's nearly a year since the right to request to work flexibly was extended from parents and carers to all employees with 26 weeks' service....
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Productivity will drive further education reforms, says minister
But government continues to back apprenticeship schemesThe least productive areas of further education could face cuts as the government tries to free up money to meet its target of creating three...
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Government set to tackle ‘merry-go-round’ of low pay and benefits
Prime minister announces welfare reforms to end perverse incentivesPrime minister David Cameron has pledged to end the “ridiculous merry-go-round” of taxing people in low paid jobs and then giving them...
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Britain must do more to get mothers back to work, says EU
Stay-at-home mums present ‘social challenge’ for UK economy, report findsBritish women are almost twice as likely to be stay-at-home mums compared to their European counterparts, according to a report...
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Who I am: Johanna Dickinson
HR director, KP SnacksI went to one CIPD meeting and came out with two new mentees. I was actually looking to find a mentor myself, but the organiser said they were low on mentor volunteers so I put...
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The Fixer: Will a restructure scupper my career?
In a cost-saving restructure, a number of staff in management positions in our organisation, including me as an L&D leader, have been told they can either stay and take a downgrade, or take...
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Reviews: The Agile Organization
Linda Holbeche, Kogan Page, £29.99/£20.89 e-bookAgility is the HR buzzword du jour, but pinning down what it actually means can be fiendishly tricky. In this captivating book, Holbeche nails exactly...
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Research: Goodbye annual appraisal?
Annual performance reviews are less helpful than continuous feedback, a study by Rice University has found. This is particularly true if the employee’s manager who is providing the appraisal has had...
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Could HR solve The Wolf of Wall Street?
When the CEO is a drug-addled sociopath, it can be hard to find hopeThe problemIt’s a frat boys’ world where drug taking, sex parties and outrageous behaviour are part of the cultural fibre. And that’s...
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How to deal with employees who refuse to take annual leave
Employers have the right to require staff to take time off workThe summer holiday season is fast approaching, bringing with it the usual difficulties of trying to accommodate employees’ requests for...
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Employees’ mental health ‘getting worse’, say HR professionals
People Management poll shows problem still growing despite more willingness to talkThe state of mental health among UK employees has deteriorated, according to a People Management survey of HR...
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