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Case study: Barclays
Barclays enlists the enthusiasm of employees to create a headline-making digital initiativeThe problemThe aftermath of the banking crisis has, understandably enough, been a difficult time for bank...
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Case study: East Coast Rail
How government-owned East Coast Rail did more than just survive in public hands, thanks to its staffIt is one of the world’s most iconic railways, winding its way from London through Yorkshire and the...
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Case study online extra: Objectivity
How Objectivity’s HR team fights for the best talent in the competitive Polish IT sectorIt’s a scenario that every recruitment professional dreads: highly specialised vacancies that need to be filled...
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Case study: Objectivity
Why a small, globally-minded tech firm is investing big in HR Think of the world’s top tech centres and it’s unlikely that Wrocław (pronounced vrots-wahf), Poland’s fourth-largest city, will be top of...
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I’ll tell you something: Nathan Clements
Don’t bombard people with HR initiatives – wait for them to come to youEver find yourself dashing from meeting to meeting in the dim hope of getting the chance to promote your people agenda, or sending...
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Is this the end of strikes?
New bill heralds restrictions on ballots, and ban on the use of agency workersDespite the media hype, the number of days lost to strikes is currently running at historically low levels, with just 151...
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Q&A: LinkedIn
“Not everybody wants to be a leader” As senior vice president of global talent organisation at one of the world’s fastest-growing technology firms, LinkedIn’s Pat Wadors has a challenge or two on her...
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Global mobility is “the biggest HR role of 2015”
Opportunities skyrocketing as businesses search for growth overseas – but the expat model is a thing of the past, say practitionersThey organise the must-haves, like new schools and apartments, and the...
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Six tips to help reduce costs and boost productivity
The 2015 Aberdeen Group research report showed that having effective strategies for managing workforce productivity is a key differentiator for successful organisations. Based on this global research,...
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Sluggish job mobility ‘undermines promotions and pay rises’
Study shows workers are less likely to switch jobs than before the financial crisisThe number of people moving jobs has fallen sharply since the onset of the financial crisis, a report by think tank...
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Employment law implications of apprenticeship growth plans
Companies need to know regulatory issues of recruiting apprenticesThe number of employees going on training courses outside the workplace has fallen from 141,000 a year in 1995 to just 18,000 last...
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HR director unfairly dismissed after rejecting chairman’s advances, tribunal...
Regulator to investigate claims of sexual harassment at Derbyshire NHS TrustThe director of workforce and organisational development at Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was unfairly dismissed...
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Opinion: Disruptive technology is a good thing for HR
Willem Scheepers says that today's prototype tech will be tomorrow's strategic HR toolsFor a long time HR has held key responsibility for recruitment, training, and pay and reward among other people...
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50 over 50 - the list in full
Counting down the UK's greatest over-50 employeesPeople Management’s list of the top 50 over-50 employees in the UK is an eclectic mix of professions, sectors, experiences and ages. We believe it...
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Opinion: Older workers could solve productivity puzzle
We have to accept and plan for our ageing workforce, writes Chris BallProductivity is the puzzle on everyone’s lips at the moment. But few people are talking about the role of older workers in solving...
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Majority of companies are planning appraisals rethink, finds PwC
Employers and staff want more continuous and regular feedbackTwo-thirds of large companies are considering revamping their appraisals process, with one in 20 looking to scrap formal evaluations...
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Higher minimum pay threshold looms for Tier 2 migrants settling in the UK
Employers need to pay salaries of at least £35,000 a year to retain themMigrants working here under the Tier 2 (General) visa category of the points based immigration system can apply to settle in the...
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Uber facing lawsuit over drivers’ employment rights
Union claims disruptive taxi firm is breaching its duty on pay and holidayTaxi booking app Uber is facing legal action in the UK over claims its drivers are not provided with basic workers’ rights.GMB,...
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First person: ‘We watched as the building wobbled from side-to-side like jelly’
Lisa Hickman shares her experiences of supporting relief staff in Nepal after April's earthquakeAs the global HR coordinator at Age International, a charity that supports older people living in...
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Oil and gas job cuts could affect the sector’s ability to attract future talent
12,000 posts axed as companies prepare for ‘multiple workforce scenarios’ The already beleaguered oil and gas sector suffered a double blow yesterday, with two rounds of job cut announcements that saw...
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