HR backs shared parental leave plans
HR professionals support the new right to shared parental leave due to come into force in 2015, but have concerns about how it will work in practice, according to new research. Sarah Welfare reports. The XpertHR survey on maternity and paternity pay and leave, which covered 356 employers with almost one million staff, found that almost three-quarters (72%) of […]
Shared parental leave webinar: Preparing your organisation for the new right
15 July 2014, 2:00pm. Audrey Williams and Camilla Palmer join Rob Moss to discuss how the shared parental leave rules will work.
Public-sector strikes cause disruption for parents
Parents and their employers face disruption today as teachers join other public-sector workers in a strike over pay, pensions and cuts to services. The National Union of Teachers (NUT) has coordinated industrial action with the Fire Brigades Union, the Public and Commercial Services Union, Unison, Unite and the GMB. According to XpertHR guidance, employees who […]
Tribunal watch: Met Police covered up officer’s race and sex discrimination allegations
Stephen Simpson rounds up last week’s tribunal cases to make the headlines…
Whistleblowing: police officer dismissed for taking matters into his own hands
In DLA Piper’s latest case report, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that a police officer who made protected disclosures was dismissed after taking matters into his own hands and becoming difficult to manage because he was not satisfied with the action taken following the concerns that he had raised, and that he was not […]
Dean Royles to leave NHS Employers
NHS Employers chief executive Dean Royles is to leave his post in September, taking up the post of executive director of human resources and organisational development at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Royles said: “NHS Employers is a unique organisation and I have been privileged to be part of it for three and a half […]
Big data: HR needs to stop reporting and start predicting
Big data offers HR some major opportunities to increase its strategic influence within the organisation and add value to its processes at all levels, by delivering predictive analytics. Big data might seem like an HR buzzword, but it is one that will not go away – and one that HR should not ignore. The phrase […]
Employers want more support to get young people ready for work
Almost nine in 10 employers feel that school leavers are not ready for work at the age of 16 – and two-thirds won’t be taking any on this summer because they don’t have “suitable” roles. Research from Personnel Today, in association with learndirect, reveals that employers are struggling to create roles for young people, despite […]
Civil Service and M&S win at enei Awards 2014
Marks & Spencer and The Civil Service have walked away with the top prizes at the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (enei) Awards 2014. Awarded the overall winner categories for the private and public sector respectively, the two organisations celebrated their achievements alongside loyalty card group Aimia, which was named “Small Employer of the […]
Top 10 HR questions in June 2014: World Cup and Wimbledon
With hindsight, perhaps “How should employers deal with large numbers of employees wanting to cancel holiday booked to watch the England v Costa Rica match?” would have been a …
Flexible working requests
Flexible working for all: work-life balance at Asda
As the right to request flexible working is extended to all employees, Asda’s Hayley Tatum explains why organisations should welcome...
How to avoid discrimination claims with flexible working requests
The line manager of a small but important department in the business is approached by a couple of members of...
Zero hours contracts: how might the Government “crack down on abuse”?
Consultant editor Darren Newman asks how the Government might go about strengthening protection for workers on zero hours contracts, and...
Flexible working requests for all (webinar)
In this free webinar, employment lawyer Darren Newman joins Rob Moss to explain what the new flexible working regulations mean for your organisation.
Right to request flexible working changes: eight steps to reviewing your flexible working policy
Important changes to the law on the right to request flexible working take effect on 30 June 2014. We set...
Right to request flexible working changes: 10 things employers can learn from case law
We provide tips for employers around flexible working case law...
Flexible working countdown
Flexible working countdown: 1 – What claims could result from a mishandled request?
In our final article in the run up to the introduction of the new flexible working legislation, we consider what...
Flexible working countdown: 2 – Should employers offer an appeal stage?
In our penultimate look at the new rules and important changes to the procedure for dealing with flexible working applications...
Flexible working countdown: 3 – What are the possible outcomes of a request?
We continue to take a look at the new rules and important changes to the procedure for dealing with flexible...
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HR backs shared parental leave plans
HR professionals support the new right to shared parental leave due to come into force in 2015, but have concerns...
Shared parental leave webinar: Preparing your organisation for the new right
15 July 2014, 2:00pm. Audrey Williams and Camilla Palmer join Rob Moss to discuss how the shared parental leave rules will work.
Tribunal watch: Met Police covered up officer’s race and sex discrimination allegations
Stephen Simpson rounds up last week's tribunal cases to make the headlines...
Whistleblowing: police officer dismissed for taking matters into his own hands
In DLA Piper’s latest case report, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that a police officer who made protected disclosures...
Flexible working for all: work-life balance at Asda
As the right to request flexible working is extended to all employees, Asda’s Hayley Tatum explains why organisations should welcome...
Top 10 HR processes where employers seek help
When called on to implement HR processes that come up on a regular basis, some HR professionals might feel they know what to do off by heart; however, other, less familiar processes might cause a bit more head scratching...
Opinion
Brendan Barber: Do organisations expect too much of line managers?
The onus is often on the line manager to fulfil many core workplace objectives, from productivity to wellbeing. Brendan Barber,...
There’s nothing soft about soft skills: six ways to foster emotional intelligence
With the pace of change intensifying all the time, leaders with emotional intelligence are better equipped to manage it, argues...
Appraisals undervalued? Then calculate their return on investment
After last week’s claims by former BBC HR director Lucy Adams that appraisals do not work, Ian Lee-Emery suggests that...
Personnel Today Awards
PT Awards profile: engagement is the only way for Essex
Essex County Council is one of the largest local authorities in the UK, looking after around 1.4 million residents. Like...
PT Awards profile: Valuing difference at EDF Energy
In 2008, EDF Energy realised that it “looked and felt the same everywhere”. Its workforce was predominantly white and male,...
PT Awards profile: Ellie Goddard, East Sussex County Council
Ellie Goddard was not only considered a worthy award winner in the HR newcomer category of the Personnel Today Awards...
XpertHR Editors Choice PTOD feed
- Indirect race discrimination: impact of national minimum wage exemption on work experience abroadThe Employment Appeal Tribunal in Daler-Rowney Ltd v HM Revenue & Customs considers the national minimum wage higher education exemption in relation to foreign students gaining work experience.
- Occupational maternity pay: employer practiceXpertHR research examines the enhanced maternity pay provisions of almost 200 organisations. It also looks at employer practice in managing maternity leave and pay.
- Who takes paternity leave and what are they paid?A majority of organisations have handled requests for ordinary paternity leave - two weeks for eligible new fathers - and more than half pay above the statutory requirements.
