Vodafone introduces “pioneering” worldwide maternity policy
Six tips for effective probationary periods
While there is nothing in law that requires employers to use probationary periods, they are commonly used when an employee...
HR Tech Talk: Big data and the importance of insight
Out of the wide range of HR software investments available, data analytics is attracting perhaps the greatest interest. In her...
Enforced subject access requests become illegal
From 10 March 2015, employers that use enforced subject access requests to expose job applicants with criminal convictions will be...
Four key steps to get started with HR analytics
HR analytics offers huge opportunities for organisations, but getting started can be daunting. Michael Carty reports from last week’s CIPD...
Early conciliation boosted by holiday pay decisions, says Acas
The number of notifications Acas received from workers considering an employment tribunal claim rose sharply after the recent landmark decisions...
Whistleblowing: do we need “guardians” or should this fall to HR?
The latest report by Sir Robert Francis looks at how employers in the NHS should deal with whistleblowers fairly. But...
Top 10 HR questions in February 2015: E-cigarettes
E-cigarettes and smoking policies were on employers’ minds last month, with the first tribunal decision involving disciplinary action for using...
Serial litigant banned from further tribunal claims
In DLA Piper’s latest case report, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) granted an indefinite restriction of proceedings order preventing further...
How to manage sickness issues with uncooperative employees
If an employee will not consent to a medical examination, or to the disclosure of a medical report, what can...
Shared parental leave
Top 10 HR questions in February 2015: E-cigarettes
E-cigarettes and smoking policies were on employers’ minds last month, with the first tribunal decision involving disciplinary action for using...
Shared parental leave: how does your organisation compare?
Is your organisation fully prepared for shared parental leave? XpertHR is conducting a short benchmarking survey on how employers plan...
Shared parental leave: what are the technology implications?
The legal aspects of the new rights to shared parental leave have been scrutinised at length, but how can HR...
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Legal
Vodafone introduces “pioneering” worldwide maternity policy
Vodafone has today announced a minimum maternity policy that will apply across all 30 countries it operates in, becoming one...
How to manage sickness issues with uncooperative employees
If an employee will not consent to a medical examination, or to the disclosure of a medical report, what can...
TUPE service provision changes – which employees transfer?
Determining whether or not TUPE applies to an outsourcing or insourcing situation can be a headache for employers. Linda Glover...
Opinion
The rise of CPI: HR hedges its bets over inflation
Inflation, as measured by the consumer price index (CPI), fell to its lowest ever level in January 2015, hitting just...
Is it time to consign competency frameworks to the bin?
HR departments have relied on competency frameworks for decades, but given how fast operating environments change, they are arguably no...
How to support employees through divorce
January is a peak time for couples to separate or divorce, but few employers have sufficient measures in place to...
Personnel Today Awards
Personnel Today Awards 2014 winners: Accenture take top prize for recruitment innovation
The Personnel Today Award for Innovation in Recruitment was given to Accenture for doubling it's amount of hires after the introduction of new technology...
Personnel Today Awards 2014 winners: Village Urban Resorts & De Vere Hotels win Employee Engagement award – more than 1,000 employees
Employee engagement can have a dramatic impact on business results. Village Urban Resorts & De Vere Hotels were considered worthy...
Personnel Today Awards 2014 winners: Hymans Robertson top employee engagement category – fewer than 1,000 employees
Hymans Robertson’s efforts to turn around employee engagement, decrease absence and improve productivity saw it take home the Personnel Today...
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- Latest pay awardsA summary of the latest pay awards that have been added to the XpertHR pay databank.
- Podcast: Practical guidance on annualised hours contractsIn this week's podcast, we explain the basics in relation to annualised hours contracts, including the defining features of these types of contracts and the advantages of using them for both employers and employees.
- Coming soon to XpertHRThis article provides details of a selection of articles and other resources that are due to be published on XpertHR, as well as details of those that have recently been published on the site.
Organisation charts: full steam ahead, Information about employees, positions and organisation units
