The Workplace Employment Relations Survey (WERS) is quite simply the most authoritative statement on life at work in the UK that there is. Involving 2,295 managers, 991 employee representatives and no fewer than 22,451 employees, all drawn from the  More...
12 July 2005 00:00

Usdaw is seeking urgent talks with Primark after it announced it is to buy 120 Littlewoods stores across the UK.  More...
11 July 2005 13:00

Hoverspeed is all at sea after a ruling that it must recognise the Numast union for marine officers.  More...
07 July 2005 11:35

T&G to ballot higher education members on pay proposals.  More...
06 July 2005 13:48

The new pensions regulator has threatened companies with top-up liabilities if they are not open about schemes in trouble.   More...
05 July 2005 14:46

Extending statutory bagaining would lead to conflict with the unions according to the CBI.  More...
20 June 2005 08:00

One in three UK workers claim they are never consulted when major change occurs in their organisation, according to research   More...
26 April 2005 10:55

In common with many organisations, Deloitte undertakes a regular people survey, the results of which go on to form the basis of our talent strategy. The people survey is important to us for a number of reasons - particularly because it tells us what driv  More...
19 April 2005 00:00

Nearly three-quarters of employees are unaware of their new rights to be consulted over major changes in the workplace.  More...
05 April 2005 09:45

A report from the Work Foundation has found that lack of staff buy-in to public sector IT projects has a significant effect on their success or failure.  More...
31 March 2005 11:16

Financial services company Capital One has formed a new 'associate partnership' to look after the interests of both the business and the workforce. Using a framework agreed by the CBI and TUC, Capital One's employees have elected a 25-strong committee  More...
29 March 2005 00:00

Employers' association the European Study Group (ESG) is offering training to plug the knowledge gap surrounding the information and consultation regulations  More...
22 March 2005 00:00

As compliance with the new Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations comes closer, what should employers have in place?  More...
22 March 2005 00:00

Follwing reports that head-offfice 'spies' are checking up on T-Mobile's store staff the communication workers union said it would send secret observers into stores to monitor the situation  More...
15 March 2005 08:00

I was at a dinner last week with a handful of HR directors, and the main topic of conversation was 360-degree feedback. Is it worth using? Should it be standardised? Can technology help? How can it be rolled out and, probably the hardest to answer, should it be linked to remuneration, or used purely as a developmental tool?  More...
15 March 2005 00:00

The Information and Consultation Directive will come into force in little over a month. Simon Kent looks at one company making sure it doesn't get caught out  More...
01 March 2005 08:00

Mobile phone operator 3 is using its video technology to communicate with employees and comply with forthcoming information and consultation legislation  More...
15 February 2005 00:00

XpertHR answers your questions on consultation procedures and the disclosure of information  More...
15 February 2005 00:00

A survey of UK workers astounded the commissioning group when it showed that they want a tough boss   More...
01 February 2005 11:15

HR professionals are facing increasing pressure to justify their existence by proving the value of their departments. Daniel Thomas investigates how to obtain employee feedback that accurately reflects the work you do   More...
01 February 2005 10:00