The Department of Health (DH) has scrapped the role of chief nursing officer (CNO), replacing the position with two roles: a principal adviser on public health nursing and a CNO for its new NHS Commissioning Board. Professor Viv Bennett, former depu  More...
30 January 2012 15:00

Jackie Orme is to step down from her duties as chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), it was announced today. Orme, who is on long-term sick leave undergoing treatment for cancer, intends to return t  More...
30 January 2012 13:11

The number of directors and senior managers prosecuted for health and safety failings has rocketed in the past five years, according to unofficial figures released to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) . The report in Safety & Health  More...
30 January 2012 13:00

The NHS Plus occupational health network will launch a web-based clinical governance system in March 2012, designed to help OH teams raise standards. The Management of Health at Work Knowledge system (MOHAWK) will initially be available for NHS prov  More...
30 January 2012 10:30

An independent panel of government advisers has recommended that the effectiveness of NHS managers and leaders in supporting the mental and physical health and wellbeing of their staff be included as a key element of their performance appraisals. Th  More...
30 January 2012 10:00

The second and final day at Learning Technologies provided delegates with more big ideas and practical learning and development (L&D) tips. Martin Couzins provides a review of day two. Jaron Lanier, the man who coined the term "virtual   More...
27 January 2012 16:20

G4S, the security provider for the London 2012 Olympic Games, has launched what it called "the biggest paid recruitment drive this century" in order to hire 10,000 security staff in time for the Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer. The launch co  More...
26 January 2012 16:10

Learning Technologies 2012 started yesterday at London Olympia and Martin Couzins caught up with speakers, delegates and exhibitors in his day-one overview. Organisations should consider creating chief ideas officers to help develop organisational th  More...
26 January 2012 15:07

One-third of graduate recruiters failed to meet their recruitment targets in 2010-11 because of a lack of suitably skilled candidates, according to research published today. The Association of Graduate Recruiters' (AGR) winter edition of its twice-y  More...
26 January 2012 13:40

The Government today issued amendments to the timetable against which employers must enrol their staff in workplace pension schemes. The Government says that the amendments have been made in order to allow smaller businesses more time to prepare for  More...
25 January 2012 15:41

Half (49%) of middle managers feel that they are under "excessive pressure" at work, with one-third fearing that they may lose their jobs as a result of the economic climate. This is according to the Chartered Institute of Person  More...
25 January 2012 13:28

The National Audit Office (NAO) has described the Government's projected figures for its Work Programme, the flagship scheme aimed at getting the long-term unemployed into work, as "over-optimistic". The NAO has said that, while the Government   More...
24 January 2012 15:04

The Government's plans for an overhaul of the executive pay system have been announced. The proposals were first outlined in September 2011 by business secretary Vince Cable and more detail has been provided in a speech given to MPs. Speaking in   More...
24 January 2012 12:02

The Government today announced the latest step in its attempts to reform the employment tribunal system - a pilot scheme for two regional mediation networks for small businesses. The pilot networks will be located in Cambridge and Manchester, where   More...
23 January 2012 16:42

The Government has confirmed that it is to postpone the extension of the right to unpaid parental leave until 2013 due to the ongoing development of its Modern Workplaces policy. Under the Parental Leave Directive, the parents of a child u  More...
20 January 2012 16:14

Private sector pay bargaining got off to a good start in January as pay rises hit their highest level in three years, despite remaining stagnant throughout much of 2011. This is according to XpertHR's latest pay trends report, which found that the m  More...
20 January 2012 00:01

The RAD Awards 2012 took place last night at London's Grosvenor House Hotel, recognising the best in recruitment media and communications across a range of categories. The awards ceremony, hosted by comedian Sean Lock and Sky Sports presenter Millie   More...
20 January 2012 00:01

Employees starting work before 6 April 2012 will continue to be able to claim unfair dismissal after one year's service, the Government confirmed yesterday. The new two-year qualifying period will only apply to employees who commence employment on or af  More...
19 January 2012 10:27

Unemployment rose by 118,000 in the three months to November 2011, bringing the total figure to 2.685 million, according to the latest figures released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The ONS figures show that in the three months t  More...
18 January 2012 11:09

The rise in self-employment since the start of the recession is mostly due to part-time "odd-jobbers" who are desperate to avoid unemployment, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has claimed. Figures from the Office for Natio  More...
18 January 2012 00:01