Employee communications
The way in which employers communicate with their workforce is an important part of employee relations. Employers should be aware of the importance of communicating with staff during periods of change in the workplace, particularly where the change is brought on by difficult economic circumstances, which may lead to new or amended job duties, organisational restructuring and redundancies.
Personnel Today Awards 2016: HR Supplier Partnership shortlist announced
The shortlist has now been announced for this year’s HR Supplier Partnership Award, the category that recognises the achievements of...
Brexit: practical five-point checklist for employers
As Theresa May rejects the idea of a points-based immigration scheme for EU workers, employers continue to face uncertainty as...
Theresa May promises worker representatives on boards
The UK’s next prime minister Theresa May has vowed to put worker representatives on boards of major companies and to...
Social media and employee voice: go with the flow or fight the tide?
Social media appears to be the ideal platform for employers to harness employees’ voices, but many organisations are hesitant about...
Use of Yammer and Jive increases engagement, finds XpertHR
Internal social media platforms such as Yammer and Jive are on the radar of more than one-third of organisations as...
Employment law in Mexico: six striking facts
Do blue-collar and white-collar workers have to be paid at different intervals? Is it mandatory to pay Mexican employees a...
Software gives suggestion scheme a boost at Waitrose
Suggestion schemes are nothing new, but underpin them with idea management software and they can boost engagement and even save...
Are your employees really happy? How can you be sure? (webinar)
ON DEMAND | Good employers have long understood the importance of researching the feelings of their staff through an employee opinion survey...
Ticket to success: how London Overground became HR team of the year
Introducing driver-only operated trains at London Overground could have been a recipe for industrial unrest and employee dissatisfaction, but last...
Personnel Today Awards 2014 winners: First Great Western excels in Employee Relations
First Great Western took the 2014 Personnel Today Award for Excellence in Employee Relations at last month’s ceremony in central...
Man versus machine: how to handle resistance to technological change
With some employees in China smashing machines over concerns that their jobs are being replaced, Virginia Matthews asks: are we...
Reward communication: four steps to maximising your benefits spend
Reward has a key role to play in employee engagement, but many employees underestimate the full value of their reward...
Five ways to get line managers talking
Few HR professionals would disagree that encouraging line managers to spend more time talking face to face with their staff,...
Legal Q&A: Unauthorised absence
Sometimes an employee – or prospective employee – simply does not turn up for work or cannot be contacted. Natalie...
Legal Q and A: The duty of mutual trust and confidence
Constructive dismissal claims regularly cross the desks of employment lawyers and it’s a rare claim that doesn’t allege that the...
