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.
Employer insolvency: What lessons can be learned from Jaeger’s woes?
Jaeger’s problems are the latest warning for employers to know their duties to staff in cases of employer insolvency. Chris...
Three ways to prevent communication breakdown in teams
Employees rate bad communication as one of the key reasons they feel disengaged with employers. So how can HR support...
Behavioural science and employee engagement: Is HR doing enough?
Behavioural science and its role in the workplace is becoming better understood all the time. Dominic Wylie looks at some...
Six ways every employer should be using video (webinar)
ON DEMAND | Tues 6 June 2017, 2pm. We explore six ways that employers should use video – and not just in their L&D...
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...
