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'New' CIPD chief executive | One year on - but what's changed?

It's been a year since the new chief executive at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has begun work. Jackie Orme joined the CIPD in April 2008. At the time her appointment sparked surprise - and a little concern - from......

Published 15 Apr 2009 12:04 PM by Editors Blog

Filed under: hr, Human Resources, Skills, recession, humanresources, pepsi, jackieorme, cipd, qualifications, personnel
Budget 2009 | It'll leave you gasping for air

Lots of questions about what the 2009 Budget will entail, and at the moment, your guess is as good as mine. Actually, probably not as good, but not far off. Sunday will likely see a few leaks from Wednesday's Budget, but nothing that will blow employers...

Published 17 Apr 2009 8:51 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: Politics, employers, Economics, business, Recruitment, Training, CBI, tuc, cipd, gordonbrown, prebudgetreport, alistairdarling, budget
CIPD unveils standards shake-up

The CIPD has launched its new HR Profession Map as part of a revamp of standards and its approach to developing the HR practitioners of the future.Chief executive Jackie Orme has been promising a big announcement on qualifications, and the... Read More...

Published 23 Apr 2009 3:35 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: hr, Human Resources, jackieorme, cipd, qualifications
Has Jackie Orme made a difference at the CIPD?

A little more than a year has passed since Jackie Orme took over at the helm of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. We want Personnel Today readers to tell us what difference, if any, you think she has... Read More...

Published 17 Apr 2009 4:11 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: hr, Human Resources, recession, jackieorme, cipd, future, institute
A dangerous precedent to be set?

As I write, former Visteon employees across the UK have their fingers tightly crossed as they await the outcome of a second meeting today between Unite union representatives and Ford. Despite meetings between Unite and the 'powers that be' at...

Published 16 Apr 2009 2:49 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: employers, employees, hr, visteon, protests, jobcuts, redundancy, unite, union, demonstrations, workers, ford
CIPD HRD 2009 Conference

I attended the CIPD's HRD 2009 conference in London this week, travelling on the Docklands Light Rail past the Square Mile, where so many fingers point as a contributing factor to the recession. Read More...

Published 21 Apr 2009 6:51 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: Human Resources, recession, cipd, hrdconference, Talent management, conferenceandexhibition
Positive action could lead to claims of discrimination

The one provision of the Equality Bill which I find troubling is the idea that employers will be able to recruit people from an under-represented group when there are candidates of equal merit. One problem with this is that in the real... Read More.....

Published 27 Apr 2009 7:44 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: Recruitment, Equality, Diversity, discrimination, equalitybill, equalrights, positiveaction
Lightweights at the BCC Conference

At the BCC Business Convention in Birmingham this week. The train up on Sunday was delayed while a kidnap victim was freed from a car filled with gas canisters. West Midlands police and the regional army bomb disposal performed admirably to rescue him...

Published 27 Apr 2009 9:51 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: Human Resources, equalitybill, kenclarke, baronessvadera, bcc, nickclegg
Employment tribunals are 'only meant for junior staff'

I was shocked to hear Sir Ian Blair, the former Met Police Commissioner, actually say that yesterday. Within minutes of giving his opinion about diversity at the Met Police Race and Faith Inquiry, Blair took a pop at Tarique Ghaffur, Britain's most...

Published 7 Apr 2009 5:05 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: Employee Relations, hr, policing, martintiplady, faith, tariqueghaffur, sirianblair, inquiry, race, metpolice, employmenttribunals, institutionalracism
Parental leave: Where do you stand?

This week the debate on parental leave has been raging following the publication of the Equality and Human Rights Commission's (EHRC) 'Working Better' report. Calling for greater parity between the leave available to mothers and fathers, and...

Published 3 Apr 2009 7:08 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: hr, Equality, paternity, ehrc, maternity, children, father, fatherhoodinstitute, parentalleave, mother
Neutron Jack and the value of HR

You wouldn't think that Jack Welch would be one of HR's strongest advocates. This is the guy who when in charge of GE in the 1980s earned the nickname Neutron Jack for his ability to eliminate employees while leaving buildings... Read More...

Published 9 Apr 2009 5:04 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: hr, Human Resources, redundancy, managers, jackwelch, ge
Recession hit CIPD makes redundancies

Breaking news... the CIPD is making 41 staff redundant as the recession catches up with the HR sector's membership body.Sources told Personnel Today that staff at the institute had been informed this morning (2 April) of the proposed redundancies...

Published 2 Apr 2009 9:32 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: Human Resources, cipd, redundancies, members
Equality Bill fails to scrap retirement age rules

Age campaigners - and Personnel Today - are disappointed that the Equality Bill didn't include any measures to committing to scrapping the default retirement age before the current review date of 2011. EFA chief Catharine Pusey said: "Today,...

Published 28 Apr 2009 5:28 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: employers, Equality, equalitybill, retirementage, efa
Firms won't publish pay gaps voluntarily, despite Equality Bill

As expected the Equality Bill contained a few surprises. I realise that's an oxymoron, but the government always likes to think its new draft legislation contains a few 'shock factors', despite the fact that most of the press including Personnel...

Published 28 Apr 2009 4:52 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: Diversity, equalpayequalitybillglassceilingequalpayreportspayauditscompulsorypayauditsharrietharmancipdhrverabairdmariaeagle
Top professions becoming more socially exclusive

If you want to be a lawyer, doctor, accountant or top civil servant then it helps massively if your family is wealthy and you attended public school.Not exactly a revelation, but the social mobility gap is getting worse, according to... Read More...

Published 15 Apr 2009 3:58 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: Diversity, career, children, access, professions, socialmobility

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'New' CIPD chief executive | One year on - but what's changed?

Budget 2009 | It'll leave you gasping for air

CIPD unveils standards shake-up

Has Jackie Orme made a difference at the CIPD?

A dangerous precedent to be set?

CIPD HRD 2009 Conference

Positive action could lead to claims of discrimination

Lightweights at the BCC Conference

Employment tribunals are 'only meant for junior staff'

Parental leave: Where do you stand?

Neutron Jack and the value of HR

Recession hit CIPD makes redundancies

Equality Bill fails to scrap retirement age rules

Firms won't publish pay gaps voluntarily, despite Equality Bill

Top professions becoming more socially exclusive