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Does public sector HR have the steel to cut pay?

Desperate times call for desperate measures it seems. With the economy remaining in such a fragile state and deep and painful spending cuts looming large, should the UK follow Spain's example and cut the pay of public sector staff?A measure... Read...

Published 11 Jun 2010 4:20 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: Public Sector, hr, Human Resources, budget, publicsector, paycut
Public sector HR must brace itself

Now the political wrangling has subsided and the new coalition government is in place, HR professionals working in the public sector might be advised to adopt the brace position.Billions of pounds in spending cuts, the details of which will emerge......

Published 14 May 2010 8:31 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: Public Sector, hr, Human Resources, jobcuts, publicsector, spending
Volcano disruption: Asda will pay stranded staff

As the dust (or should that be ash?) finally settles on the huge travel disruption caused by the volcanic eruption in Iceland, it's good to see one of the UK's largest employers adopting a policy that puts the concerns of... Read More...

Published 23 Apr 2010 9:27 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: employers, Human Resources, business, absence, rights, staff, volcano, asda
HR and social media: Time to get serious

The phrase 'social media' would previously had many in HR reaching for the employee handbook checking their organisation's policy on internet use or Facebook activity was up to date.But all that is changing. Personnel Today's Social Media...

Published 19 Apr 2010 4:41 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: hr, Human Resources, socialmedia, internet
Equality Act | HR will reject positive action in recruitment

Employers' bodies have welcomed the Equality Act, passed by parliament last week, for simplifying the UK's over-complex law in this area, while acknowledging that the legislation will create work for employers, and particularly HR professionals...

Published 9 Apr 2010 4:48 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: hr, Recruitment, equalitybill, positiveaction, positiveactioninrecruitment, equalityact
Budget 2010: HR must lead on public sector cuts

Whoever wins the General Election there will be a meltdown in public finances and the  £11bn cuts to public services announced in last week's budget  is the tip of the iceberg. Public sector HR chiefs need to get to grips... Read...

Published 29 Mar 2010 5:00 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: hr, Human Resources, absence, redundancy, budget, publicsector, sharedservices, joblosses, productivity
Religious discrimination | Vegans win Equality Bill protection

The government's attempts to outlaw religious discrimination in the workplace turned into farce last week when a draft code of practice was published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.The code aims to help employers interpret the Equality...

Published 11 Mar 2010 9:32 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: Equality, Diversity, equalitybill, religiousdiscrimination, equalityandhumanrightscommission
How will the World Cup 2010 affect your organisation?

With the Football World Cup less than 100 days away, what plans has your organisation put in place to allow employees follow their national team? Take part in our poll and it will link you to the latest IRS survey... Read More...

Published 4 Mar 2010 5:37 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: Human Resources, absence, worldcup
CIPD must investigate behaviour of Christine Pratt

The long-term consequences to the anti-bullying movement of Christine Pratt's decision to go public with claims that Downing Street staff had contacted the National Bullying Helpline will be hard to quantify.Pratt says she spoke out after denials...

Published 26 Feb 2010 6:02 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: hr, Human Resources, bullying, cipd, helpline, christinepratt, standards, charity
Public sector HR at a tipping point

Dealing with forthcoming spending cuts is the big challenge facing public sector HR professionals over coming years. But are they up to it? The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) doesn't think so; its report warned of a 'people...

Published 5 Feb 2010 4:52 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: Public Sector, hr, publicsector, spending, cuts
EHRC plans on gender reporting will have little effect

The proposals on gender pay reporting by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) received a decidedly mixed welcome from some HR directors and employers' groups. The commission's promise of two-year immunity from investigation for those...

Published 22 Jan 2010 4:33 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: employers, Equality, women, ehrc, equalitybill, genderpaygap
Cold snap continues for HR and national minimum wage

The big freeze continues to dominate the headlines, with snow and ice causing havoc for employers and their staff across the UK.Our story on the Personnel Today website gives a snapshot of how some HR directors in the worst affected... Read More...

Published 8 Jan 2010 4:35 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: reward, employers, hr, business, nationalminimumwage, snow, freeze
Facebook and social networking should be embraced by L&D professionals

Learning and development professionals should embrace Facebook, blogging and Web 2.0 technologies as powerful tools within their organisations, according to Nick Shackleton-Jones of the BBC Academy. Delegates at the CIPD's annual conference in Manchester...

Published 18 Nov 2009 8:08 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: Training, bbc, cipd, facebook, elearning, blogging, web20, socialnetworks
'Greenism' belief ruling adds to burden on employers

The ruling that an individual's view on climate change is capable of being a philosophical belief akin to religion is most unwelcome for employers.Unfortunately this was a mess waiting to happen following the poorly drafted 2003 Religion and Belief...

Published 6 Nov 2009 4:01 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: Equality, corporate social responsibility, discrimination, tribunal, religion, climatechange, belief
BBC cuts - HR director Lucy Adams responds

BBC People director Lucy Adams has used the Guardian's Organ Grinder blog to respond to criticism about the corporation's plans to cut the pay bill of senior managers.She was responding to a piece by former Channel 5 boss David Elstein,... Read...

Published 4 Nov 2009 7:42 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: Human Resources, bbc, guardian, lucyadams, blog

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Does public sector HR have the steel to cut pay?

Public sector HR must brace itself

Volcano disruption: Asda will pay stranded staff

HR and social media: Time to get serious

Equality Act | HR will reject positive action in recruitment

Budget 2010: HR must lead on public sector cuts

Religious discrimination | Vegans win Equality Bill protection

How will the World Cup 2010 affect your organisation?

CIPD must investigate behaviour of Christine Pratt

Public sector HR at a tipping point

EHRC plans on gender reporting will have little effect

Cold snap continues for HR and national minimum wage

Facebook and social networking should be embraced by L&D professionals

'Greenism' belief ruling adds to burden on employers

BBC cuts - HR director Lucy Adams responds