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Top 10 HR questions - March 2012

Employers are already preparing for the new pension auto-enrolment rules, which will start to affect the largest employers from October this year. The top ten FAQs on XpertHR for March 2012 include a couple of questions on auto-enrolment, as well as an...

Published 30 Mar 2012 2:50 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, termination of employment, employee rights, contracts, pensions, unfair dismissal, auto-enrolment
Best of the HR blogs: 12 great HR blog posts from March 2012

Cupcakes, crucifixes and quitting: Where else but in HR blogs? Cupcakes, crucifixes and quitting are among the extremely diverse range of topics to be addressed in the selection of 12 outstanding posts spotlighted in XpertHR's latest monthly round...

Published 30 Mar 2012 8:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: HR, HR 2.0, hrblogs, hr 24/7
UK economy remains stuck in reverse gear, as GDP contracts by -0.3%

The UK economy remains stuck in reverse. The UK economy contracted by 0.3% in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to latest revised estimates of growth in gross domestic product (GDP) published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) today (Wednesday...

Published 28 Mar 2012 10:30 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: economics, gdp, economic recovery, office for budget responsibility, economic outlook, economic commentary, double-dip recession, obr
HR's gender profile in 2012: Is HR failing to practice what it preaches on gender diversity?

"[The HR profession is perceived to be] mainly female because of the traditional administration route in. If we assume that it's essential to have come up through the ranks (following the traditional route of HR - administrator, advisor, manager...

Published 23 Mar 2012 7:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, hr policy and strategy, HR 2.0
Budget 2012: If you can raise your GDP forecasts...

At the risk of causing Rudyard Kipling to turn in his grave: "If you can raise your GDP forecasts while all about you are lowering theirs, you'll be the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), my son..." Coinciding with Chancellor George...

Published 21 Mar 2012 1:30 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: economics, cbi, budget, gdp, george osborne, economic recovery, office for budget responsibility, economic outlook, economic commentary, obr, buget 2012, rudyard kipling
Recruitment activity picks up

New XpertHR research finds that most employers are taking on a healthy level of new recruits. Recruitment has had a tough time since the start of the UK recession in 2008 but the findings show that the 94 employers taking part in our survey have recruited...

Published 21 Mar 2012 1:17 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: recruitment, labour market, skills, hr policy and strategy, line managers
Socialising HR: Ellison Bloomfield's manifesto for HR & social media

What social media can offer HR (both in terms of opportunities and threats) has been endlessly debated over these past few years. This topic has generated countless blog posts, articles, tweets and conference and unconference discussions. Cutting through...

Published 20 Mar 2012 7:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: social networking, HR, social media, HR 2.0, social hr
National minimum wage rates for 2012/2013 announced

The national minimum wage rates for 2012/2013, which come into effect from Monday 1 October 2012, have been announced this morning (Monday 19 March 2012). The national minimum wage adult rate will be increased by 11p per hour with effect from 1 October...

Published 19 Mar 2012 11:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, national minimum wage
HR data round-up March 2012: Tough times for graduates

"Britain is no country for young men." This is according to John McDermott of the Financial Times. An eye-opening set of articles in Saturday's (17 March 2012) FT looked in detail at the plight of 20-somethings in the UK in 2012, describing...

Published 19 Mar 2012 7:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: ons, xperthr, inflation, redundancy, benchmarking, hr policy and strategy, graduate recruitment, unemployment, pay, HR 2.0, xperthr surveys, hr data, graduates, hr 24/7
"Administrivia" and beyond - HR hits back at the HR bashers

Don't shoot the messenger, but the debate about the quality of HR just won't go away. For example, look at an article this month in People management , the magazine that's the mouthpiece of the CIPD no less. Stephen Moir, deputy chief executive...

Published 16 Mar 2012 4:48 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: hr policy and strategy, employee engagement, HR, social media, leadership, HR strategy, HR metrics, HR analytics, corporate culture
Keith Richards on work: 'How do you go to an office every day?'

If getting up and getting to work every morning ever seems like too much of a struggle, perhaps you can take some consolation or even motivation from that your daily efforts are held in admiration by none other than Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards...

Published 16 Mar 2012 7:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: hr policy and strategy, HR, keith richards, rolling stones
Unemployment in 2012: 'More of the same, only worse'?

Could the prognosis for unemployment in 2012 be "More of the same, only worse"? There has been no shortage of bad news in the official unemployment data releases published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) so far this year. Today's...

Published 14 Mar 2012 9:30 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: ons, economics, unemployment, economic outlook, youth unemployment, economic commentary
'Zigzag' growth: The best-case scenario for 2012?

As we noted last week, the big question facing the UK economy in March 2012 is whether a double-dip recession can be avoided . This question will be on the minds of many UK employers and of Chancellor George Osborne as he gears up for this month's...

Published 9 Mar 2012 7:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: bank of england, economics, cbi, budget, gdp, george osborne, mervyn king, economic outlook, economic commentary, double-dip recession, budget 2012
Happy birthday! Three years of record-low interest rates in the UK

Many happy returns? Today marks the third anniversary of record-low interest rates for the UK. With the announcement of the decision made at the March 2012 meeting of the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) at midday today (Thursday 8 March...

Published 8 Mar 2012 12:00 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: bank of england, economics, interest rates, mervyn king
Is testing a good way to recruit?

Using psychological or psychometric tests as part of the recruitment and selection process is a widespread practice, but there are several pitfalls associated with their use. This new XpertHR survey will examine employers' attitudes towards testing...

Published 7 Mar 2012 10:01 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: recruitment, hr policy and strategy, recruitment testing, selection techniques

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Top 10 HR questions - March 2012

Best of the HR blogs: 12 great HR blog posts from March 2012

UK economy remains stuck in reverse gear, as GDP contracts by -0.3%

HR's gender profile in 2012: Is HR failing to practice what it preaches on gender diversity?

Budget 2012: If you can raise your GDP forecasts...

Recruitment activity picks up

Socialising HR: Ellison Bloomfield's manifesto for HR & social media

National minimum wage rates for 2012/2013 announced

HR data round-up March 2012: Tough times for graduates

"Administrivia" and beyond - HR hits back at the HR bashers

Keith Richards on work: 'How do you go to an office every day?'

Unemployment in 2012: 'More of the same, only worse'?

'Zigzag' growth: The best-case scenario for 2012?

Happy birthday! Three years of record-low interest rates in the UK

Is testing a good way to recruit?