Personnel Today Audio

Friday Podcast - 30 January: Protests over lack of jobs for British workers, and HR's reputation

2009-05-14T15:11:38Z

Friday Podcast - 7 November: Working Time Directive, reforming employment tribunals and Carlsberg redundancies

2008-11-07T14:41:00Z

HR news and analysis including: HR directors slam the vote against an opt-out in the Working Time Directive by MEPs; shadow business secretary Alan Duncan calls for employment tribunals and legislation to be reformed; and we discuss the decision to hold a company-wide training day just weeks before making all employees redundant. Presenter Guy Logan is joined by Mike Berry, Louisa Peacock, and John Charlton. Produced by Guy Logan...(read more)

Friday podcast - 31 Oct 2008: Abbey's record race discrimination ruling; and HR and the recession

2008-10-31T15:57:16Z

HR news and analysis featuring: Race discrimination. High street bank Abbey has said it is considering taking a Employment appeal tribunal decision to the Court of Appeal after a former investment banker was awarded £2.8m compensation for racial discrimination. And we have a report from Guy Logan looking at what HR can be doing to help employers and employees through the impending recession. Rob Moss is joined by John Charlton, with a special report from Guy Logan....(read more)

Friday Podcast - 24 October: Stress-related illness in the workplace, and the gender pay gap

2008-10-24T13:38:33Z

HR news and analysis including: Employers could be responsible for huge damages if they don't manage stress-related illness among employees adequately; Government research into what causes stress at work; and a report that says to stop making such a "song and dance" about the gender pay gap Presenter Rob Moss is joined this week by John Charlton, Noel O'Reilly, and Guy Logan. Produced by Guy Logan....(read more)

Friday podcast - 17 Oct: redundant men; HR and the banking crisis; and ditch the retirement age

2008-10-17T14:31:59Z

HR news and analysis including: 98% of those losing their jobs in the three months to August are men; Is HR partly to blame for some of the banks' troubles? And Personnel Today launches a new campaign to ditch the default retirement age. Rob Moss is joined by Guy Logan, Greg Pitcher and Mike Berry....(read more)

Friday Podcast - 10 October: Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary blasts health and safety regulations

2008-10-10T13:33:17Z

HR news and analysis including: shadow work and pensions secretary of state Chris Grayling speaks exclusively to Personnel Today about cutting health and safety red tape, and solving skills shortages with the 'Jeremy Kyle' generation, and the winners of the Great Place to Work in HR awards share their secrets of success in employee engagement, leadership and management. Presenter Louisa Peacock is joined this week by Guy Logan....(read more)

Friday podcast - 3 Oct: Jackie Orme on the future of the CIPD, and the return of the jelly baby racism story

2008-10-03T13:59:22Z

HR news and analysis including: the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development chief executive Jackie Orme talks exclusively to Personnel Today about her vision for HR and we bring you news on the Tube worker who is suing his employers after being scared by the victim of the 2006 jelly baby racism case. Louisa Peacock is joined by Guy Logan and John Charlton....(read more)

Friday podcast - 26 Sep 08: HR's gender pay gap; the Heyday retirement age challenge; and religious equality

2008-09-26T13:25:19Z

HR news and analysis including: a survey of 5,000 HR professional shows men earn 20% more than their female colleagues we look at what the European Court of Justice advocate general's decision means for the Heyday legal challenge to the UK's mandatory retirement age and Muslim MP Sadiq Khan calls for "Islamophobia in the workplace" to be tackled. Guy Logan is joined by Rob Moss, Greg Pitcher and John Charlton....(read more)

Friday podcast 19 Sep 08 - Jackie Orme impresses Harrogate delegates

2008-09-24T15:58:38Z

This week's regular podcast is a special programme on the CIPD's annual conference in Harrogate. Technical difficulties with Pod-o-matic meant that the programme could not uploaded until now - apologies. Louisa Peacock is joined by Guy Logan and Greg Pitcher....(read more)

Friday podcast - 12 September 2008: Unions warn HR to 'prepare for war'; prison staff details go missing; and an age discrimination tribunal

2008-09-12T14:41:08Z

HR news and analysis including: union boss Derek Simpson warns HR should "prepare for war" as strike action continues because of pay cuts; prison staff details go missing in the latest data loss saga, and we debate a strange tribunal case involving a 16-year-old boy and age discrimination: he alleged he was not given a job because the employer told him he was too young to operate a floor buffer. Presenter Louisa Peacock is joined by Greg Pitcher, Guy Logan and John Charlton. Produced by...(read more)

Friday Podcast - 5 September 2008

2008-09-05T12:48:46Z

HR news and analysis including: what HR directors said about a new health programme by Weight Watchers is assessed by HR directors, and a proposal by a former union general secretary to change the TUC’s name, and merge it with the CBI Presenter Guy Logan is joined by Louisa Peacock and Mike Berry....(read more)

Friday podcast - 29 August 2008: Jeremy Paxman and BBC discrimination; is CIPD failing modern HR leaders; and Unison union boss Dave Prentis talks to Personnel Today

2008-08-29T13:10:25Z

HR news and analysis including: two thirds of respondents to an online Personnel Today poll think the CIPD is no longer relevant to HR leaders; we delve into the mind of one of the biggest union leaders Dave Prentis to find out what makes him tick and his thoughts on current employment law for HR professionals; and we discuss whether middle-class white men are being discriminated against at the BBC as newsreader Jeremy Paxman claimed. Presenter Louisa Peacock is joined by Greg Pitcher, Guy Logan...(read more)

Friday podcast - 22 August 2008: BP axes nine-day fortnight rule - is it the end of flexible working?; Tesco employee prepares to sue a customer; and why HR should prepare for Generation Y

2008-08-22T12:50:50Z

HR news and analysis including: whether flexible working will become a casualty of the credit crunch after BP announced it would axe its nine-day fortnight a Tesco employee is due to sue a customer after injuring himself delivering groceries – but are there legal implications for employers? and HR director at catering giant Elior, Paul Reynolds, tells Personnel Today how he has upped his game in catering for Generation Y- those aged typically between 16 and 24. Presenter Louisa Peacock is joined...(read more)

Friday podcast - 15 Aug 08: equal pay claims and TUPE, CIPD, BBC HR and social care HR

2008-08-15T14:28:49Z

HR news and analysis including: employment lawyers warn firms could risk equal pay claims after a TUPE merger a CIPD figure has called for a radical overhaul of the professional HR body BBC HR director Stephen Kelly provides interesting insight into what it’s like to work at the broadcasting giant, and Social care HR director Moira Brown, at care services provider Care South, warns the government needs to cough up more cash to allow care workers to train further and reach their fullest potential...(read more)

Friday podcast - 8 Aug 08: Police and McDonald's recruitment, and UBS poaching case

2008-08-08T16:20:14Z

HR news and analysis including: chief people officer Angela O’Connor tells Personnel Today how the Police Service should copy the Armed Forces in advertising better for the range of career paths it has on offer, to attract the best graduates we debate the news that McDonalds will hire thousands more people to cope with demand and we discuss the court case that ruled in favour of Swiss bank UBS, when it complained former staff had left the company to set up a direct rival and were still poaching UBS...(read more)