Study finds ‘alarming’ bias against minority ethnic candidates
Research has uncovered an “alarming” level of discrimination against job seekers from minority ethnic backgrounds, who need to send an...
Government rejects call to lower gender pay gap reporting threshold
MPs have accused the government of being too “timid” to hold businesses to account for their gender pay gaps after...
Staff shortages could swallow up extra NHS funding
Even with the extra funding announced in the health service’s Long Term Plan, NHS trusts are unlikely to meet performance...
Glasgow City Council workers secure £500m equal pay deal
Thousands of female council workers in Glasgow could receive payouts reaching more than £500m after their union representatives agreed a...
Why SMART objective setting is not working
Managers have been advised to use SMART objective-setting at work for years. Although it’s an oft-used acronym we’ve lost sight...
Oxfam’s ‘toxic work environment’ allowed sexual misconduct allegations to go unchecked
The charity Oxfam failed to tackle an environment that allowed sexual misconduct and bullying to go unchecked, according to an interim independent review.
Teams of teams: a new era for performance management
Most organisations recognise that measuring performance is essential for making decisions around reward and staffing. But how can they use...
Gender pay gap reporting 2019: Only half of employers are improving
With less than three months left for large employers to publish their second tranche of gender pay gap data, Jo...
Top tips on how to get a promotion in HR
“I am a firm advocate of HR as a disruptive movement. We are not there as the personnel department of...
Employee ‘class actions’ on the rise: what does this mean for employers?
The courts have seen a significant rise in the number of employment claims brought by large groups of individuals. The...
Disability ‘woefully absent’ from leadership agendas
While leadership teams increasingly embrace the challenges of gender and ethnic diversity, research has shown that disability is absent from...
‘Ghosting’ in recruitment: a growing candidate trend
In the world of modern dating, few things leave the sting of confusion and despair as much as being ghosted....
Employment study debunks migrant worker myth
Immigrants have been among the main beneficiaries of the employment boom but not at the expense of workers born in...
Personnel Today Awards 2018
Personnel Today Awards 2018: The Film
Watch all the winners collect their Personnel Today Awards trophies and find out what it’s like to be recognised...
Personnel Today Awards 2018 winners: Morecambe Bay Hospitals take top trophy
UHMBT scooped the "best of the best" award at the 2018 Personnel Today...
The going is good for William Hill’s HR Team of the Year
William Hill took first place in the Personnel Today Awards 2018 race for HR Team of the Year. in recognition...
Brexit
Theresa May could back worker protections to secure Brexit deal
Theresa May could decide to boost workers’ rights in a bid to win Labour support for her Brexit deal.
Brexit...
Nine New Year’s resolutions for HR
You may be eating more healthily, exercising more or doing dry January, but for HR professionals returning to work, legal...
In-work poverty and the role of HR
Many UK workers are falling below the poverty line and Brexit uncertainty may be making matters worse. Steve Herbert believes...
GDPR
Nine New Year’s resolutions for HR
You may be eating more healthily, exercising more or doing dry January, but for HR professionals returning to work, legal...
A third of HR teams not deleting expired personal data
A third of HR teams have admitted breaching the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by failing to delete personal data...
GDPR: Compliance cheat sheet for HR departments
HR can play an important part in ensuring compliance with the GDPR, helping to avoid thousands of pounds in fines...
Apprenticeship levy
More than nine in 10 want more flexibility on apprenticeship spending
Nine out of 10 (92%) employers want more flexibility in how they can spend their apprenticeship levy allowance, with some...
Manufacturers favour apprentices over graduates, says EEF
Apprenticeships
Employ an apprentice
What can employers spend apprenticeship levy funding on?
Employers now favour employing apprenticeships over graduates, a...
Young people least likely to value apprenticeships
People under the age of 25 are least likely to see the value in apprenticeships, according to research from the...
Gender pay gap reporting
Government rejects call to lower gender pay gap reporting threshold
MPs have accused the government of being too “timid” to hold businesses to account for their gender pay gaps after...
Gender pay gap reporting 2019: Only half of employers are improving
With less than three months left for large employers to publish their second tranche of gender pay gap data, Jo...
MPs want tougher reporting requirements on gender, ethnicity and executive pay
More than two-thirds of MPs believe that reporting requirements on gender, ethnicity and executive pay are a “good start”, but...
Wellbeing
Which HR metrics will matter in 2019?
With data and analytics still at the top of the HR agenda for 2019, which are the key metrics HR...
One in four younger employees goes into work feeling drunk
One in four workers between the ages of 18 and 34 has gone to work still feeling drunk after the...
Employers urged to sign charter on domestic violence
Employers are being encouraged to take a more supportive role on domestic violence.
The GMB union is asking employers to...
Webinars
Employee engagement: the importance of recognition (webinar)
Recognition is closely associated with employee engagement, and a lack of recognition can have a detrimental impact on the workforce....
One-HR employment law review (webinar)
Last chance to book your place: 6 December 2018 at 2pm. Barrister Kevin Charles scrutinises the latest developments in employment law including whistleblowing, minimum wage and more...
Breaking the mental health stigma (webinar)
The business case for a mentally and emotionally healthy workplace is compelling, but how do you create that environment? One...
Shared parental leave
Shared parental leave: enhanced pay is key to take-up
Employers that enhance shared parental pay are twice as likely to receive shared parental leave requests as those who offer...
Shared parental leave: what impact has it had?
What impact has shared parental leave had on your organisation over the past year? XpertHR is conducting a survey of...
Budget 2016: shared grandparental leave proposals to be unveiled in May
The first consultation on the extension of shared parental leave to grandparents will be launched in May, Chancellor George Osborne...
Benefits
Flexible working has plateaued, study finds
The number of people using flexible working arrangements has flatlined since 2010, despite the right to request flexibility being extended...
Employee engagement: the importance of recognition (webinar)
Recognition is closely associated with employee engagement, and a lack of recognition can have a detrimental impact on the workforce....
Sharp rise in pension auto-enrolment fines
The last financial year has seen a sharp rise in the number of businesses fined by the Pensions Regulator for...
Opinion
Why fatherhood holds the key to solving the gender pay gap
The introduction of gender pay gap reporting has shifted the onus of responsibility for solving the gender pay gap to...
Gender equality: ‘Men and women are not the same and won’t be’
Jordan Peterson has HR in his crosshairs with his strident criticism of efforts to close the gender pay gap and...
L&D needs to stop creating and start curating
L&D is operating in a climate of rapid change. The demand is constantly put on us to be agile, to...
Global HR
Employment study debunks migrant worker myth
Immigrants have been among the main beneficiaries of the employment boom but not at the expense of workers born in...
Ireland on track to end zero-hour contracts
The Irish government has said it will end most zero-hour contracts in the country by summer as its Employment (Miscellaneous...
Visa applications for non-EU nationals: What HR needs to know
As HR professionals try to grapple with the settled status pilot scheme for EU permanent residence applications, there is now...
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