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Are traditional ways of communicating surviving the e-mail revolution in Europe? In the workplace electronic mail has taken a massive hold potentially undermining other forms of communication. The chart below …

Multinationals bump up stakes in expat benefits Multinational companies are making their expatriate benefit packages more competitive, according to a William M Mercer survey. The survey of 200 companies worldwide …

Leaders of the £650bn pensions industry have criticised government ministers for failing to introduce tough measures which could help shareholders curb the rise of company directors’ pay. The NAPF urged …

This week’s training news NTO council leads way The NTO National Council is giving its staff five days off dedicated to off-site learning in addition to on-the-job learning. It is …

Performance-related pay has overtaken profit-related pay as employers’ preferred method of rewarding staff, according to recent research. Recruitment consultancy Select’s Appointments Salary and Benefits Survey found that 64 per cent …

Company pension schemes are becoming increasingly unaffordable as people live longer and retire earlier, according to the new chairman of the National Association of Pension Funds. Peter Thompson told the …

Employment lawyer Grahame Walsh, of Irish law firm McCann Fitzgerald, gives an overview of procedures employers have to go through to terminate a contract in Ireland, and the protection employees have against unfair dismissal

In the third series of three articles examining the strategic challenges facing HR in the future, Professor Amin Rajan and Gary Storer look at the obstacles that must be faced …

Is it necessary to have an HR background to be effective at HR? The answer is “no” according to 62 per cent of Personnel Today readers who took part in our news barometer survey published in our 15 May issue. A total of 242 people took part in the online poll at personneltoday.com, with 151 voting that an HR background is not necessary compared with 91 who believe that an HR grounding is essential. This week, we ask HR professionals to expand on their answers

Labour’s business manifesto released today commits the party to deregulating “where desirable” under the new Regulatory Reform Act. Prime Minister Tony Blair explained that new regulations would have a time …

Nearly half of small and medium sized businesses struggle to keep on top of employment legislation a study has revealed. A survey by Mori on behalf of consultancy businesshr finds …

Political parties must listen to employers and respond to the skills needs in the UK marketplace according to the manifesto issued by the National Training Organisation. The training body, representing …

Public sector workers are being priced out of living and working in Wandsworth, according to a report. The research by Battersea and Wandsworth TUC, which is published today, claims that …

The long hours work culture among UK managers is on the wane, according to research. A survey of 1,200 managers by Ceridian Performance Partners and Management Today, reveals that the …

City University’s HR team managed to restore full operations just two days after a fire almost completely destroyed the department. The department was situated two floors below where Monday night’s …