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The Government has announced a belated series of measures to tackle employers’ complaints about the New Deal. The shake-up of the scheme, announced by employment minister Tessa Jowell last week, …
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Employers have been told to brace themselves for a rash of compensation claims for stress, following two cases of six-figure pay-outs in two days. Worcestershire County Council paid out a …
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Almost half of HR departments believe they are suffering from skill shortages, Personnel Today’s quarterly survey of readers has revealed. One in 10 said the dearth of skills among their …
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Employers are delaying improvements to their own pension schemes due to uncertainty about Government plans for stakeholder pensions. Companies want more details on how staff membership affects existing arrangements. A …
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So let’s say your company is convinced and it’s time to dip that toe. What follows is a guide to the technical aspects of creating an e-commerce site, from registering …
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Pay deals down New figures on pay deals suggest the Chancellor’s call for pay restraint in October last year has been heeded by employers. Figures covering 1999 and early 2000 …
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• Almost half of HR professionals expect labour turnover to rise in their organisation over the coming year. Only one in eight expect it to fall. Employers in banking and …
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Women-friendly rules have failed to force flexible work issue, say readers • New family-friendly legislation has had little impact on the priority given to flexible working, job sharing and …
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Studying need not break chain of causation Khanum v IBC Vehicles Employment Lawyer 34, EAT • Khanum was dismissed in December 1996 and in October 1997, having been unable to …
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If the UK is to remain a major independent economic and political power in the new century, and if living standards are to be enhanced, it is crucial Britain develops …
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• Is ‘being funny’ one of your core competencies for senior managers? I thought not. So beware them casually asking about this latest management training course. The comedy club chain …
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What were the most important books for HR professionals in the last millennium? Stephen Overell spoke to a range of key figures in the industry to compile a near-definitive listIdentifying …
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Conferences on culture changes, appraising outsourcing, mentoring, meetings on incentives… it’s all in a week’s work for an HR director. By Paul Simpson Monday 8am The weekend’s haul of e-mails …
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Many employers take the view that there is little or nothing they can realistically do to protect their businesses from a departing employee who may compete with them once they …
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Health and safety at work legislation extends beyond the obvious dangers to include threats by colleagues It is automatically unfair to dismiss an employee who refuses to work where there …