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The trend for bringing in outside caterers is banishing the traditional image of the workplace canteen. So if it’s lunchtime and sausage, chips and beans are on the menu then …
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• I don’t believe anyone is important enough to feel unable to take time off. There must be people capable of cover of some sort, if only for a day.When …
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• Rather than resisting increasing mobility, HR can help by developing relationships and joint ventures within the mobile workforce. These include employees, contractors, interim managers, consultants and employment agencies.• A …
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Most people who apply to tribunals have lost their job. The last thing we should do is to price the tribunals out of the reach of genuinely aggrieved former employees.The …
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So far we’ve resisted the lure of the international, but just to show that Personnel Today retains a global perspective it is time to draw attention to International Association for …
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Employers are taking up the challenge to tackle workplace ageism in response to the Government’s deadline for them to get their act together in a year.The CBI has hard evidence …
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Local authorities’ lack of flexibility is pushing staff into taking early retirement.Research published this week shows that of those retiring early from the sector, large numbers said they would return …
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Soaring summer temperatures mean employers have to deal with low productivity, additional stress and increased absenteeism.And as the weather gets hotter, indoor workers can suffer from poor concentration and be …
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A landmark case which could dictate how much freedom an employer will have to choose the union it wants to recognise has gone to the regulator. It is one of …
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One-third of employers have had to deal with staff leaking confidential information to outsiders using their computer, according to a survey into cybercrime.IT security specialist Integralis found that out of …
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Unions are calling on public-sector employers to invest in their staff in the wake of the Government’s £43bn boost to public spending.Unison general secretary Rodney Bickerstaffe described the extra money …
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An increase in costs to prevent people taking frivolous cases to employment tribunals has wide support among personnel professionals, judging by letters received by Personnel Today.We have received an unprecedented …
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The Industrial Society launches major research this week warning of the arrival of a powerful group of free workers, capable of holding employers to ransom.Free workers, it says, have the …
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Private-sector companies have fallen behind public service organisations in producing written policies on how to respond to disability discrimination laws.Research on how companies have implemented the Disability Discrimination Act found …