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• News that the TUC is in discussion with the Dome organisers to rent the much-maligned exhibition for the International Day of the Worker on 1 May is a bit …
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Risk-taking, creativity and humour – just a few of the criterion RADs judges looked for among this year’s 700 entries A mixed bag of the amazing and the mediocre – …
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Your services can now be accessed by customers around the world. But make sure you stay one step ahead of the cybercriminals. By Isabel ChoatBefore you rush headlong in to …
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False’ advice reveals race risks The Government has conceded that recent laws on employing foreign nationals can be used as a cover for race discrimination. The admission comes as Unison …
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Expectant mothers could claim sex discrimination if companies do not meet their health and safety needs Most employers appreciate they must not discriminate against pregnant employees. However, few realise the …
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With the rise of the compensatory limit from £12,000 to £50,000 for dismissals on or after 25 October 1999, potential liability for unfair dismissal has become a serious business issue …
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Taylor v Commissioners of Inland Revenue IDS Brief 649, EAT • Taylor was a valuation executive and whilst on maternity leave was graded 4 in an appraisal. This meant she …
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• Paul Kearns’ column (7 December), although provocative in tone, lacks substance. His claim that the IPD has only recently recognised the importance of relating the professional body of knowledge …
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David Blunkett has launched a training scheme aimed at countering employers’ fears that newly-skilled staff will be poached. The Secretary of State for Education and Employment last week announced that …
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• The rise in UK interest rates by a quarter of a point to 5.75 per cent last week, which the City had been expecting, immediately caused mortgage lenders to …
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Human resources departments have failed to enhance their strategic role in organisations in the past decade. The finding, in research by one of the UK’s leading management schools, is a …
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The Government is to fast-track visa applications for foreign e-commerce specialists in an effort to help firms beat a chronic skills shortage in the sector. New proposals on work permits, …
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Firms can access a one-stop shop to check whether job candidates are lying about qualifications on their CVs under a new scheme launched today. The Higher Education Statistics Agency has …
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Civil Service HR policies are to be radically revamped after the Government published a far-reaching modernisation programme. The controversial performance-related pay scheme will be extended but the Government has calmed …
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Government plans to introduce 360-degree feedback for all senior civil servants in an effort to improve leadership could backfire, experts have warned. The proposal is contained in a wholesale reform …