Business performance
House of Fraser to close half its stores
One of the UK's leading department stores, House of Fraser, is to close in 31 of its 59 locations including its flagship shop on London’s Oxford Street...
Why applying for business awards is worth the effort
PROMOTED|If only there were 25 hours in a day. Faced with competing priorities and with resources often stretched, applying for an award is rarely at the top of any business owner’s agenda – too often we simply don’t have enough time.
Should HR own customer experience?
Is it time for organisations to face up to the difficult question of who owns customer experience? Where should HR...
Finance and HR: It’s time to collaborate
HR and finance are used to operating in silos, but marrying the two functions can bring major benefits to businesses....
Employer insolvency: What lessons can be learned from Jaeger’s woes?
Jaeger’s problems are the latest warning for employers to know their duties to staff in cases of employer insolvency. Chris...
Should every weekend be a long weekend?
With spring’s four bank holidays fast approaching, it’s easy to get used to the concept of the long weekend. Roisin...
Is legislation the answer to fat cat bonuses and poor corporate governance?
With employee representation off the agenda, should the Government bring in new corporate governance regulations to make executive pay fairer...
Theresa May promises worker representatives on boards
The UK’s next prime minister Theresa May has vowed to put worker representatives on boards of major companies and to...
National living wage will affect half of employers
More than half (54%) of UK employers say the national living wage will have an effect on the paybill, with the retail sector most severely affected.
ROI for e-learning: Six tactics for success
Understanding how to measure and communicate the return on investment (ROI) of an e-learning is key to ensuring a robust...
Is too much focus on employee engagement becoming a burden?
Employee engagement is a key performance metric for thousands of organisations. But could too high a focus on whether or...
CIPD Manchester 2014: changing perspectives
Key lessons for employers to take away from last week's CIPD annual conference in Manchester highlighted by Martin Couzins...
Closer collaboration between HR and finance gets results
The relationship between HR and finance has become a lot closer and more collaborative over the past three years, according...
“Appraisals don’t work,” says former BBC HR director Lucy Adams
Lucy Adams, the former HR director of the BBC, has slammed the annual appraisal process, claiming they don’t work and...
Pay awards remain stuck at 2%
Pay awards in the UK remained at 2% in the second quarter of the year, according to pay analysis from...
