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Workforce planning

Workforce planning, also commonly known as “succession planning” is the process whereby employers ensure that it has enough people with the right skills and leadership potential to step into business-critical positions at the right time.


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    Unpaid overtime makes unlikely bedfellows of finance and garage workers

    by Louisa Peacock 2 Mar 2009
    by Louisa Peacock 2 Mar 2009

    Finance staff and garage workers are among those doing the most unpaid overtime hours during the recession, the TUC has...

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    Heyday retirement age case unlikely to be resolved by ECJ, warns expert

    by Louisa Peacock 26 Feb 2009
    by Louisa Peacock 26 Feb 2009

    An estimated 800 cases are awaiting the final Heyday decision on whether employers can lawfully force people to retire at...

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    • Agency workers

    Friday Podcast: Agency workers at BMW, Public sector pay freezes, and indirect discrimination warning

    by Rob Moss 23 Feb 2009
    by Rob Moss 23 Feb 2009

    HR news and analysis including: HR experts have warned of damage to reputation and following redundancies at BMW failure by...

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    Debt collection: the school of hard knocks

    by Virginia Matthews 18 Feb 2009
    by Virginia Matthews 18 Feb 2009

    Debt collection is a booming industry in this recession-gripped economy, but HR has its work cut out improving the brutal image of the sector, recruiting the right people and training staff to comply with government calls for a more compassionate approach to debtors.

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    Service is Paramount for restaurant chain HR chief

    by Lindsay Clark 6 Feb 2009
    by Lindsay Clark 6 Feb 2009

    Snowed-in HR director Lesley Cotton got up at 6am last Monday to ensure her business ran smoothly through the Arctic...

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    Early retirements could hit productivity as experienced staff threaten to walk

    by Guy Logan 4 Feb 2009
    by Guy Logan 4 Feb 2009

    EXCLUSIVE Experienced staff approaching retirement are threatening to bow out of work early as bonuses and pay increases look unlikely...

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    Snow joke if ‘scrooge’ employers dock pay and holidays warns TUC

    by Louisa Peacock 4 Feb 2009
    by Louisa Peacock 4 Feb 2009

    Snowed-in workers should not be forced to take holiday by “scrooge” employers because they’ve been kept away from work over...

    • Change management
    • Employment law
    • HR practice

    Redundancy: top 10 alternatives

    by Nick Martindale 3 Feb 2009
    by Nick Martindale 3 Feb 2009

    Job losses continue to dominate the headlines as businesses scrabble to save money, but new research from the Chartered Institute...

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    Infohrm academy introduces new workshop on Workforce Reporting

    by Personnel Today 15 Jan 2009
    by Personnel Today 15 Jan 2009

    Infohrm, global leader in workforce planning, reporting, and analytics solutions, have intoroduced a new workshop on Workforce Reporting in London.Analysts who...

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    WorkPlace Systems launches new Task Management Application at NRF

    by Personnel Today 15 Jan 2009
    by Personnel Today 15 Jan 2009

    WorkPlace Systems, a leading provider of Retail Workforce Management software and consulting solutions announces the launch of its new web based...

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    TUC welcomes StaffShare secondment plan

    by Mike Berry 5 Jan 2009
    by Mike Berry 5 Jan 2009

    A new service which enables organisations to sell the time of their staff has been welcomed by the TUC.StaffShare allows organisations...

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    ‘Scrooge’ solicitor’s Christmas sack suggestion provokes fury

    by Greg Pitcher 17 Nov 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 17 Nov 2008

    A legal expert has provoked fury by advising employers to make redundancies on Christmas Eve.Mark Bestley, partner at Cheshire law...

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    Short-time working: legal Q&A

    by Huw Cooke 13 Nov 2008
    by Huw Cooke 13 Nov 2008

    In today’s climate, many employers are looking to cut costs without actually making redundancies. A short-term solution worth considering is...

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    Winners soon to be announced for Infohrm Partnership awards

    by Personnel Today 6 Nov 2008
    by Personnel Today 6 Nov 2008

    The Infohrm Partnership Awards were established to recognise those members of the Infohrm Programme that have made significant contributions and...

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    One in five firms unprepared for the economic downturn

    by Personnel Today 29 Oct 2008
    by Personnel Today 29 Oct 2008

    One in five UK companies had made no contingency plans ahead of the current financial crisis for managing their workforce...

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