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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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    Offensive behaviour: what to do when office banter has gone beyond a joke

    by Personnel Today 24 Sep 2007
    by Personnel Today 24 Sep 2007

    Have you heard the one about the gay Welshman, the transgender taxi driver, and the psychiatric patient? Well you might...

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    Sir Gerry Robinson calls on human resources to speed up redundancy processes

    by Louisa Peacock 20 Sep 2007
    by Louisa Peacock 20 Sep 2007

    Human resources professionals should be more “brisk” when it comes to making redundancies, according to a leading management guru.Speaking at...

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    Exam watchdog QCA criticised over poor relocation plans

    by Gareth Vorster 4 Sep 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 4 Sep 2007

    The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) has criticised the UK’s exam watchdog over its poor business planning and industrial...

    • HR practice
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    These are officially ‘The Best Places to Work in HR’

    by Personnel Today 3 Sep 2007
    by Personnel Today 3 Sep 2007

    Personnel Today’s new Best Places to Work in HR Awards, in association with Courtenay HR, are the first awards to...

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    New ‘thank-you’ bank holiday in November is branded pointless by CBI

    by Gareth Vorster 3 Sep 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 3 Sep 2007

    THANKS, BUT NO THANKS… The suggestion of creating a ‘thank you’ bank holiday has been branded as pointless by workaholics...

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    Government Pathways to Work scheme to be rolled out across the UK

    by Nic Paton 30 Aug 2007
    by Nic Paton 30 Aug 2007

    The government is to roll out its Pathways to Work scheme across the country as part of its welfare reform...

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    Employers that operate an inclusive culture are more successful in attracting a diverse workforce

    by Personnel Today 16 Jul 2007
    by Personnel Today 16 Jul 2007

    So chief executives and top teams continue to demand the business case for the positive adoption of gender diversity before...

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    • Workforce planning

    How to: job hop

    by Scott Beagrie 10 Jul 2007
    by Scott Beagrie 10 Jul 2007

    Why is it important?The days when being on a progressive career path meant staying at the same company for life...

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    Pilots go online to vent anger after airline industry denies fatigue is a problem following BBC investigation

    by Greg Pitcher 2 Jul 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 2 Jul 2007

    Pilots have poured scorn on claims by the industry’s em­­ployer group that their shift patterns are safe, after a BBC...

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    Flexible working survey from Orange highlights big business concerns over informal policies

    by Louisa Peacock 2 Jul 2007
    by Louisa Peacock 2 Jul 2007

    In a survey on flexible working by communications giant Orange, leading businesses have warned other companies offering informal flexible working...

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    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Orange outlines flexible working challenges as one-quarter of flexible workers admit to no formal agreement

    by Gareth Vorster 27 Jun 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 27 Jun 2007

    With one-third of staff working non-standard hours, another survey points to the challenges faced by UK employers in dealing with...

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    Vocational rehabilitation standards for return-to-work specialists launched

    by Noel O'Reilly 21 Jun 2007
    by Noel O'Reilly 21 Jun 2007

    New standards of practice for vocational rehabilitation practitioners [return-to-work specialists] aim to ensure those providing services are of a high...

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    Grab it while you can – don’t let top talent slip through your fingers: recruitment, retention and staff turnover

    by Kirstie Redford 18 Jun 2007
    by Kirstie Redford 18 Jun 2007

    Employers are not planning for future skills needs in their organisation, concludes the latest survey on recruitment, retention and staff...

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    Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development recruitment, retention and turnover survey finds employers struggle to keep staff

    by Mike Berry 11 Jun 2007
    by Mike Berry 11 Jun 2007

    There has been a significant rise in the number of organisations struggling to retain their staff over the past year,...

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    Accord Energy, the energy trading arm of Centrica, loses five senior executives

    by Greg Pitcher 7 Jun 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 7 Jun 2007

    Utility giant Centrica is recoiling after its energy trading arm Accord Energy lost five senior executives – a fifth of...

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