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.
With the announcement of Geoff Armstrong’s retirement coming hard on the heels of Duncan Brown’s departure (Personneltoday.com, 12 April), am...
UK businesses face huge staff turnover problems as links between employees and employers break down, a report has revealed.The report,...
A report has revealed that UK intensive care units for new-born babies are understaffed by more than a third and...
The second annual Work Wise Week takes place in May, and encourages firms to embrace flexible working initiatives. Staff and...
Is occupational rehabilitation effective in reducing the length of long-term sickness absence? New research by Angela Higgins sheds some light on themes raised in this month's Special Report.
Outsourcing training and learning & development services is becoming ever more popular among larger organisations. Where does this leave internal training departments?
Less than half of UK organisations are preparing for business disruption, despite fears of upheaval caused by extreme weather conditions...
NHS Employers workforce productivity conference, 13 March, Novotel, London: Clare Chapman, new director-general of workforce at the NHS, sets out...
The number of people working in the NHS fell by 11,000 in the last quarter of 2006, official figures have...
Construction union Ucatt has called on the government to use only direct employed labour for the Olympics rather than subcontractors...
The number of female senior managers working in major UK businesses has fallen sharply by more than 40% in the...
Thousands of retail workers are celebrating after the Scottish Parliament backed a Bill to ban large stores opening their doors...
Eight in 10 UK employees work almost one extra day per month in overtime without pay, according to a survey....
The government, NHS Employers and unions have committed to joint working by agreeing to sign up to a partnership agreement....
The CBI and TUC have joined forces to promote flexible working as a way of helping the UK economy and...
