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.
Personnel Today Awards 2020: HR Team of the Year shortlist
The Personnel Today Awards winners will be announced on Thursday. Our final shortlist spotlight centres on the teams in the...
Ban on care staff moving between workplaces proposed
Agency workers in the care sector will be banned from moving between care homes under new government proposals to reduce...
Building skills the top priority for HR leaders in 2021
Gartner study also finds a lack of diversity is undermining confidence and trust in leadership.
‘Zoom fatigue’ is a thing, study shows
Employees are often ill-equipped to work at home and find it difficult to switch off. The result could be poor health and lower productivity, warns study.
How does HR navigate new workplace norms? (webinar)
ON-DEMAND | Everyone’s referring to ‘the new normal’ but what do we actually mean and what are the practical implications for HR?
Job losses reach record high despite summer reopenings
Redundancies hit a new record high in the late summer and early autumn despite the easing of lockdown measures, new...
Tech and transport leaders join Personnel Today webinar panel
Directors from First Group and Synamedia are to join the panel for our upcoming webinar, “How does HR navigate new workplace norms?”
Farmers need clarity on ‘vital’ seasonal worker recruitment
The agriculture sector urgently needs clarity on how it will be able to recruit seasonal workers from overseas next year,...
‘Snap out of it and prepare for new immigration rules’ firms warned
Employers need to ‘snap out’ of their complacency and start preparing for the points-based immigration system, a specialist has warned...
WEF: Half of all work tasks to be automated
Half of all work tasks will be handled by machines by 2025 – but inequality will worsen as a result...
Quarter of employers do nothing to improve top-level diversity
A quarter of employers (24%) make no effort to attract and recruit more diverse candidates for top-level jobs.
That is...
Looking beyond Brexit: is your organisation ready? (webinar)
As we near the closing stages of the transition period, and the end of free movement between the EU and...
Redundancies vs reduced hours: Juggling workloads through coronavirus
As furlough fades and redundancies rise, Jonny Gifford examines how workloads differ across the labour market and suggests how reducing...
The next ethical dilemma: do we pay back furlough?
Firms like Asos, Taylor Wimpey, Ikea are repaying furlough money, while others, such as Primark and Rightmove, say they will not take up the job retention bonus. What's their motivation?
How should vulnerable workers feature in return to work risk assessments?
BAME people and individuals with obesity are at greater risk from Covid-19. How can they be protected in the workplace?
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