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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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    Dissatisfaction with leaders but no ‘great resignation’ finds global study

    by Adam McCulloch 2 Sep 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 2 Sep 2021

    Satisfaction with leadership is low and there is an increasing disconnect with employees with only a third of non-managers feeling they are getting due recognition.

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    ITV to reduce London office space with hybrid working plan

    by Adam McCulloch 25 Jun 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 25 Jun 2021

    Companies firm up hybrid working plans as July unlocking nears.

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    NHS staff shortages ‘biggest driver of burnout’

    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Jun 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Jun 2021

    Health authorities should publish transparent accounts of staff shortages to help address resourcing problems, MPs have said.

    • Hybrid working
    • Offices
    • Legal sector

    Wellbeing is for leaders too: HR and the ‘hokey cokey’ office

    by Adam McCulloch 13 May 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 13 May 2021

    Leaders' own wellbeing is crucial if the right decisions are to be made in HR as the hybrid working era gets under way.

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    Writing a hybrid working policy: a guide for HR

    by Stephen Simpson 12 May 2021
    by Stephen Simpson 12 May 2021

    What should HR professionals consider when writing their hybrid working policy? How should it be structured and what can it contain?

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    • Global mobility
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    Pick for Britain campaign fails to bear fruit

    by Adam McCulloch 19 Apr 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 19 Apr 2021

    Campaign failed to provide enough domestic workers to fill in for missing seasonal labour from abroad.

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    Financial services workers call for flexibility

    by Jo Faragher 7 Apr 2021
    by Jo Faragher 7 Apr 2021

    More than half of employees in financial services would like to see changes to their working week post-Covid, according to a survey.

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    IR35 changes take effect in private sector

    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Apr 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Apr 2021

    Changes to the off-payroll working rules – known as IR35 – take effect in the private sector today.

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    Spain to trial four-day working week

    by Jo Faragher 17 Mar 2021
    by Jo Faragher 17 Mar 2021

    The Spanish government has agreed to trial a four-day working week for companies interested in the idea.

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    Lastminute.com: How communication helped the switch to remote working

    by Jo Faragher 15 Mar 2021
    by Jo Faragher 15 Mar 2021

    Lastminute.com has made use of Workplace by Facebook for a number of communication initiatives.

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    Could a blockchain health record help HR handle the pandemic?

    by Jo Faragher 15 Mar 2021
    by Jo Faragher 15 Mar 2021

    There could be a need for employees to share health credentials once the pandemic recedes. IBM is one of the companies developing secure ‘health passports’. 

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    Unemployment may be ‘close to peak’, says CIPD

    by Jo Faragher 22 Feb 2021
    by Jo Faragher 22 Feb 2021

    More than half of employers plan to hire new staff over the next three months, according to the latest Labour Market Outlook from the CIPD.

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    HR can redefine what productivity means

    by Martin Lindstrom 21 Jan 2021
    by Martin Lindstrom 21 Jan 2021

    Being productive at work in many organisations means how many video calls you’ve attended. But as we move forward into...

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    A fifth of workers feel employer prepared for hybrid working

    by Jo Faragher 20 Jan 2021
    by Jo Faragher 20 Jan 2021

    Only one in five workers feels that their employer is prepared to support a more hybrid working model, combining home...

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    Change to visa concessions may have scuppered new year hiring

    by Ashleigh Webber 7 Jan 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 7 Jan 2021

    A recent change to Covid-19-related concessions for work visa applicants may have prevented some firms from hiring overseas workers from...

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