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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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    • Manufacturing

    Nissan plant in Barcelona to close as Sunderland stays safe

    by Rob Moss 29 May 2020
    by Rob Moss 29 May 2020

    Hundreds of Spanish Nissan workers have burnt tyres outside a factory that the Japanese car maker has announced is to...

    • Coronavirus
    • Latest News
    • Business continuity

    Reboot your company culture for the socially distanced workplace

    by Phil Chambers 29 May 2020
    by Phil Chambers 29 May 2020

    Getting culture right as lockdown eases will see businesses retain employees. Get it wrong and they will risk losing valued people.

    • China
    • Right to work
    • Expatriates

    Global mobility leaders: ‘Your country needs YOU’

    by Julia Onslow-Cole 28 Apr 2020
    by Julia Onslow-Cole 28 Apr 2020

    One of the best known images of the First World War is the commanding face of Lord Kitchener, his finger...

    • Coronavirus
    • Business continuity
    • Latest News

    ‘Household, we have a problem’: Learning to work at home

    by Binna Kandola 14 Apr 2020
    by Binna Kandola 14 Apr 2020

    When working from home, how can we minimise the irritations of the 'capsule environment'?

    • Coronavirus
    • Latest News
    • Business continuity

    We’re living in capsules now, but let’s take the positives

    by Binna Kandola 6 Apr 2020
    by Binna Kandola 6 Apr 2020

    We can compare our current experience to those of scientists stationed in the polar regions - yes, really.

    • Stress
    • Coronavirus
    • Latest News

    How can essential employers cope with increased demand on HR?

    by Ed Hussey 3 Apr 2020
    by Ed Hussey 3 Apr 2020

    With so much focus on furlough and emergency support for struggling employers during the coronavirus crisis, what about those organisations...

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    • Employee relations

    Coronavirus: What employers need to know (webinar)

    by Personnel Today 19 Mar 2020
    by Personnel Today 19 Mar 2020

    ON-DEMAND | As the true impact of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic becomes apparent, employers are facing...

    • Coronavirus
    • Manufacturing
    • Latest News

    Coronavirus: Vauxhall to shut plants

    by Jo Faragher 17 Mar 2020
    by Jo Faragher 17 Mar 2020

    Car manufacturer Vauxhall will close its Ellesmere Port plant for 10 days from today (17 March) over coronavirus fears.
    The...

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    • Skills shortages
    • Talent management

    Talent shortage worst since 2008, says recruiter

    by Jo Faragher 3 Feb 2020
    by Jo Faragher 3 Feb 2020

    Almost a quarter of employers in the UK are unable to find the talent they need.

    • Corporate governance
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    ‘Lack of leadership talent holding back large businesses’

    by Adam McCulloch 16 Jan 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 16 Jan 2020

    Leadership instability is blighting many top businesses, with a large minority of HR chiefs reporting difficulties in developing effective senior leaders.

    • Latest News
    • Executive recruitment
    • Workforce planning

    Is succession planning an outdated concept?

    by Miecha Ranea Forbes 7 Jan 2020
    by Miecha Ranea Forbes 7 Jan 2020

    Succession planning often focuses on key leaders in the organisation. But in a changing business environment, planning for the future...

    • Latest News
    • Employment contracts
    • Flexible working

    How easy is it to implement a four-day week?

    by Jo Faragher 11 Nov 2019
    by Jo Faragher 11 Nov 2019

    If the four-day week is to be a realistic option for businesses, work needs to be done on how it can be made to suit companies of different sizes.

    • Latest News
    • HR transformation
    • HR practice

    UNLEASH 2019: HR’s role will involve continuous learning and collaboration

    by Ashleigh Webber 24 Oct 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 24 Oct 2019

    HR’s future role will involve creating a culture of continuous learning and cross-functional collaboration, UNLEASH delegates are told.

    • Education
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    • Public sector

    Union doubtful over government figures on teachers’ hours

    by Adam McCulloch 11 Oct 2019
    by Adam McCulloch 11 Oct 2019

    Teachers' working hours have fallen by five hours per week over the past three years, according to government figures. But the main education union disagrees

    • Zero hours
    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
    • Latest News

    Businesses may need to compensate workers facing cancelled shifts

    by Rob Moss 19 Jul 2019
    by Rob Moss 19 Jul 2019

    The government has announced new proposals of compensation for workers when their shift is cancelled at short notice

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