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.
Leadership instability is blighting many top businesses, with a large minority of HR chiefs reporting difficulties in developing effective senior leaders.
Succession planning often focuses on key leaders in the organisation. But in a changing business environment, planning for the future...
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.
HR’s future role will involve creating a culture of continuous learning and cross-functional collaboration, UNLEASH delegates are told.
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
The government has announced new proposals of compensation for workers when their shift is cancelled at short notice
Police resources have been “drained to dangerously low levels”, contributing to feelings of “lawlessness” in some areas of Britain, five...
The launch of the government’s Gender Equality Roadmap this week re-emphasised the role employers have in in reducing the inequality...
Only a third of countries allow same-sex spouses to qualify as dependents on immigration applications, while just 30% allow same-sex partners this qualification.
HR functions are taking a long-term, strategic approach to growing the value of their people – and the challenges of...
Workforce planning in today’s chaotic labour market may feel like an uphill struggle, but a methodological approach to sourcing talent...
With automation likely to see many jobs displaced in the near future, employers need to prepare now to find areas where workers' existing and emerging skills will be needed
On International Women’s Day, Lauren Touré looks at how encouraging men to share parental responsibilities can have a profound effect on female career progression.
Workers and companies in the City of London are to benefit from plans to improve office space flexibility, air quality...
Poor succession planning for leadership positions could be contributing to the limited progress in achieving gender balance. Brett Moffatt explains...
