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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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    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.

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    ‘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.

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    • Executive recruitment
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    Is succession planning an outdated concept?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...

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    • 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.

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    • HR practice
    • HR transformation

    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.

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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
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    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

    • Police
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    Police lack resources to do their job, ex-chiefs warn

    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Jul 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Jul 2019

    Police resources have been “drained to dangerously low levels”, contributing to feelings of “lawlessness” in some areas of Britain, five...

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    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    How tackling hesitancy could solve the gender diversity challenge

    by Sue Jefferson 4 Jul 2019
    by Sue Jefferson 4 Jul 2019

    The launch of the government’s Gender Equality Roadmap this week re-emphasised the role employers have in in reducing the inequality...

    • Right to work
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    • Global mobility

    Immigration rules on same-sex partners remain tough

    by Jo Faragher 24 May 2019
    by Jo Faragher 24 May 2019

    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.

    • Brexit
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    • Evidence-based management

    Brexit bringing out the best in strategic HR planning, says survey

    by Jo Faragher 16 Apr 2019
    by Jo Faragher 16 Apr 2019

    HR functions are taking a long-term, strategic approach to growing the value of their people – and the challenges of...

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    • HR strategy
    • Labour market

    How to draw up a blueprint for workforce planning

    by Simon Blockley 28 Mar 2019
    by Simon Blockley 28 Mar 2019

    Workforce planning in today’s chaotic labour market may feel like an uphill struggle, but a methodological approach to sourcing talent...

    • Automation
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    • Human capital

    Strategic workforce planning is a necessity, not a ‘nice to have’

    by Kate Parker 20 Mar 2019
    by Kate Parker 20 Mar 2019

    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

    • Canada
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Shared parental leave

    Men’s parental leave is key to women’s progression

    by Lauren Touré 8 Mar 2019
    by Lauren Touré 8 Mar 2019

    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.

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    City of London to boost allure for firms with large-scale green plan

    by Adam McCulloch 5 Nov 2018
    by Adam McCulloch 5 Nov 2018

    Workers and companies in the City of London are to benefit from plans to improve office space flexibility, air quality...

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