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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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    Succession planning: driving success in gender diversity

    by Brett Moffatt 24 Sep 2018
    by Brett Moffatt 24 Sep 2018

    Poor succession planning for leadership positions could be contributing to the limited progress in achieving gender balance. Brett Moffatt explains...

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    JLR week reduced as Mini plant schedules one-month post-Brexit closure

    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Sep 2018
    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Sep 2018

    Around 1,000 Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) manufacturing staff are to have their working week reduced from five days to three,...

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    • HR software
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    Technology to drive gig-style working for Tesco staff

    by Rob Moss 8 May 2018
    by Rob Moss 8 May 2018

    Tesco is implementing new technology that could see its employees working with levels of flexibility more associated with gig economy...

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    Why robots should ‘report to’ HR

    by Rob Mettler 8 Jan 2018
    by Rob Mettler 8 Jan 2018

    As artificial intelligence in the workplace evolves, shouldn't HR be taking more responsibility for developments?

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    How will millennial managers shape the future?

    by Jose Carvalho 6 Dec 2017
    by Jose Carvalho 6 Dec 2017

    Millennial employees now dominate the workforce, and it won’t be long before they’re running those same organisations. So what can...

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    • Benefits
    • National living wage

    Good work or bad? Reaction to the Taylor Review

    by Rob Moss 11 Jul 2017
    by Rob Moss 11 Jul 2017

    Any much-anticipated report is likely to divide opinion, and the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices is no different. Rob...

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    Robots vs humans? AI and the future of the workplace

    by Gareth Stokes 22 Nov 2016
    by Gareth Stokes 22 Nov 2016

    As more work becomes automated, jobs will be lost but also created. How can HR respond to the changes in...

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    Brexit: practical five-point checklist for employers

    by Qian Mou 5 Sep 2016
    by Qian Mou 5 Sep 2016

    As Theresa May rejects the idea of a points-based immigration scheme for EU workers, employers continue to face uncertainty as...

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    Sports Direct’s business model treats workers like commodities and “without dignity”

    by Rob Moss 22 Jul 2016
    by Rob Moss 22 Jul 2016

    Sports Direct is founded on a business model that enables the majority of workers to be treated “without dignity or...

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    HR’s role in building vital infrastructure skills

    by Paul McCormick 24 May 2016
    by Paul McCormick 24 May 2016

    The Government announced ambitious plans to invest almost £500 billion in improving the UK’s infrastructure at the last budget. But...

    • Gig economy
    • HR strategy
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    Keeping track of skills in a contingent workforce

    by Cath Everett 2 Feb 2016
    by Cath Everett 2 Feb 2016

    As organisations increasingly rely on self-employed contractors or other forms of contingent labour, how can they account for these skills...

    • HR software
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    • Workforce planning

    Sandwich chain EAT gets a taste for workforce planning

    by Cath Everett 16 Nov 2015
    by Cath Everett 16 Nov 2015

    Workforce planning in a fast-moving sandwich chain is as much of a challenge as ensuring enough food is available at...

    • Automation
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    • HR Technology

    Artificial intelligence: HR’s role in the robot takeover

    by Cath Everett 8 Oct 2015
    by Cath Everett 8 Oct 2015

    As research predict that as many as one-third of roles could be taken over by technology, how does this change...

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    Why are recruitment agencies being made the NHS’s scapegoat?

    by Kevin Green 9 Jun 2015
    by Kevin Green 9 Jun 2015

    After last week’s clampdown on recruitment agencies supplying the NHS with doctors and nurses, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s chief...

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    • HR strategy
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    Think more like a start-up to embrace digital, says Accenture

    by Cath Everett 4 Jun 2015
    by Cath Everett 4 Jun 2015

    The race to embrace digital is well underway, but many leaders struggle to know where to start. A new report...

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