Personnel Today
  • Home
    • All PT content
  • Email sign-up
  • Topics
    • HR Practice
    • Employee relations
    • Learning & training
    • Pay & benefits
    • Wellbeing
    • Recruitment & retention
    • HR strategy
    • HR Tech
    • The HR profession
    • Global
    • All HR topics
  • Legal
    • Case law
    • Commentary
    • Flexible working
    • Legal timetable
    • Maternity & paternity
    • Shared parental leave
    • Redundancy
    • TUPE
    • Disciplinary and grievances
    • Employer’s guides
  • AWARDS
    • Personnel Today Awards
    • The RAD Awards
  • Jobs
    • Find a job
    • Jobs by email
    • Careers advice
    • Post a job
  • Brightmine
    • Learn more
    • Products
    • Free trial
    • Request a quote
  • Webinars
  • Advertise
  • OHW+

Personnel Today

Register
Log in
Personnel Today
  • Home
    • All PT content
  • Email sign-up
  • Topics
    • HR Practice
    • Employee relations
    • Learning & training
    • Pay & benefits
    • Wellbeing
    • Recruitment & retention
    • HR strategy
    • HR Tech
    • The HR profession
    • Global
    • All HR topics
  • Legal
    • Case law
    • Commentary
    • Flexible working
    • Legal timetable
    • Maternity & paternity
    • Shared parental leave
    • Redundancy
    • TUPE
    • Disciplinary and grievances
    • Employer’s guides
  • AWARDS
    • Personnel Today Awards
    • The RAD Awards
  • Jobs
    • Find a job
    • Jobs by email
    • Careers advice
    • Post a job
  • Brightmine
    • Learn more
    • Products
    • Free trial
    • Request a quote
  • Webinars
  • Advertise
  • OHW+

Author

John Eccleston

John Eccleston

    • Vexatious claims
    • Employment law
    • Latest News

    Osborne hints at no-fault dismissals for small businesses

    by John Eccleston 7 Mar 2012
    by John Eccleston 7 Mar 2012

    Chancellor George Osborne has suggested that compensated no-fault dismissals could be introduced for what he called “the smallest businesses” in...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • France
    • Latest News

    Europe moves closer to boardroom diversity quotas

    by John Eccleston 6 Mar 2012
    by John Eccleston 6 Mar 2012

    A European consultation has begun that could result in the introduction of compulsory quotas for the numbers of women appointed...

    • Recruitment & retention
    • The HR profession

    HR needs to raise the bar on recruitment, says report

    by John Eccleston 1 Mar 2012
    by John Eccleston 1 Mar 2012

    There is a need to raise the bar in HR recruitment to avoid the “lottery” that currently exists in finding...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • Learning & development

    Government removes benefits sanctions from work experience scheme

    by John Eccleston 29 Feb 2012
    by John Eccleston 29 Feb 2012

    The Government has removed the threat of participants on its work experience scheme having their benefits taken away if they...

    • Apprenticeships
    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
    • Latest News

    Minister reveals plans to improve apprenticeships

    by John Eccleston 27 Feb 2012
    by John Eccleston 27 Feb 2012

    Skills minister John Hayes has further outlined government plans to improve the quality of apprenticeships.In a statement to the House of...

    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits
    • Pay settlements

    Pay rises highest since 2008

    by John Eccleston 24 Feb 2012
    by John Eccleston 24 Feb 2012

    Employees are enjoying the highest pay rises seen since December 2008, according to research published today.Data from the XpertHR February...

    • Employment law
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Osborne ‘considering relaxation of employment protection laws’

    by John Eccleston 23 Feb 2012
    by John Eccleston 23 Feb 2012

    Chancellor George Osborne is reported to be considering a relaxation of employment protection legislation in order to stimulate business growth,...

    • Employment law
    • Unfair dismissal

    Government publishes draft increase in unfair dismissal qualifying period

    by John Eccleston 14 Feb 2012
    by John Eccleston 14 Feb 2012

    The Government has published draft legislation detailing the increase in the qualifying period for unfair dismissal from one year to...

    • The HR profession

    HR continuing to grow in influence and effectiveness

    by John Eccleston 14 Feb 2012
    by John Eccleston 14 Feb 2012

    Amid continuing challenges and cost cutting, particularly within the public sector, HR has grown in influence and effectiveness within organisations,...

    • Employee relations

    Employers frown on workplace relationships, says survey

    by John Eccleston 14 Feb 2012
    by John Eccleston 14 Feb 2012

    One-third of employers say that they have prohibited relationships between managers and subordinates, according to preview findings from the 2012...

    • CIPD
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    CIPD warns of most difficult labour market since recession

    by John Eccleston 13 Feb 2012
    by John Eccleston 13 Feb 2012

    The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s (CIPD) warning is based on the findings of its latest quarterly Labour Market Outlook, which...

    • Graduates
    • Recruitment & retention

    Graduate attitude ‘more important than degree’, says survey

    by John Eccleston 11 Feb 2012
    by John Eccleston 11 Feb 2012

    A good degree is not necessarily a guarantee of a job – a survey published today by Ernst & Young advises...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • Job creation and losses

    Jobs data shows modest increase in permanent appointments

    by John Eccleston 8 Feb 2012
    by John Eccleston 8 Feb 2012

    Jobs data published today points to a modest uplift in the number of permanent appointments, although figures relating to temporary...

    • Apprenticeships
    • Latest News
    • Learning & development

    National Apprenticeship Week: CIPD offers new guidance for employers

    by John Eccleston 6 Feb 2012
    by John Eccleston 6 Feb 2012

    The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has unveiled guidance aimed at improving the quality of apprenticeships, to coincide...

    • Graduates
    • Recruitment & retention

    Lack of skilled candidates leaving graduate roles unfilled

    by John Eccleston 26 Jan 2012
    by John Eccleston 26 Jan 2012

    One-third of graduate recruiters failed to meet their recruitment targets in 2010-11 because of a lack of suitably skilled candidates,...

Newer Posts
Older Posts

  • Empowering working parents and productivity during the summer holidays SPONSORED | Businesses play a...Read more
  • AI is here. Your workforce should be ready. SPONSORED | From content creation...Read more

Personnel Today Jobs
 

Search Jobs

PERSONNEL TODAY

About us
Contact us
Browse all HR topics
Email newsletters
Content feeds
Cookies policy
Privacy policy
Terms and conditions

JOBS

Personnel Today Jobs
Post a job
Why advertise with us?

EVENTS & PRODUCTS

The Personnel Today Awards
The RAD Awards
Employee Benefits
Forum for Expatriate Management
OHW+
Whatmedia

ADVERTISING & PR

Advertising opportunities
Features list 2025

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Linkedin


© 2011 - 2025 DVV Media International Ltd

Personnel Today
  • Home
    • All PT content
  • Email sign-up
  • Topics
    • HR Practice
    • Employee relations
    • Learning & training
    • Pay & benefits
    • Wellbeing
    • Recruitment & retention
    • HR strategy
    • HR Tech
    • The HR profession
    • Global
    • All HR topics
  • Legal
    • Case law
    • Commentary
    • Flexible working
    • Legal timetable
    • Maternity & paternity
    • Shared parental leave
    • Redundancy
    • TUPE
    • Disciplinary and grievances
    • Employer’s guides
  • AWARDS
    • Personnel Today Awards
    • The RAD Awards
  • Jobs
    • Find a job
    • Jobs by email
    • Careers advice
    • Post a job
  • Brightmine
    • Learn more
    • Products
    • Free trial
    • Request a quote
  • Webinars
  • Advertise
  • OHW+