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Personnel Today articles are written by an expert team of award-winning journalists who have been covering HR and L&D for many years. Some of our content is attributed to "Personnel Today" for a number of reasons, including: when numerous authors are associated with writing or editing a piece; or when the author is unknown (particularly for older articles).

    • Fit for Work
    • Occupational Health
    • Return to work and rehabilitation

    Fit for Work service: frequently asked questions

    by Personnel Today 16 Feb 2016
    by Personnel Today 16 Feb 2016

    A series of roadshows have been held recently to explain how to use the Government’s new Fit for Work service....

    • Research
    • Occupational Health
    • Musculoskeletal disorders

    Musculoskeletal disorders and return to work: How sound is the evidence for functional restoration programmes?

    by Personnel Today 4 Feb 2016
    by Personnel Today 4 Feb 2016

    Functional restoration is seen as an effective way to achieve return to work for employees with musculoskeletal disorders. However, an...

    • National living wage
    • Zero hours
    • Fixed-term contracts

    Top 10 HR questions January 2016: Gender pay gap reporting

    by Personnel Today 3 Feb 2016
    by Personnel Today 3 Feb 2016

    Large employers will soon have a duty to report information on their gender pay gap. With much of the detail...

    • HR software
    • Data protection
    • Payroll software

    Five important questions to ask your cloud software provider

    by Personnel Today 28 Jan 2016
    by Personnel Today 28 Jan 2016

    According to a recent survey from HR solutions company Sierra-Cedar, 2015 was the year in which Software as a Service...

    • Occupational Health
    • OH service delivery

    Occupational health profile: Jane Fairburn, managing director of People Asset Management

    by Personnel Today 25 Jan 2016
    by Personnel Today 25 Jan 2016

    Occupational health nurse adviser Jane Fairburn talks about her long career in OH that has led to her forming her...

    • Occupational Health
    • Musculoskeletal disorders
    • Wellbeing and health promotion

    Simple solutions for sedentary behaviour risks

    by Personnel Today 21 Jan 2016
    by Personnel Today 21 Jan 2016

    Straightforward interventions could be the key to addressing what has been termed as the “sitting disease”. Katherine Selby explains.
    With...

    • Employee engagement
    • Employee communications
    • Social media

    Use of Yammer and Jive increases engagement, finds XpertHR

    by Personnel Today 20 Jan 2016
    by Personnel Today 20 Jan 2016

    Internal social media platforms such as Yammer and Jive are on the radar of more than one-third of organisations as...

    • People analytics
    • Labour turnover
    • Pay settlements

    HR data: Five key HR metrics for 2016

    by Personnel Today 20 Jan 2016
    by Personnel Today 20 Jan 2016

    With data playing an increasingly critical role in successful HR initiatives, new analysis from XpertHR Benchmarking reveals the five key...

    • Absence
    • Discipline
    • HR Podcasts

    Seven tips for preparing a redundancy selection criteria matrix

    by Personnel Today 19 Jan 2016
    by Personnel Today 19 Jan 2016

    An employer that has identified a pool of employees at risk of redundancy must follow a fair procedure when deciding...

    • Case law
    • Discipline
    • Discipline and grievances

    Case on role of HR in disciplinary proceedings settles

    by Personnel Today 15 Jan 2016
    by Personnel Today 15 Jan 2016

    A key case for HR, which was expected to go to the Court of Appeal in 2016, has settled. The...

    • National living wage
    • Living Wage
    • Webinars

    Preparing for the national living wage (webinar)

    by Personnel Today 15 Jan 2016
    by Personnel Today 15 Jan 2016

    ON DEMAND | From 1 April 2016, workers aged 25 and over must be paid at least the new “national living wage” of £7.20 per hour...

    • Zero hours

    Penalties for zero hours contract exclusivity clauses come into force

    by Personnel Today 11 Jan 2016
    by Personnel Today 11 Jan 2016

    Workers now have the right to make an employment tribunal claim where their employer punishes them for breaching an exclusivity...

    • National living wage
    • Discipline
    • Holidays and holiday pay

    Top 10 HR questions December 2015: Severe weather

    by Personnel Today 5 Jan 2016
    by Personnel Today 5 Jan 2016

    Many employers will have been affected by the severe storms over recent weeks. The top FAQ on XpertHR in December...

    • National living wage
    • Pay structures

    National living wage will cost employers an extra £11 a week, finds XpertHR

    by Personnel Today 5 Jan 2016
    by Personnel Today 5 Jan 2016

    Implementing the national living wage from April 2016 will cost employers an average of just £11.40 a week for each...

    • Apprenticeships
    • CIPD
    • Employee engagement

    HR news you may have missed over the Christmas break

    by Personnel Today 4 Jan 2016
    by Personnel Today 4 Jan 2016

    Today is the first day back at work for many people after as much as a fortnight away from the...

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