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+

Employee relationsMediationOpinion

Delivering a resounding message to government

by Martin Couzins 1 Mar 2005
by Martin Couzins 1 Mar 2005

Yesterday, Personnel Today presented the Department of Trade and Industry with the HR profession’s response to the draft consultation on Operating and Financial Reviews.

In just three weeks, more than 400 HR practitioners signed up to our petition calling on the government to include more meaningful people data in annual company reports. As they stand, the regulations are going to water down such measures.

This is an incredible response in such a short timescale and a telling sign of the importance of this issue to HR. More importantly, the profession has seized the chance to get its voice heard and to influence its future. This is something we should all feel proud of.

And the support hasn’t stopped with the profession. Industry bodies, such as the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and the Chartered Management Institute, as well as the TUC, have backed the need for linking people reporting to business strategy.

The hope now is that the government takes stock of the petition and all the comments that we have passed on. The Department of Trade and industry surely cannot ignore such a response from so many organisations, big and small.

A complex issue for HR
Government plans to ban members of the British National Party and other far right groups from working in the Civil Service raise complex issues for the profession.

If an employee is a member of a legitimate political party that espouses extreme right-wing beliefs, where do they fit into an organisation that has a diverse workforce and customer base? On the other hand, if they leave their beliefs at the door when they come to work, what right does the employer have to discriminate against them?

Sign up to our weekly round-up of HR news and guidance

Receive the Personnel Today Direct e-newsletter every Wednesday

OptOut
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

This is an issue which pitches the rights of the individual against the needs of the organisation. It is an issue where personal and professional beliefs, morals and political and legal issues all collide.

Personnel Today would like to know your views on the issue as discussion can only lead to extending our knowledge and learning. Let us know what you think.

Martin Couzins

Martin is an experienced business-to-business journalist who has spent many years covering the HR and L&D sectors. As well as writing and curating content on these topics, he runs Massive Open Online Courses through MOOC Pro as well as a digital content and communications agency Itsdevelopmental.

previous post
Royal Bank Of Scotland staff win 10% profit share bonus
next post
The proactive approach

You may also like

Fear of confrontation means disputes escalate – research

25 Jun 2025

Seven ways to prepare now for the Employment...

20 Jun 2025

The employer strikes back: the rise of ‘quiet...

13 Jun 2025

Data ‘blind spots’ blighting employee relations

13 Jun 2025

Lawyers warn over impact of Employment Rights Bill...

13 Jun 2025

Workplace disputes: ‘Most employment tribunals could be avoided’

12 Jun 2025

‘Task masking’ is about poor management, not rebellion

2 Jun 2025

‘Polygamous working’ is a minefield for HR

14 May 2025

Culture, ‘micro-incivilities’ and invisible talent

14 May 2025

Rethinking talent: Who was never considered in the...

7 May 2025

  • 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+