Opinion
Visible tattoos: time to relax policies on employee appearance?
New research on appearance at work from Acas shows that employers may be out of touch with changing public attitudes...
How employers can break the re-offending cycle
Young entrepreneur Jacob Hill has just launched Offploy, which guides businesses through the HR, legal and ethical minefield associated with...
Why it is crucial to create leaders at all levels
The majority of organisations say it is crucial to have the right leadership in place for success, yet only 15%...
“HR professionals are still the people who tell you that you can’t do something”
Stephen Bevan answers questions on evidence-based HR, perverse performance management and how technology is changing work.
Balancing CEO pay: can publishing pay ratios really help?
CEOs of FTSE 100 companies earn almost 150 times the average employee in their organisation. With calls for greater transparency,...
Uber and out? The rise and potential fall of the gig economy
Do you engage employees, workers or self-employed contractors? Adam Grant and David Israel look at the rise of the gig...
How to get it right in the generation game
Managers are too busy making generalisations to tap into the potential of older workers, according to a new policy paper...
Practical ways to tackle diversity without positive action
The BBC made headlines recently with claims it was favouring candidates from certain minorities and age groups. But if diversity...
You don’t always need a qualification to get into HR
Last year’s Personnel Today Awards overall winner Kessar Kalim discusses why not having a formal HR qualification has not hindered...
How can HR protect the safety of globally mobile employees?
Employees are posted to ever more countries, yet threats like natural disasters, terrorism and medical endemics loom large. What can...
Others should follow NHS focus on race equality
The NHS Equality and Diversity Council’s first report from the NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) has shown that black...
HR’s role in building vital infrastructure skills
The Government announced ambitious plans to invest almost £500 billion in improving the UK’s infrastructure at the last budget. But...
Do you know your customers better than your staff?
Organisations invest millions in building their customer engagement strategies, but rarely know much about their employees. Yet putting staff at...
Five tips to secure top-level buy-in for learning initiatives
Learning teams often meet a roadblock when it comes to securing ongoing investment in their programmes. Doug Stephen, senior vice...
How to offer L&D that works in the long term
Too often, learning is delivered as a one-off intervention, argues Matt Johnson from City & Guilds Kineo. So how can...
