Opinion

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

Consultant editor Darren Newman examines Government's proposals for reform in relation to industrial action, and balloting thresholds in particular.

Line managers have to be everything from counsellors to colleagues, but their role in increasing engagement and productivity is crucial,...

Soon we will see the first parents eligible for shared parental leave take advantage of the new right. Policy aside,...

Shared parental leave, perhaps the most significant piece of employment law to be passed by the coalition Government, is upon...

Following Jeremy Clarkson’s suspension from Top Gear, employment lawyer Darryll Thomas examines the next steps the BBC should take.
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Inflation, as measured by the consumer price index (CPI), fell to its lowest ever level in January 2015, hitting just...

HR departments have relied on competency frameworks for decades, but given how fast operating environments change, they are arguably no...

January is a peak time for couples to separate or divorce, but few employers have sufficient measures in place to...

After years of financial crisis, leadership trust is at a low. How can HR put the trust back into business...

Talent pipelines aren’t just for senior staff or leadership roles. Sue Brooks, chief innovation officer at recruitment process outsourcing company...

Unemployment is down and business performance is healthier than it has been for some time. But employers need to ensure...

Appebook’s new policy of paying for women to have their eggs frozen in order to boost the number of women...

Silicon Valley has a problem: it is failing to attract and retain sufficient numbers of talented women. To address this,...

With extreme cases of staff misconduct having hit the headlines lately, how can leaders create an environment of trust and...