HR practice
Scottish districts top ranking for women to work and live
Two Scottish local authorities have emerged as the best places for women to live and work in, according to a...
Top 10 HR questions August 2017: GDPR and holiday pay
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will require employers to provide employees with a privacy notice, detailing how their personal...
Getting to grips with new technology: A guide to best-practice HR software implementation
PROMOTED| Introducing new systems can be a challenge for organisations, so what can you do during the implementation to ensure it is a successful change programme? Choosing and implementing new technology can be a daunting process...
Employee relations
Five tribunal claims that will increase in post-fees era
Following last month’s decision of the Supreme Court declaring that employment tribunal fees were unlawful, the number of tribunal claims...
Trans employees need better support at work, says Acas
Managers are failing to support trans employees as much as they could in the workplace, a study by Acas has...
Acas research highlights pros and cons of flexible working
There are hidden benefits and drawbacks to flexible working arrangements, new research from employment adviser Acas finds. Adrian Wakeling, senior...
Diversity and equal opportunities
Jobs market lags behind demand for flexible working
Employees’ desire for flexible working far exceeds companies’ capacity to offer it, a report published today has found.
According to...
Scottish districts top ranking for women to work and live
Two Scottish local authorities have emerged as the best places for women to live and work in, according to a...
Eight in 10 ethnic minority leaders do not trust their organisations
Eight out of 10 (82%) ethnic minority leaders do not trust the organisations they work for, believing there is institutional...
Learning and development
Personnel Today Awards 2017: Youth Employment Initiative
In our continuing series of articles profiling those who have successfully made the shortlist for this year’s Personnel Today Awards,...
Growth in apprenticeships outstripping graduate roles
Roles open to apprentices have grown by almost a fifth, vastly outstripping growth in graduate jobs.
According to the Institute...
Eight in 10 ethnic minority leaders do not trust their organisations
Eight out of 10 (82%) ethnic minority leaders do not trust the organisations they work for, believing there is institutional...
Pay and benefits
Managing annual leave: five common employer pitfalls
Mismanagement of annual leave can have a dramatic impact on a company’s business, as demonstrated by Ryanair’s cancellation of hundreds...
Nursing unions demand 3.9% pay rise and £800
Unions representing more than a million nurses and other NHS staff have written to the chancellor to demand a 3.9%...
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Pensions Regulator in first auto-enrolment prosecution
The Pensions Regulator is bringing the first pensions auto-enrolment prosecution over allegations that a bus company and its managing director...
Recruitment and retention
Personnel Today Awards 2017: Youth Employment Initiative
In our continuing series of articles profiling those who have successfully made the shortlist for this year’s Personnel Today Awards,...
Growth in apprenticeships outstripping graduate roles
Roles open to apprentices have grown by almost a fifth, vastly outstripping growth in graduate jobs.
According to the Institute...
A third of new starters experience poor onboarding
More than a third of new starters have had a poor onboarding experience, while for more than a fifth it...
Strategy
Using people analytics to drive retention success (webinar)
Achieving an optimum level of labour turnover is fundamental to maintaining organisational performance, but employers can struggle to retain key...
Broken promises and emoji buttons: What’s next for Sports Direct?
As Mike Ashley’s company hits the headlines again for its working practices, can it overcome its problems or do the...
How to upskill existing employees and sharpen retention
In their Resourcing and Talent Planning Survey 2017 of over 1,000 HR professionals, the CIPD and Hays examined a range...
Technology
Getting to grips with new technology: A guide to best-practice HR software implementation (webinar)
Introducing new systems can be a challenge for organisations, so what can you do during the implementation to ensure it...
Could an organisation work on a completely remote basis?
Most employers now embrace some form of flexible and remote working, but self-publishing company Reedsy has taken this to the...
Collaboration is at the heart of cloud success
The key to successful cloud technology implementation lies in collaboration, argues John Stokoe, head of strategy development EuroNorth at technology...
Global
Residency limits proposed for EU migrants in leaked Brexit plan
A detailed 82-page Home Office document proposes to offer low-skilled EU migrants a maximum of two years’ residency in a...
Canada employment law: Big changes in store in Ontario
The Ontario Government has proposed legal changes to improve workers’ rights through Bill 148, Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017....
Technology is disrupting work – but what do staff think?
How is the world of work changing? Perhaps more importantly, how do staff perceive it to be changing? ADP president...
