Tech companies dominate Glassdoor employer rankings
Six of the top 10 employers in the UK are technology companies, according to employer review site Glassdoor.
Poor management biggest factor in engagement
The ‘quality’ of a manager is the most important factor in employee job satisfaction, a joint business school research project...
Three hundred jobs lost at John Lewis call centre
More than 300 jobs at an outsourced John Lewis customer contact centre have been culled as the retailer attempts to...
Lloyd’s of London staff urged to behave during Christmas party season
Lloyd’s of London has urged its own staff and those of its members to behave correctly at this year’s Christmas...
RB opens £200m innovation hub in Hull
Health and hygiene supplier RB, formerly Reckitt Benckiser, today opens a £200m centre in Hull as a “magnet” for the best scientific talent with 200 new jobs created.
L&D complacency risks UK firms’ competitiveness with global counterparts
Employers in the UK risk losing talent to organisations in emerging economies if they do not increase investment in learning...
Why innovation is HR’s business too
HR is in a fantastic position to support innovation, argues Victoria Harrison-Mirauer.
Talent management
Personnel Today Awards 2019: Fresh Direct delivers Talent Management Award
Short-listed organisations that have adopted a particularly proactive and imaginative approach to talent management.
Amazon to deliver keynote address at Employee Benefits Live 2019
Ben Farmer (pictured), head of HR, UK corporate, at global retail and technology organisation Amazon, will deliver a keynote address...
New teachers to receive £6,000 boost to attract the ‘best’
Starting salaries for teachers will reach as much as £30,000 by the 2022-23 academic year under a range of plans announced today.
Managing change
RB opens £200m innovation hub in Hull
Health and hygiene supplier RB, formerly Reckitt Benckiser, today opens a £200m centre in Hull as a “magnet” for the best scientific talent with 200 new jobs created.
Personnel Today Awards 2019: Great Western Railway on track with Managing Change Award
Train operator Great Western Railway got the green signal from the Personnel Today Awards 2019 judges, bagging the Managing Change...
Personnel Today Awards 2019: KP Snacks tastes success with HR Impact Award
We profile the organisations on the HR Impact Award shortlist.
Corporate social responsibility
Businesses find themselves in modern slavery limbo
With legal action hovering over British American Tobacco, and G4S shares being blacklisted by an investment fund, it’s clear that...
Environmental activism: how can an employer impose its views?
Encouraging employees to adopt a greener lifestyle is one thing, but how far can employers go in terms of building...
Personnel Today Awards 2019: Reconomy bags new Sustainable Business Award
Waste reduction business Reconomy were crowned winners of this new category for 2019, which recognises employers that have sustainability at...
Outsourcing
Three hundred jobs lost at John Lewis call centre
More than 300 jobs at an outsourced John Lewis customer contact centre have been culled as the retailer attempts to...
MyPayrollHR boss charged with $70m bank fraud
Michael Mann, chief executive of MyPayrollHR, has been arrested and charged with fraud. Three weeks ago, the New York payroll provider ceased trading...
Payroll provider withdraws wages from thousands of clients’ employees
Is there anything a company can do worse than failing to pay its employees? Thousands of employees in the US have found there is
