Outsourcing: How the IWGB nearly overturned collective bargaining rules
Last month the High Court dismissed a case which would have seen outsourced workers able to negotiate pay and conditions - but the fight still has legs
Should we rethink our working hours to boost productivity?
UK employees work on average two-and-a-half weeks longer than their EU counterparts over the course of a year, new analysis...
Brexit bringing out the best in strategic HR planning, says survey
HR functions are taking a long-term, strategic approach to growing the value of their people – and the challenges of...
Driven to distraction: How can we tackle our waning attention spans?
Our collective attention span is disappearing as more and more channels of information make demands on our time. This is...
How to get ahead in the labour market race
Matt Weston, managing director of recruitment firm Robert Half, looks at the current UK labour market and provides some insight...
Illuminating the links between LED lighting, health and productivity
LED (or light-emitting diode) lighting is transforming how we light our homes, workplaces and urban spaces. There is excitement it...
Could #MeToo clauses for start-ups put a stop to harassment?
Investors in start-ups are putting young companies under increased scrutiny to ensure they have a clean record on sexual harassment....
Talent management
How to get ahead in the labour market race
Matt Weston, managing director of recruitment firm Robert Half, looks at the current UK labour market and provides some insight...
How a great people culture has boosted Metro Bank’s performance
In a round table discussion at the UNLEASH Conference & Expo in London later this month, Metro Bank’s chief people...
Retaining talent by supporting older workers (webinar)
Organisations are increasingly recognising the value of older workers in filling skills shortages and the benefits that having mixed-age teams...
Managing change
Unleash 2019: How to make work ‘romantic’ again
Work is at risk of losing its human side as technology takes over many aspects of our professional and personal...
Five reasons why you shouldn’t embark on HR Transformation
In the final part of our serialisation of her book, Lucy Adams looks at updating the HR IT system and...
Communicating change: The ‘Scary Six’ personas you need to win over
Continuing our three-part serialisation of her book, Lucy Adams shares her “Scary Six”, examples of workplace personas that HR needs...
Corporate social responsibility
Online activism in the workplace: how should HR respond?
Technology has revolutionised the way many people organise their work and created a debate around employee status. But it is...
Public sector contracts more likely to go to employers that ‘improve society’
Companies that do more to employ people from diverse backgrounds and reduce modern slavery will be first up for public...
Why good corporate citizenship brings mutual benefits
Businesses now recognise that good corporate social responsibility is not just about financial donations. Being a good corporate citizen can...
Outsourcing
Outsourcing: How the IWGB nearly overturned collective bargaining rules
Last month the High Court dismissed a case which would have seen outsourced workers able to negotiate pay and conditions - but the fight still has legs
Outsourced workers lose collective bargaining bid
The High Court has dismissed a case brought by the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB), which claimed that...
Cleaner unfairly dismissed for Topshop pay protest
A cleaner at Topshop’s flagship London store has won up to £75,000 after an employment tribunal found she had been...
