Five ways HR is changing and how people leaders can get ahead (webinar)
Wednesday 4 March 2020, 2:00pm GMT
Are you equipped with the skills needed to lead a people team of the...
Netherlands top in Europe for automation readiness
UK is fourth but workers are battling slow tech that is eroding productivity.
British Airways and Nesta to headline Employee Benefits Connect 2020
Air travel organisation British Airways and innovation foundation Nesta will deliver the two keynote sessions at Employee Benefits Connect 2020....
Why technology can’t save a failing recruitment strategy
Emerging technologies can add value to recruitment, but they can't fix a strategy that is fundamentally flawed. So what should firms do?
Recruitment algorithms are ‘infected with biases’, AI expert warns
The use of algorithms in “life-changing” decisions, such as recruitment, should be stopped immediately.
Artificial intelligence roles head up list of UK emerging jobs
Artificial intelligence and tech roles fill the top ranks of the UK's fastest emerging jobs according to new data revealed by LinkedIn.
Learnability: Is LQ the new IQ?
The concepts of IQ and EQ (emotional quotient) are well known by HR leaders, but should they be focusing their...
Social media
Executives lose wrongful dismissal claim over WhatsApp porn
Two men sacked after sharing offensive material on WhatsApp lose their £300,000 claim against their former employer for wrongful dismissal.
Should smartphones be banned in the workplace?
Allowing smartphones at work can affect productivity, but is an outright ban the answer?
Google releases strict guidelines on employee communications
Google has released new workplace guidelines urging staff not to insult one another or make misleading comments about the company....
Reputation management: how to handle employees’ tweets
As debate on politics and society heats up on Twitter and other platforms, HR needs to heed advice on how to handle social media posts that might cause reputational damage
When is an employer liable for an employee’s Facebook post?
The Employment Appeal Tribunal recently found that Heathrow Airport was not liable for an employee’s racially offensive Facebook post. The...
How employees are using social activism to make their voices heard
With traditional union membership in decline, employees are finding new ways to voice their opposition to corporate decisions, as shown...
