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...
And The Winner Is… The Investors in People Awards 2019!
PROMOTED | Over 750 guests donned their best ball gowns and tuxedos for The Investors in People Awards 2019...
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...
London tech companies failing to hire from diverse talent pool
Recruiters for tech companies in London have been accused of hiring from a narrow pool of white workers.
Personnel Today Awards 2019: Morecambe Bay NHS Trust claims Excellence in HR through Technology victory
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust collected the Excellence in HR through Technology Award for its centralised “Ask...
How recruitment tech could ease the social care skills crisis
Technology has reached a point where it can alleviate social care sector's recruitment problems.
HR most likely to be reaping automation benefits
HR professionals are more likely to be experiencing the benefits of automation in their roles than any other professional in...
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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...
