HR in business

Half of British workforce ill-treated in past two years

One million Britons experienced workplace violence in the last two years...


Created on: 02/11/2011 09:09

Snow policy in place?

Snow is on its way – do you have an adverse weather policy in place? The legal position regarding whether an employee is entitled to receive payment when they are not able to attend work due to adverse weather is not straight forward.


Created on: 21/10/2011 09:00

AWR struck

Survey reveals that there is still confusion over the Agency Workers Directive which is force from 1st October.


Created on: 07/10/2011 09:00

HR’s role in M&A

Dina Knight is a veteran of 20 acquisitions. James Aston HR Practice Director at Archer Mathieson, talks to her.


Created on: 06/10/2011 14:00

Invest in your people…innovate and execute

The natural reaction in tough times is to cut spending. Unfortunately, the first line item to go is often education and training, the two critical components needed to propel your business forward!


Created on: 23/09/2011 09:00

CEOs must grasp the nettle

With prolonged economic uncertainty and evermore complex global trading conditions, the business environment will be continuously shifting and difficult to predict over the next decade.


Created on: 19/09/2011 14:10

Unions question Bombardier exclusion

Bombardier unions Unite and RMT, have written to the Secretary of State for Transport, Philip Hammond, to demand comprehensive answers to why the Government excluded Bombardier from a £1.5 billion train building contract for Thameslink trains.


Created on: 23/08/2011 09:00

Share ownership the new engager?

Conservative MP Graham Brady, a former Treasury Select Committee member who now chairs the influential 1922 Committee...


Created on: 13/07/2011 09:00

Unite behind beleaguered Bombardier

Unite leader pledges support for Bombardier as the union announces major rally in Derby. Len McCluskey, leader of Unite, is in Derby today (11 July)


Created on: 11/07/2011 15:24

Businesses at risk with social media policies

The majority of UK employees have not been provided with clear guidance on using social media networking sites,


Created on: 06/07/2011 09:00