Race… still an issue?
Tackling Race inequality in the workplace requires a united effort from schools and universities, businesses and government.
| Published: 30 June 2011
Redundancies, the legal hand grenade
With the maximum penalty for unfair dismissal now at a staggering £65,300 - with no upper limit if the employee can prove discrimination too - this is not a process you want to get wrong.
| Published: 28 June 2011
Law brief
The coming months will see some significant changes to employment law in the UK. As such, HR professionals need to be fully aware of the implications ...
| Published: 20 June 2011
Leading with passion
The next great leaders will be those that understand there is no one single future and that their peripheral vision of possible futures will be more of an asset than the 20:20 vision of the past.
| Published: 20 June 2011
Recruitment, a fresh look
As companies emerge from the worst recession since the Depression, they are faced with low employee engagement and poor workplace morale that can slow the recovery process.
| Published: 16 June 2011
Paternally grateful
The rights of parents and adopters following the birth or adoption of a child are about to change.
| Published: 16 June 2011
Approaches to Reduce Stress-related Costs
The link between workplace stress and absenteeism, productivity, turnover, worker’s compensation, medical insurance and other stress-related expenses has been well chronicled across the globe.
| Published: 25 May 2011
You’re going home in an ambulance
You know it’s your responsibility to make sure your organisation is meeting its legal requirements for health and safety. Is it? Asks Clive James, Training Development Manager, St John Ambulance.
| Published: 24 May 2011
Fine-tuning for performance
The finely-honed skills of the world’s top Formula One racing teams – from the driver to a pit stop engineer – is a winning formula for business success.
| Published: 24 May 2011
M&A…out-of-the-blue
Human Resource Directors can never be sure when they may get a call which will turn their lives upside down.
| Published: 24 May 2011