Professor Bozionelos told the British Academy of Management’s annual conference in Birmingham that beyond a certain point managers rated as having high emotional intelligence were also scored as lower for most of the outcomes.
| Published: 6 October 2019
Pay and leave must be shared in the first year after the child is born or placed with the family. Shared parental leave can be taken in blocks separated by periods of work, or all in one go. Parents can also choose to be off work together or to stagger the leave and pay.
| Published: 8 August 2019
Sharing a platform with Dame Laura Cox, the former High Court judge and Christina Blacklaws, president of the Law Society, Coleman urged delegates to recognise that "consumers don't just need or want legal information, they want access to quality advice from a profession that reflects the society it serves."
| Published: 7 July 2019
These are a few new changes in the law in South Africa which may affect you in the HR environment. ... View Article
| Published: 6 June 2019
Protect, who advise whistleblowers on how to safely raise whistleblowing concerns, wants the government to keep its promise that workers won’t be affected negatively whatever happens with Brexit, and strengthen the protection of UK whistleblowers especially those currently not protected if they speak out on public interest concerns.
| Published: 15 May 2019
“The case could also open up the possibility that if employers cannot get employees to sign revised contracts, then they may be forced to fire and rehire them on new terms. However, this could leave employers exposed to unfair dismissal claims and trigger ‘good leaver’ status for employees.”
| Published: 21 January 2019
While a no deal would mean no transitional period for EU workers to transfer to pre-settled status. It would also result in a likelihood that companies would immediately be required to hold a sponsor licence, which can take up to four months to secure and thereafter issue a Certificate of Sponsorship to their employees.
| Published: 31 December 2018
In Williams v The Trustees of Swansea University Pension & Assurance Scheme and Swansea University the Supreme Court has provided useful confirmation on the meaning of "unfavourable treatment" under section 15 of the Equality Act 2010 ("the Act"). The appeal on behalf of the University and the Trustees of its pension scheme was defended.
| Published: 29 December 2018
Sexual harassment has been outlawed in the workplace since 1975 when the Sex Discrimination Act was first introduced. It was refined by the Equality Act in 2010. It might have been expected that employers and employees ought to know what was expected in the workplace.
| Published: 27 December 2018
Nearly all employers are planning a workplace Christmas celebration, but only one in three has a policy to ensure good conduct at Christmas events, according to research. A survey of 262 employers across all sectors of the economy carried out by XpertHR, found that almost all (98.1 percent) are planning a workplace Christmas celebration in 2018.
| Published: 18 December 2018
