2012 - The year in full - HRZone

Cath Everett

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Freelance journalist and former editor of HRZone

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December 6, 2012

2012 – The year in full

By Cath Everett

HRZone editor, Cath Everett, picks out the key events from what has, once again, been a challenging year for the HR community:

January

The PM’s views on popular capitalism: Employee-ownership, Living Wages etc

Increasingly fragile UK jobs market was set to get worse

More strikes and legal action threatened over public sector pensions

February

Apprenticeships must provide more value for money, the NAO warned

Unions launched year-long ‘treat interns fairly’ campaign

Employer sued former worker for stealing its Twitter followers

March

Would the Beecroft proposals really encourage employers to hire more staff?

Employee or consultant? Lessons from the Student Loans Co

Is the fit note fit-for-purpose?

April

Do you take visa? Dealing with the new immigration guidelines

SMEs refused staff extra day’s holiday for Diamond Jubilee weekend

Employers can force retirement in public interest, Supreme Court ruled

May

CIPD appointed new CEO to further global ambitions

Youth locked out of jobs due to employers’ changing needs

Women in the boardroom: Is positive discrimination a trap for the well-intentioned?

June

Crisis stories – What RBS’ Stephen Hester taught us

How professionalised is the HR profession?

NHS whistleblower subjected to “super gag”

July

G4S given financial penalties over Olympics staffing failures

Accommodating disabled workers in a post-Remploy world

TUC replaces Barber with first female director general

August

FTSE CEO pay rises ‘cool off’, but wage inequality continues to heat up

Half of HR departments will be restructured in next few years

Employment tribunal changes – Beware the silent killers

September

How to employ migrant workers legally after the Tesco sting

Andrew Mitchell’s hissy fit – Why swearing at work is never a good idea

Redundancies likely early next year if economy fails to improve, warns CIPD

October

The HR implications of pensions auto-enrolment

Could your business survive a Hurricane Sandy?

HR is “ineffective” and “non-essential”, say senior execs

November

Engage for Success movement unveiled

US presidential election – The power of empathy

Mixed response to EC’s watering down of gender quota proposals

December

Will shared parental leave work?

Richard Review proposals on apprenticeships widely welcomed

Government pursues shares-for-rights scheme despite no support

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Cath Everett

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